Computer Supported Real Time Decision Making
D. Charles Hair, Kent Pickslay, Chow, S. · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1991
The Navy is faced with a variety of real time situations in which it is desirable to improve the performance of human technicians with the assistance of knowledge based computer systems. The SABER tool is being developed to use an explanation-based reasoning approach to assist in making real time decisions in stressful situations. SABER constructs and evaluates alternative explanations to account for various input data that may be incomplete or inconsistent. The tool is able to handle more data in a short time than can be done by humans, and it automatically provides its explanations to users. To both promote user confidence and postpone obsolescence, SABER allows users to easily change the data and train the tool to reach new conclusions. This tool is being used to demonstrate to the Navy the capability of using AI techniques to assist humans in making critical command and control decisions.