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  1. USER INTERACTION WITH SELF-LEARNING SYSTEMS

    SBC: Decision Science Associates            Topic: N/A

    MILITARY INTEREST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND EXPERT SYSTEMS IS GROWING IN RESPONSE TO NEEDS FOR REDUCTING MANPOWER-INTENSIVE TASKS AND PROVIDING AID TO DECISION MAKERS WHOSE INFORMATIONPROCESSING CAPABILILTIES ARE BEING OVERTAXED. THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESEARCH ON EXPERT SYSTEMS CONCERNS SELF-LEARNING SYSTEMS, NAMELY, SYSTEMS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE BASES AND PROCESSING LOGIC CAN CHANGE IN RESPONSE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  2. GENERATING ROBUST PLANS IN ADVERSARIAL ENVIRONMENTS

    SBC: Decision Science Associates            Topic: N/A

    DECISION SCIENCE CONSORTIUM, INC. (DSC) PROPOSES TO ENGAGE IN AN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT AN ADVERSARIAL PLANNING SYSTEM THAT IS ABLE TO REASON ABOUT THE PERSISTENCE OVER TIME OF AN ADVERSARY'S BELIEF AND INTENTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS SYSTEM WILL UTILIZE EITHER A NONMONOLITHIC SITUATIONAL OR TEMPORAL LOGIC TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH AN ADVERSARY'S PRESENT BELIEFS ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  3. TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING EXECUTIVE DECISION AND THINKING SKILLS

    SBC: Decision Science Associates            Topic: N/A

    THE ARMY HAS LONG RECOGNIZED THAT A CRITICAL PART OF ITS LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS INSTILLING IN EXECUTIVES THE REQUIRED DECISION-MAKING AND THINKING SKILLS. THE DIFFERENT MAJOR MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE INSTITUTED EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, EACH OF WHICH HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH. WHAT IS LACKING IS A THEORY TO TIE TOGETHER, EVALUATE, AND ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseArmy
  4. CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF UNIT PERFORMANCE

    SBC: Decision Science Associates            Topic: N/A

    OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF ARMY UNITS IS THE PRODUCT OF A COMPLEX INTERACTION OF A MYRIAD OF UNIT CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WHILE ARMY SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERS (ESPECIALLY COMMANDERS) ARE ABLE TO MAJE JUDGMENTS ABOUT THE RELATIVE QUALITY OF UNITS, NO METRIC NOW EXISTS WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO MEASURE UNIT PERFORMANCE. IT IS NECESSARY TO BUILD A MEASUREMENT MODEL WHICH ESSENTIALLY REPLICAT ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseArmy
  5. AN AUTOMATED TRAINING SYSTEM FOR BUILDING EXPERTISE

    SBC: Decision Science Associates            Topic: N/A

    COMPUTER-BASED TUTORIAL SYSTEMS HAVE NOW BECOME EFFECTIVE TRAINERS IN A NUMBER OF DOMAINS. MANY GOOD SYSTEMS ARE MODELED AFTER THEORIES OF HUMAN LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION. HOWEVER, SUCH SYSTEMSTYPICALLY ASSUME A LIMITED VIEW OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, HENCE LIMITING THEIR APPLICABILITY TO INTRODUCTORY LEVEL MATERIAL. RESEARCH BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM HAS SHOWN THAT EXPERTS HAVE A BROAD RA ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  6. RADAR SCATTERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

    SBC: Decision-science            Topic: N/A

    THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES WHICH DETERMINE ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING BEHAVIOR ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN RADAR CROSS SECTION (RCS) CONTROL. TWO OF THE MORE IMPORTANT ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS REQUIRING SOLUTION IN THIS AREA ARE THE CHARACTERIZATION OF RADAR SCATTERING FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND OPTIMUM APPLICATION OF MATERIAL COATINGS TO METALLIC S ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  7. SIDELOBE REDUCTION AND CLUTTER SUPPRESSION FOR A DSAR SYSTEM

    SBC: Decision-science            Topic: N/A

    ONE OF THE ISSUES WHICH CONTINUE TO CONCERN PLANNERS AND THE DESIGNERS OF FUTURE RADAR SYSTEMS IS THE SIDELOBES OF THE DISTRIBUTED SPARSE ARRAY RADAR (DSAR). AS A GENERAL RULE, PERFORMANCE IN BOTH CLUTTER AND JAMMING TENDS TO DEGRADE AS SIDELOBE LEVELS INCREASE. FURTHERMORE, IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE HIGH RESOLUTION POTENTIAL OF DSAR FOR IMAGING, RAID COUNT, OR VERY ACCURATE TARGET LOCATION, THE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  8. DEEP SEA FLOOR PENETRATOR FOR GEOPHONES

    SBC: Defense Systems Inc.            Topic: N/A

    AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THAT PLACING GEOPHONE SENSORS 30-100 METERS IN THE SEABED PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO, TO RECOVER LOST DETECTION RANGE AGAINST QUIETER SUBMARINES. A NEED EXISTS FOR A SEABED PENETRATING SENSOR SYSTEM OPERATING AT LOW FREQUENCIES, CAPABLE OF ON-BOARD SIGNAL PROCESSING AND ABLE TO TRANSMIT ACOUSTIC DETECTION INFORMATION TO THE SURFACE IN REAL OR ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseNavy
  9. RESEARCH ON A THREE DIMENSIONAL NON-VOLATILE MASS STORAGE MEDIUM

    SBC: Delphi Research Inc            Topic: N/A

    A PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING A PHASE-CHANGE NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL WITH A PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIAL IN THIN LAYERS TO ACHIEVE A THREE DIMENSIONAL MASS STORAGE MEDIUM. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS POSSESSING GOOD POLARIZABILITY ALONG WITH COMPOSITION CONDUCIVE TO PHASE CHANGE MECHANICS WILL BE TESTED FOR SHG AND PHASE CHANGE ABILITY, THEN PREPARED IN THIN FILMS ON PHOT ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  10. INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS FOR SWATH TECHNOLOGY IN THE LOGISTICS OVER THE SHORE (LOTS) ENVIRONMENT

    SBC: Designers & Planners Inc            Topic: N/A

    THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL MERIT OF USING SMALL WATERPLANE AREA TWIN HULL (SWATH) CONFIGURED CRAFT FOR LOGISTICS OVER THE SHORE (LOTS) OPERATIONS. RECENT EXERCISES SHOW THAT TRANSFER OF CARGO FROM SHIP TO AN UNOPPOSED SHORE IS LIMITED BY THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE CARGO SHIP AND THE LIGHTER WHEN CONDITIONS EXCEED SEA STATE 2. THIS RESTRICTS THE ENTIRE RESUPPLY ...

    SBIR Phase I 1988 Department of DefenseArmy
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