Analysis and design of a microcomputer-based Decision Support System for the U.S. Navy's Shipboard Tactical Action Officer.
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Authors
Hart, John Harrison.
Subjects
decision support systems
crisis decision making
expert systems
crisis decision making
expert systems
Advisors
Isett, John B.
Date of Issue
1989-06
Date
September 1988
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines whether a Decision Support System (DSS) could be of practical
assistance to the U. S. Navy's shipboard Tactical Action Officer (TAO). The environment
of the TAO is one of tension and information overload as he monitors the data coming in
from sensors and other watchstanders and attempts to determine the tactical situation from
these clues. The thesis begins with the assumption that in order to help the TAO perform
his duties and reach a correct analysis of the developing tactical picture, a knowledge-based
DSS could be developed to assist him by figuring out the identity of, and associated threat
presented by each contact and to help him remember what the identity so far has been.
Through a series of interviews of qualified TAOs, a set of requirements for such a system
was developed. The results were analyzed and the subsequent design made to include
analytic capabilities, Rules of Engagement recommendations, and a trackball interface
featuring pull-down menus and familiar symbology.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
77 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.