Analysis and Design of a Microcomputer-Based Decision Support System for the U.S. Navy's Shipboard Tactical Action Officer

Abstract

This thesis examines whether a Decision Support System (DSS) could be of practical assistance to the U.S. Navy's shipboard Tactical Action Officer (TAO). The environment of the TAO is one of tension and information overload as he monitors the data coming in from sensors and other watchstanders and attempts to determine the tactical situation from these clues. The thesis begins with the assumption that in order to help the TAO perform his duties and reach a correct analysis of the developing tactical picture, a knowledge-based Decision Support System could be developed to assist the TAO by figuring out the identity of, and associated threat presented by each contact and to help him remember what the identity so far has been. Through a series of interviews of qualified TAOs, a set of requirements for such a system was developed. The results were analyzed and the subsequent design made to include analytic capabilities, Rules of Engagement recommendations, and a trackball interface featuring pull-down menus and familiar symbology. Keywords: Expert systems, Crisis decision making, Military applications, HOTDAM (Harts Operational Tactical Decision Aiding Microcomputer).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201867

Entities

People

  • John H. Hart

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Expert Systems
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Overload
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Rules Of Engagement

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.