Abductive networks applied to electronic combat

Gerard J. Montgomery; Paul Hess; Jong S. Hwang

doi:10.1117/12.21197

1 August 1990 Abductive networks applied to electronic combat

Gerard J. Montgomery, Paul Hess, Jong S. Hwang

Proceedings Volume 1294, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21197
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A practical approach to dealing with combinatorial decision problems and uncertainties associated with electronic combat through the use of networks of high-level functional elements called abductive networks is presented. It describes the application of the Abductory Induction Mechanism (AIMTM) a supervised inductive learning tool for synthesizing polynomial abductive networks to the electronic combat problem domain. From databases of historical expert-generated or simulated combat engagements AIM can often induce compact and robust network models for making effective real-time electronic combat decisions despite significant uncertainties or a combinatorial explosion of possible situations. The feasibility of applying abductive networks to realize advanced combat decision aiding capabilities was demonstrated by applying AIM to a set of electronic combat simulations. The networks synthesized by AIM generated accurate assessments of the intent lethality and overall risk associated with a variety of simulated threats and produced reasonable estimates of the expected effectiveness of a group of electronic countermeasures for a large number of simulated combat scenarios. This paper presents the application of abductive networks to electronic combat summarizes the results of experiments performed using AIM discusses the benefits and limitations of applying abductive networks to electronic combat and indicates why abductive networks can often result in capabilities not attainable using alternative approaches. 1. ELECTRONIC COMBAT. UNCERTAINTY. AND MACHINE LEARNING Electronic combat has become an essential part of the ability to make war and has become increasingly complex since

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Gerard J. Montgomery, Paul Hess, and Jong S. Hwang "Abductive networks applied to electronic combat", Proc. SPIE 1294, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21197

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