Innovations in Computer Generated Autonomy at the MOVES Institute

Abstract

The M6VES Institute's Computer-Generated Autonomy Group has focused on a research goal of modeling intensely complex and adaptive behavior while at the same time making the behavior far easier to create and control. This research has led to five new techniques for agent construction, which include a social and organization relationship management engine, a composite agent architecture, an agent goal apparatus, a structure for capturing and applying procedural knowledge (tickets), and the ability to bring these technologies to bear at the right time and in the proper context through connectors. The MOVES Institute, located on the campus of the Naval Postgraduate School, specializes in Department of Defense related research and applications, including projects in 3D visual simulation, networked virtual environments, computer-generated autonomy, human performance engineering, technologies for immersion, evolving operational modeling and defense/entertainment collaboration ?http://movesinstitute.org/. This paper provides a high level overview of the technologies developed by the Computer-Generated Autonomy Group including a description of research projects in the area of helicopter test and evaluation program planning, land navigation route plainning, modeling the effects of organizational changes on infantry units, integrating autonomous agents into networked virtual environments, generating interactive stories, and modeling computer security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 2001
Accession Number
ADA398259

Entities

People

  • Brian Osborne
  • John Hiles
  • Michael Vanputte

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Agents
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Land Navigation
  • Land Warfare
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virtual Reality
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber