Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
Start Date
24-4-1990 2:00 PM
End Date
24-4-1990 5:00 PM
Description
In January 1989, AFSTC began the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative as a means of accomplishing two objectives: 1) to determine requirements in the Air Force space community that could best be met employing AI techniques and 2) to ensure current programs were adequate to meet these requirements. The approach was to determine requirements by surveying the users, identify current programs, and then identify redundancies and omissions for the purpose of recommending a future course of action.
Ten requirements were identified as being well-suited for AI techniques. Three of these requirements were determined to have high payoff and be attainable in the near term. The three requirements are range scheduling, intelligent consoles for satellite control, and intelligent computer aided training.
In identifying current projects, it was found that the majority of the space related AI work is performed by NASA. Projects at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, and Lewis Research Center were found to be directly applicable to Air Force requirements. Sharing of space-related technology is currently being addressed through the Space Technology Interdependency Group.
This paper discusses the results of the AI Initiative including the ten requirements and related projects. Also discussed are the future plans for AI in AFSTC.
Paper Session I-A - Employing Artificial Intelligence to Meet Space Requirements
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
In January 1989, AFSTC began the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative as a means of accomplishing two objectives: 1) to determine requirements in the Air Force space community that could best be met employing AI techniques and 2) to ensure current programs were adequate to meet these requirements. The approach was to determine requirements by surveying the users, identify current programs, and then identify redundancies and omissions for the purpose of recommending a future course of action.
Ten requirements were identified as being well-suited for AI techniques. Three of these requirements were determined to have high payoff and be attainable in the near term. The three requirements are range scheduling, intelligent consoles for satellite control, and intelligent computer aided training.
In identifying current projects, it was found that the majority of the space related AI work is performed by NASA. Projects at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, and Lewis Research Center were found to be directly applicable to Air Force requirements. Sharing of space-related technology is currently being addressed through the Space Technology Interdependency Group.
This paper discusses the results of the AI Initiative including the ten requirements and related projects. Also discussed are the future plans for AI in AFSTC.
Comments
DOD Research and Development
Session Chairman: M. T. Runkle, USAF, GPS Program
Session Organizer: Gary Spirnak, USAF, 6555th Aerospace Test Group, CCAFS, FL