A prototype, digital, video-interactive-based intelligent computer-assisted training system (DVI-ICAT) or mission planning system will be developed. The system will serve as both a launching point for further Phase II work on the system and as a demonstration to NASA /JSC of the capabilities and potential applications of DVI to training and mission planning. This system will use DVI technology to present the trainee/mission planner with a series of highly realistic interactive simulations of the subject area. The system makes extensive use of the unique multi-media presentation capabilities offered by DVI, including full-motion color video, high resolution still imagery, three-dimensional graphics, and multiple channels of audio. The intelligent tutoring component will be integrated into the simulation, and will include dynamic models of the trainee, expert, and tutor. The user interface will be supported by writing extensions to the DVI software library and building upon current work already underway at the firm in the area of DVI-ICAT. The ITS structures and knowledge bases will be built using object-oriented design methodologies and commercially-available expert system development tools. Systems which can provide simulations and intelligent autonomy stand to greatly reduce overall costs due to the resulting reduction in human trainer costs. DVI should fill a void that exists between costly high-fidelity training systems and low-fidelity PC-based systems.The multi-media capabilities of DVI systems will provide a much-needed answer to the complex technical challenges in the training & simulation industry.intelligent-tutoring system, expert-systems, DVI, ICAT, digital-video-interactive, multi-media, mission-planning, simulation STATUS: Phase I Only
