Real-time automated decision-making in advanced airborne early warning system

Automated decision-making techniques have been applied to the airborne early warning (AEW) environment. The techniques are developed based on emulating the decision process of the AEW operator. Two systems are defined. The threat assessment (TA) system determines a target´s threat level based on available information. The tactical planning (TP) system attempts to use the strategy that achieves the optimal response. Both the TA and TP modules are easily user-modifiable to accommodate different circumstances. The systems have been successfully integrated and tested in an advanced simulation facility against several scenarios. It is shown that performance in real time can be achieved