Accession Number:

AD0735918

Title:

Computer-Assisted Planning

Descriptive Note:

Semiannual technical summary rept. (Final) 16 Mar-15 Sep 1971

Corporate Author:

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Weissman, Clark

Report Date:

1971-10-15

Pagination or Media Count:

91.0

Abstract:

The purpose of the activities described in this report, which have been carried out under the title of Computer-Assisted Planning, has been to explore the practical implications and potential uses of computer technology in comprehensive military planning. These activities have built on earlier work in Computer-Aided Command and extend the application to military planning problems of the ADEPT prototype military computer utility and time-sharing system. Four tasks are reported on 1 Computation and Communication Tradeoff Studies, which is developing computer-based models for use in the analysis and acquisition of military computer networks 2 Natural Computer Input and Output, which is directed at the research and implementation considerations associated wit English-language data management, computerized speech recognition and synthesis, and hand-printed mathematical and symbolic input and output 3 Systems Research, focusing on computer-network integration and communication techniques and on the mathematical foundations for computer-program optimization and 4 Interactive Systems, focusing on techniques and languages for interactive man-machine problem solving and on the extension of the ADEPT time-sharing system to support increasingly sophisticated interactive terminal capabilities.

Descriptors:

• *DATA PROCESSING
• MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
• NETWORKS
• GRAPHICS
• SPEECH RECOGNITION
• INPUT OUTPUT DEVICES
• TIME SHARING

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE