Template-Assisted Intelligence Fusion Program (TEMPRO).
Abstract
TEMPRO is a computer-based system built at a prototype level to evaluate battlefield command support decision processes. Contract objectives were centered on the support of corps-level commands regarding the location and disposition of enemy forces. A European setting at the Fulda Gap was selected and modeled in depth to provide both input data to the program and an operating data base. SCORES IIA data were used and augmented with extensive data (particularly air defense communications, data, and radar transmissions) taken from classified sources. This summary report describes the information that TEMPRO produces for command support use. System details are contained within the Programming and User Manual, CDRL Item A0101. The TEMPRO contract began with an analysis of enemy force descriptors that could be sensed from SIGINT and IMINT collectors. These descriptors were organized into identifying characteristics of different force units called unit templates. A computer data base of these templates was constructed and used against simulated intelligence input data for (a) data correlation, (b) enemy cover and deception detection, and (c) enemy unit identification (or partial identification). TEMPRO was built to operate on the PDP-11/45 and 11/70 computers under RSX 11M and 11D. Results are displayed on a multicolor CRT. Operator interaction occurs through standard DEC terminal devices. Operation of the system has demonstrated that advanced algorithms and extensive data handling techniques can provide the processing timeliness and accuracy necessary in a tactical environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA105493
Entities
People
- D. H. Newell