Abstract

An Intelligent Soldier-Vehicle Interface for Future Close Combat Vehicles

Madni, A.M. and Moses, F.

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of an intelligent soldier-vehicle interface for future close combat vehicles. The soldier-vehicle interface serves as an "embedded tactician," i.e., it aids the tank platoon leader/tank commander in tactical decision making on the future battlefield. To this end, artificial intelligence and expert systems techniques are used in constructing intent-driven displays and intelligent decision aids for specific mission-related functions such as route planning, status monitoring, and active sensor deployment. The embedded expertise serves a two-fold purpose: (1) it alleviates the soldier's burden particularly in time-stressed situations; (2) it performs function augmentation, i.e., it takes over functions and tasks that the soldier is incapable of or unavailable to perform. The physical soldier-vehicle interface comprises (a) high-level controls (i.e., voice, touch panel, "soft" function keys) for command inputs and soldier interventions in ongoing expert processes; (b) intent-driven displays at varying levels of abstraction suited to the cognitive capabilities and constraints of the soldier.

From:

Madni, A.M. and Moses, F., Proceedings of 1985 IEEE International Confernce on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Tucson, Arizona, November 1985, pp. 754-756.