Tactical Decision Making in Intelligent Agents: Developing Autonomous Forces in NPSNET

Abstract

This thesis presents a conceptual framework, system architecture, and working prototype for a tactical decision making model. This model was developed within the context of intelligent autonomous forces in combat modeling systems. The goal of this model is to realistically portray the behavior of tactical units operating on the battlefield. In our prototype, tactical decision making principles and heuristics are modeled as rules in a logic programming system, and are implemented in an expert system development environment. The current implementation plans, executes, and monitors its decisions in real-time during the course of the combat simulation. This research also examines several challenges in the modeling and execution of tactical-level decisions of an autonomous force. This thesis is a significant first step in developing fully automated forces that model human tactical decision making.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248312

Entities

People

  • Michael E. Culpepper

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Combat Simulations
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Expert Systems
  • Guidance
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Models
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • United States

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.