The underlying learning curve (ulc) analysis technique can offer substantial benefit to personnel involved with evaluatin of the effectiveness of manufacturing operations. use of the technique is impeded by the amount of computation required and by the level of understanding of the concept by users.… More

Hands-off automation of displays would significantly increase the efficiency of complex man-machine systems through reduction of operator workload and optimization of operator information processing. combination of a voice recognition system with a non-instrusive eye position indicator would provide… More

Tests of visual function serve as an important index of aviators' visual abilities. although there are many tests of visual ability, they have never been collected in a single volume but are scattered in various texts and journals. a catalogue of vision tests, containing a description of each test,… More

This project will involve the development of a computer program which will enable program offices to perform schedule assessments. the model will be developed within the context of scheduling of aircraft engine production programs. the computer program will be implemented in a user friendly mode and… More

The purpose of this research effort is to explore the feasibility of developing an generic expert system which would be used to develop expert systems tailored for specific application. analytics has developed an advanced, product-oriented concept for building, testings, and executing ai application… More

By identifying the heuristics used by expert estimators to draw analogies and make inferences from historical data and knowledge of the development process, and by identifying and, to the extent possible, quantifying those critical parameters that drive software, an "expert software cost estimating… More

The modern digital flight data recorder (dfdr) provides an opportunity to capture in-flight data never possible with the older analog "tin-foil" type recorder. additionally, the dfdr permits sophisticated data reduction and correlation of numerous parameters. although the drdr is primarily oriented… More

A variety of man-machine interface concepts have been developed in recent years in an attemps to increase the flowof relevant information between the system and operator, andalleviate the need for complex, programmer-oriented inputs through the use of user-friendly workstations. these concepts have… More

Advances in artificial intelligence, digital hardware minaturization, and computer graphics are opening the door for the rapid evolution of human-computer systems in which the computer performs an increasing share of the intelligent functions and processing in a decision-making situation. thus, the… More

Intermediate maintenance is normally accomplished by highly trained, highly skilled technicans. the ability to place such skilled personnel in "remote-field positions" has become economically impractical based on the number of failures that occur and the high cost of training. this being the case,… More

The tactics and doctrine of the modern battlefield dictate the need for intelligent machines to assist human operators. the technology associated with encapsulating the knowledge and techniques used in artificial intelligence (ai) to capture the reasoning process that human experts perform will have… More

The need to apply expert knowledge in the interpretation of medical imagery and sensor data is well documented. rule-based expert systems have proven their value in such applications as medical expertise. most diagnostic systems mimic the consulting-room environment, acquiring symptom descriptions… More

Analytics has developed a technique which we call mhc, or modified huffman coding. our proposed utilization and implementation of this innovative tool would require no modifications to existing naval c3 systems. this phase i sbir will investigate the feasibility and usability of a unique form of… More

In the space environment, many tasks must be performed through teleoperation of remotely controlled devices. currently, operators transmit control commands to remote manipulators while viewing the world on conventional tv monitors. the monitors do not provide a feeling of on-scene presence but… More

This proposal presents an approach to the development and experimentalrefinement of techniques and interface components to facilitate user access to probability distribution data in the context of military decision problems. we propose to develop a design methodology for decision aiding interfaces… More

Currently, the display of real-time range tracking data of subsurface contacts is accomplished using separate 2d plots - x and y data is depicted in separate displays from depth and bottom contour information. this visual separation requires the user to formulate a mental map of a 3d area based upon… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Universal Fingerprinting Chips (UFCs) are microarrays of thousands of oligonucleotide probes designed to interrogate the "sequence space" occupied by essentially any genome or transcriptome. The probe sequences are selected according to specific… More