Towards Research on Goal Reasoning with the TAO Sandbox

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Abstract:

We describe our progress on instrumenting a Navy software simulator for use in the context of intelligent agent research. The Tactical Action Officer TAO Sandbox, developed at the University of Southern California, is used by officers to train for specific Navy missions. NRL and Knexus Research Corporation have integrated this simulator with intelligent agents using the Lightweight Integration and Evaluation Testbed LIET, thus permitting the agent to play the role of a trainee. This will permit us to use the TAO Sandbox in our artificial intelligence research where we are currently focusing on algorithms for continuous planning that can dynamically reason about what goal should be pursued at any time during a mission. This paper briefly describes our motivation for this integration, project status involving this simulator, and future goals.

Author(s):
Auslander, Bryan ; Molineaux, Matthew ; Aha, David W. ; Munro, Allen ; Pizzini, Quentin
Author Organization(s):
NAVY CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in collaboration with Knexus Research Corporation, Springfield, VA and Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, Redondo Beach, CA. DOI: 10.21236/ADA553303
Pagination:
0005

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AIC-09-155
Monitor Series:
NRL
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, *PLANNING, *REASONING, ALGORITHMS, COMBAT SIMULATION, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, NAVAL OPERATIONS, NAVAL WARFARE, TACTICAL WARFARE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Cybernetics
Keyword(s):
INTELLIGENT AGENTS, TAO(TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER), CONTINUOUS PLANNING, GOALS
Report Date:
2009 Aug 11
Creation Date:
2012 Jan 24