Advances in Navigation Support Systems Based on Operational Pilot's Heuristics

The combination of the future high threat battlefield environment and the trend toward single seat combat aircraft provides the need to develop on- board decision support systems. The Pilot's Assistant offers a means of fulfilling such a requirement. While this concept covers different classes...

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Main Authors: Deblon, F, Guengant, A, Valot, C, Amalberti, R
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Navigation and Guidance
AIRCRAFT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
BATTLEFIELDS
COGNITION
COMBAT FORCES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
FOREIGN REPORTS
FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN
HEURISTIC METHODS
INTERFACES
LANGUAGE
MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
MILITARY AIRCRAFT
Military Aircraft Operations
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
NAVIGATION
ONBOARD
PILOTS
REAL TIME
SEATS
THREATS
UNITED KINGDOM
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Summary:The combination of the future high threat battlefield environment and the trend toward single seat combat aircraft provides the need to develop on- board decision support systems. The Pilot's Assistant offers a means of fulfilling such a requirement. While this concept covers different classes of aids, this paper focuses on the development of a navigation support system. Special attention has been paid to the quality of the man-machine interface of such a real-time aid. It is suggested that because the quality of this interface is critical, the best solution consists of computerizing the man's navigational expertise, (rather than with optimal multi-export software). Thus the eliciting of pilot expertise, while conducting low level nap-of-the -earth penetration missions has been important. An artificial Intelligence Computer model of navigation is derived from this cognitive model with respect to the use of a concurrent object oriented language. An extended description of this programme is given in the paper, including ways of implementing the Pilot's Assistant in future French aircraft.