FIRE CONTROL BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY WITHIN EMBEDDED ...)

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PHASE I WORK ARE TO: DETERMINE THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EMBEDDED TRAINING SYSTEM. DETERMINE THE MATURITY OF INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS FOR INCLUSION IN EMBEDDED TRAINING. DERIVE THE DESIGN FOR AN EMBEDDED TRAINING SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES WITH DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY. DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A SIMULATION MODULE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMBEDDED TRAINING AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS. DETERMINE THE MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO INTEGRATE FEEDBACK WITH WEAPONS SYSTEM DISPLAYS. PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT WILL DELIVER: A DESCRIPTION OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR AN INTELLIGENT TUTOR. A FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBEDDED TRAINING SYSTEM. A PRELIMINARY SOFTWARE DESIGN FOR A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM. AN ANALYSIS OF THE USER SYSTEM INTERFACE MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY. PAHSE II WILL INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF: A WORKING PROTOTYPE FOR THE AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS LABORATORY OF FIRE SUPPORT ARMAMENT CENTER. A TRAINING APPROACH USING SIMULATION MODULE AND THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS. AN APPROACH FOR TRANSITIONING THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM INTO THE TARGET AFAS ENVIRONMENT. WORK ON THIS PROPOSAL WILL BUILD ON CURRENT WORK BEING DONE ON RSOP AND SELF DEFENSE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM. AS A RESULT OF THE PHASE I AND PHASE II EFFORTS, THE ARMY WILL HAVE REQUIRED DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMBEDDED TRAINING SYSTEM, A PROTOTYPE IN THE AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS LABORATORY OF FIRE SUPPORT ARMAMENT CENTER, AND AN APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT TUTORING TECHNOLOGY.