A sensor management expert system for multiple sensor integration (MSI)

An artificial intelligence (AI) expert system for the sensor management functions for an advanced fighter aircraft are described. The system was implemented using the ART (automated reasoning tool) development framework and LISP (List Processing) language. Even with its current moderate-size rule base (60 rules and functions), the system exhibits useful sensor management behavior. Throughout the process attention was focused on an air-to-air combat air patrol scenario for searching and tracking strategies and an air-to-surface night strike mission for interleaved sensor cuing strategies. An efficient and flexible simulation environment that contains all of the features needed to address the MSI problem is presented. The problem, the approach, design methodology, and the expert system behavior are reviewed.<>