Plan Maintenance for Continuous Execution Management: Planning, Plan Repair, Execution Monitoring

Abstract

Research in the planning community has focused on improving plan generators to produce better, more efficient plans faster. However, the environments in which these plans are usually executed are highly dynamic and even the best plans cannot account for unforeseen circumstances. Additionally, the decision-making processes are still handled by human operators, rendering fully automated approaches to continuous execution management unsuitable. In this paper, we highlight the need for robust continuous execution management capable of bringing together plan generators and monitors to improve dynamic plan maintenance and repair. To that end, we present the Plan Execution Understanding Service (PLEXUS), a continuous plan execution and maintenance system that addresses the challenges outlined above, discuss its role, and contribution on the Joint Air/Ground Operations Unified Adaptive Replanning (JAGUAR) program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523659

Entities

People

  • Jeff Patti
  • John Mccormick
  • Nadya Belov
  • Phil Dibona

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Communities
  • Control Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Generators
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Monitoring
  • New Jersey
  • Observation
  • Software Agents
  • Software Development
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design