AN ASSOCIATE SYSTEMS TOOLKIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROTOCRAFT SYSTEM STATUS KNOWLEDGE

THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT INTEGRATED SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTION, AND LIFE CYCLE MAINTENANCE OF REALTIME ASSOCIATE SYSTEMS IN GENERAL AND THE D/NAPS SYSTEM STATUS COMPONENT IN PARTICULAR. ASSOCIATE SYSTEMS ARE DEFINED AS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS THAT BLEND THE TECHNOLOGIES OF KNOWLEDGE BASE SYSTEM CONVENTIONAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, AND ADVANCED MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE CONCEPTS TO FACILITATE SYMBIOTIC, MIXED-INITIATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS AND THEIR OPERATORS. PHASE I OF THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION FOR THE KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE SYSTEM, VALIDATION OF THE APPROACH WHICH IS BASED ON LEVERAGING EXISTING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS AND METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED IN THE LOCKHEED PILOT'S ASSOCIATE PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROTOTYPE KNOWLEDGE BASE CONSTRUCTION TOOL, WE WILL DELIVER A FULLY SPECIFICED INTERFACE DEFINITION FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE CONSTRUCTED KNOWLEDGE BASE WITH THE D/NAPS CONTROL SYSTEM AS WELL AS TEST AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION OF THE PHASE II PRODUCT. THE FOCUS OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM WILL BE EXTENSION AND ENHACNEMENT OF THE CORE CAPABILITIES PRODUCED DURING PHASE I AND TO DELIVERY OF A FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE TO THE D/NAPS SYSTEM.