Approximate Processing for Real-Time Problem-Solving in Phoenix: A Beginning

Abstract

This report focuses on the problem of developing real-time problem-solving capabilities which will yield the best possible solution given the available time and computational resources. The research was part of a project called Phoenix, which aims to develop intelligent real-time planners for fighting simulated forest fires. Phoenix is designed to be a testbed for experiments in distributed control, which is one of the key characteristics of battlefield planning. The report describes research focused on: a) adapting the elements of approximate processing, which have been developed for distributed knowledge-based signal interpretation, to a planning problem having striking similarities to those observed in battlefield planning, and b) developing an approach for evaluating architectures for such real-time planning systems through the use of hypothesis testing, experiment design and statistical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA395977

Entities

People

  • Gerald M. Powell

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Battlefields
  • Command And Control
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Science
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fires
  • Forests
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Motion Planning
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics and Automation.