Advanced Supervisory Systems

Combat vehicle functions and capabilities are becoming increasingly complex. The introduction of computer control architectures in vehicles and vehicle subsystems provide an abundance of information to operating crew members. This increased information load coupled with reduced crew sizes allocated to operate these vehicles creates a major problem. Therefore, the need arises for an intelligent, computer based supervisory system to monitor vehicle operation and advise crew member(s) of key events as they occur. This supervisory system would employ advanced knowledge-based reasoning technologies embedded into the vehicle's status monitoring and control operations to significantly reduce operator workload.