C.O.'S COGNITIVE EXPERT SYSTEM

A MODEL OF THE C.O.'S COGNITIVE PROCESS IS PROVIDED AND A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THAT PROCESS. MODEL RECOGNIZES THAT THE MACHINE, ITSELF, IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES CANNOT RECOGNIZE A TACTICAL SITUATION. ONCE THE C.O. IDENTIFIES A TACTICAL SITUATION, MACHINE AIDS THE C.O. TO GENERATE PLANS, USING SCENARIO GENERATOR AND EVALUATE THEM USING A SIMULATOR. OBJECT-ORIENTED DATA BASE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE AID THE C.O. IN EVALUATING TRAIL PLANS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE FINAL PLAN WHILE BEING CONDUCTED BY TRIGGERING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MISSION OBJECTIVES (RULE SETS) THAT ARE A FUNCTION OF THE MISSION PHASE/TACTICAL SITUATION THAT THE C.O. HAD IDENTIFIED. DURING CONDUCT OF PLAN, MACHINE AIDS THE C.O. IN MONITORING THE PLAN BY PROVIDING RULE-BASED PLAN MONITORING TOOLS, AND BY ENABLING IMPOSITION, BY C.O., OF OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, ALERTS AND OTHER RULES TO BE FOLLOWED.