Realization of a bridge between high-level information need and sensor management using a common DBN

In a decision support system for military decision makers a plan recognition process provides estimates of enemy plans. To respond to a changing and uncertain environment the plan recognition process requires timely and relevant information. We address the rarely discussed, yet crucial, issue of connecting the information needs of plan recognition to management of sensors. We have previously presented a framework for this purpose and here we give details of an implementation and provide some results. In our implementation both plan recognition, sensor management and the functions that connect them utilize the a priori knowledge stored in a dynamic Bayesian network.