On the Role of Humans in Enterprise Control Systems: the Experience of INSPECT

Abstract

In this paper, we use the example of a successful mixed initiative plan evaluation tool for the domain of air campaign planning to argue that the human-in-the-loop is an important feature of enterprise control systems. Our tool, called INSPECT, evaluates air campaign plans and alerts the user about inconsistencies and potential problems. A generalization of INSPECT called PSMTool is also capable of limited interaction with a subject matter expert to capture new critiques of plans. The paper describes our work on INSPECT and PSMTool, analyzes the key contributions of these tools, and draws some conclusions about the role of mixed-initiative tools in enterprise control systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA459370

Entities

People

  • Andre Vakebte
  • Jim Blythe
  • William Swartout
  • Yolanda Gil

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Grammars
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Based Systems
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics Planning
  • Natural Languages
  • Ontologies
  • Standards
  • Training

Readers

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).