A KNOWLEDGE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE SURVIVABILITY

CURRENTLY SURVIVABILITY ASSESSMENTS DO NOT USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCETECHNIQUES. THE GOAL OF THIS PHASE I PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD A DEMONSTRATABLE KNOWLEDGE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO ASSIST SURVIVABILITY ANALYSTS AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTS IN MAKING SURVIVABILITY ASSESSMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL BUILD A SYSTEM INCORPORATING A SATELLITE/WEAPON DESCRIPTION AND PROBABILISTIC METHODS THAT WILL PROVE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES. WE WILL USE THE FRAMES REPRESENTATION TO DESCRIBE THE SATELLITE/WEAPON DATABASE. A CONTROL STRUCTURE WILL BE WRITTEN TO ASSIST THE SURVIVABILITY ANALYST OR SYSTEM ARCHITECT IN MAKING SURVIVABILITY ASSESSMENTS. A SIMPLE ENGLISH INTERFACE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE CONTROL STRUCTURE SO THAT PERSONS NOT FAMILIAR WITH SURVIVABILITY METHODS MAY MAKE ASSESSMENTS. THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED IN GRAPHICAL FORM SO THAT INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS WILL BE EASY AND QUICK. IT IS PLANNED THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL BE DEMONSTRATED TO AN AFWL REPRESENTATIVE AT THE END OF THE PHASE IS STUDY.