AI FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL: RESEARCH TOWARD A TERRAIN REASONING SYSTEM

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR RESEARCH TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TERRAIN ANALYST'S WORKSTATION, WHICH WILL PERFORM TERRAIN REASONING TASKS IN SUPPORT OF DIVERSE USERS DURING ARMY TACTICAL MISSION PLANNING AND OPERATIONS. IN SPECIFIC, THE GOAL IS TO BUILD ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SYSTEM WITH A MIXED INITIATIVE INTERFACE FORMAT THAT IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY FEATURES OF MILITARY INTEREST FROM DIGITIZED MAP DATA, SELECT TERRAIN SITES FOR PARTICULAR TACTICAL ACTIONS GIVEN SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND ORDER OF BATTLE DATA, EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF TERRAIN ON ACTIONS PROPOSED BY THE USER, AND DISPLAY THE RESULTS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS IN A NATURAL FORM. THIS WORK CAPITALIZES ON A TERRAIN ANALYSIS AND PLANNING SYSTEM ALREADY IMPLEMENTED AT ADVANCED DECISION SYSTEMS.