A Concept for Knowledge-Based User Support in Naval Environments
Abstract
Technology pushes for sensor and weapon systems as well as for command, control, communication, and information systems have increased the amount and complexity of information available while the time to process that information has dramatically decreased% Additionally, recent changes in military situations and doctrines have given rise to the need for computer-based aids that can support human operators in getting situation awareness and reacting to novel complex and rapidly changing situations. A concept has been developed to support the members of the decision making team in combat information centers of the German Navy vessels by knowledge-based user interfaces. Such interfaces will ease the burden of the decision makers in all phases of the military command and control cycle and enhance the effectiveness of the decision making process in novel military scenarios, e.g., in Littoral Warfare, Crisis and Low Intensity Conflicts, or Missions other than War. The paper starts with a general problem description and a framework of operator support possibilities based on a hierarchical structure of human task performance with different levels of situational complexity. It follows the description of a generic support concept by means of knowledge-based user interfaces consisting of a knowledge-based assistance system and an interactive multimedia user interface. Finally, as an example the implementation of the conceptual work into a demonstrator of operator support in naval anti-air warfare situations is presented. With this demonstrator the effectiveness of decision making and action taking support by a knowledge-based user interface could be shown.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010697
Entities
People
- Bernhard Doering
- Gert Doerfel
- Helmut Distelmaier