Review of Five Military Decision Aids.
Abstract
This report reviews decision-aiding approaches for military environments. Five aids were discussed: the DDI decision triangle, Perceptronic's ADDAM, Analytic's Nomograph displays, SKETCH models (ISC), and EWAR (Decision-Science Applications). A taxonomony was developed in order to compare the aids. Three characteristics of the aids were discussed in detail: type of decision tasks addressed, methods for incorporating conditioning elements, and the mathematical approaches used to develop the aids. The following trends emerged from the review. Determination of a single optimal action was not the primary purpose of most of the aids. Rather, the operator was given multiple decision criteria to help him structure the decision parameters in his own mind. Also, an attempt was made to reduce the amount of information displayed to the operator by integrating the information into concise formats. The mathematical approaches for generating the decision algorithms included: Bayesian statistics, pattern recognition models, dynamic and non-linear programming techniques and outcome calculators. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA085772
Entities
People
- Michael J. Barnes
Organizations
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake