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Media Contact:
David Domeshek
508.873.7068
Jim Ong
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U. S. NAVY AWARDS CONTRACT TO STOTTLER HENKE FOR
INTELLIGENT TACTICAL SIMULATION AND TRAINING SOFTWARE
Scenario-based simulation and artificial intelligence technology will enable
automated, individualized instruction to improve tactical decision-making
SAN MATEO, CA, Aug. 1, 1997 -– Stottler Henke Associates,
Inc. today announced the award of a two year $600,000
Phase II contract by the U.S. Navy to develop an intelligent
simulation and training system designed to improve the tactical
proficiency of naval officers. The new software will
complement the Navy's traditional, classroom-based training
by providing tactical action officers (TAOs) with realistic,
practice-based instruction and individualized feedback.
The tactical action officer (TAO) is a key decision-maker
aboard U.S. warships who controls the ship’s sensors and weapons
and directs the movements of the ship and other support vessels
and aircraft. The TAO also monitors the movements and
actions of friendly and enemy ships, planes, missiles, and
submarines in the region. The TAO integrates this information
in real time to form a dynamic tactical picture, selects appropriate
responses, and issues orders.
The intelligent training software will enable students to
act as TAOs in simulations of tactical scenarios. After
the student completes each scenario, the software will evaluate
the student's actions to determine tactical principles that
the student correctly applied or failed to apply. This
evaluation will be carried out using sophisticated pattern-matching
algorithms defined by tactical experts via graphical user
interface, without programming. The instructor will also be
able to define complex behaviors for each friendly and enemy
ship and aircraft to create realistic, multi-agent tactical
simulations.
"By assessing the students' performance engaged in simulations,
the ITS ensures that they not only possess the necessary knowledge
but can apply it appropriately," says Richard Stottler, president
of Stottler Henke. "By simulating scenarios realistically, the
ITS provides students with considerable tactical experience
at a small fraction of the cost of other training methods."
Founded in 1988, Stottler Henke Associates, Inc.
applies artificial intelligence and other advanced software technologies
to solve problems that defy solution using traditional approaches.
The company delivers intelligent software solutions for education and training,
planning and scheduling, knowledge management and discovery, decision support,
and software development. Stottler Henke's clients include manufacturers,
retailers, educational media companies and government agencies.
Web: http://www.stottlerhenke.com.
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