AN EXPERT SYSTEM - BASED SUBMARINE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATOR TRAINING WORKSTATION CONCEPT

A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE SUBMARINE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATOR TRAINING EXISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM-BASED WORKSTATION HOSTED INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANT. THIS ADVANCED EXPERT SYSTEM-BASED SUBMARINE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATOR (SCSO) TRAINING WORKSTATION WOULD BE CAPABLE OF EVALUATING OPERATOR TRAINEE PERFORMANCE, ADJUSTING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TRAINING SCENARIOS AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE TRAINEE AS REQUIRED, TRAINING METHOD EXPERTISE FROM A SPECTRUM OF EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS AND OTHER EXPERTS IN SUBMARINE COMBAT SYSTEM TRAINING CAN BE CAPTURED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MANY MORE TRAINEES. AS NEWTECHNIQUES ARE DEVELOPED OR REFINED THEY CAN BE EASILY ADDED TO THE RULE BASE. THE SYSTEM WOULD BE CONFIGURED TO OPERATE EITHER AS INSTRUCTOR AID OR AS A STAND-ALONE OPERATOR TRAINING SYSTEM. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A NOTABLE ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR SUBMARINE COMBAT SYSTEM OPERATOR TRAINERS.