Explanation-based decision support in real time situations

Author

Hair, D. Charles ; Pickslay, Kent ; Chow, Steve

Author_Institution

NRaD, San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

10-13 Nov 1992

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

25

Abstract

In US Navy command and control systems there are increasing problems with situations in which human technicians must make quick decisions based on uncertain information. The SABER tool is being developed to use an explanation-based reasoning approach to assist in making such decisions. Explanation-based reasoning is modeled after an explanation-based decision-making process through which people are believed to perform some decision-making tasks. SABER constructs and evaluates alternative explanations to account for input data that may be incomplete or inconsistent. The explanations are evaluated according to three criteria: simplicity, completeness, and significance

Keywords

command and control systems; decision support systems; expert systems; explanation; military computing; real-time systems; uncertainty handling; SABER tool; US Navy command and control systems; alternative explanations; completeness; explanation-based reasoning; human technicians; real time situations; significance; simplicity; uncertain information; Command and control systems; Computer errors; Decision making; Hair; Humans; Military computing; Stress; Telephony; Time factors; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 1992. TAI '92, Proceedings., Fourth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2905-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TAI.1992.246377

Filename

246377