Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Enhancing Tactical Information Assessment Using an Agent-Based Cognitive Architecture

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technology and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2017)

Part of the book series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ((SIST,volume 74))

  • 932 Accesses

Abstract

The actualisation of an information-rich, expansive and complex battlespace have rendered current Tactical Information Assessment (TIA) within tactical systems as non-effective. Existing TIA techniques and algorithms perform limited cognitive processing because they lack fundamental characteristics of Situation Management (SM). In consequence, a dramatic reduction of situation awareness, information and decision superiority of the operators and the overall tactical system has emerged. Considerable attention in applying computational cognitive architectures and processing and SM within TIA has been gaining momentum.

This paper discusses the Cognitive Architecture for Tactical Information Assessment (CATIA), a proposed Multi-Agent System (MAS)-based cognitive architecture. CATIA employs cognitive architecture design principles and the Belief, Desire and Intention (BDI) framework to facilitate recognition and reasoning to deliberate in tactical situations and events. CATIA will be implemented within the Future Integrated Mission System (FIMS) to illustrate how superior TIA methodologies can dramatically improve information assessment, situation awareness and information and decision superiority within tactical systems.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Anderson, J.: The Architecture of Cognition. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (1983)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Anderson, J., Lebiere, C.: The Atomic Components of Thought. Erlbaum, Mahwah (1998)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Blasch, E., Kadar, I., Salerno, J., Kokar, M., Das, S., Powell, G., Corkill, D., Ruspini, E.: Issues and challenges in situation assessment (level 2 fusion). J. Adv. Inf. Fusion 1(2), 122–139 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Buford, J., Jakobson, G., Lewis, L.: Extending BDI multi-agent systems with situation management. In: 9th International Conference on Information Fusion (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Fischer, Y., Bauer, A., Beyerer, J.: A conceptual framework for automatic situation assessment. In: CogSIMA 2011: 2011 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Gluck, K.: Cogitive architectures for human factors in aviation. In: Human Factors in Aviation, pp. 375–398. Academic Press (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Holsopple, J., Sudit, M.: Enhancing situation awareness via automated situation assessment. IEEE Commun. Mag. 48, 146–152 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Jakobson, G.: On conceptualization of eventualities in situation management. In: CogSIMA 2013: IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Jakobson, G., Buford, J., Lewis, L.: A framework of cognitive situation modeling and recognition. In: MILCOM 2006: IEEE Military Communications Conference (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Jones, R., Wray III, R., van Lent, M.: Practical evalution of integrated cognitive systems. Adv. Cogn. Syst. 1, 83–92 (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Laird, J., Wray III, R.: Cognitive architecture requirements for achieveing AGI. In: AGI-2010: 3rd International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Langley, P., Choi, D.: A unified cognitive architecture for physical agents. In: National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Langley, P., Laird, J., Rogers, S.: Cognitive architectures: research issues and challenges. Cogn. Syst. Res. 10, 141–160 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Laudy, C., Mattioli, J., Museux, N.: Cognitive situation awarness for information superiority. In: Information Fusion for Command Support (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Looney, C., Liang, L.: Cognitive situation and threat assessment of ground battlespace. Inf. Fusion 4, 297–308 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Newell, A.: Unified Theories of Cognition. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Nunes, I., de Lucena, J., Luck, M.: BDI4Jade: a BDI layer on top of Jade. In: ProMAS 2011: 9th International Workshop on Programming Multi-agent Systems (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Powell, G.: Tactical situation assessment challenges and implications for computational support. In: 8th International Conference on Information Fusion (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Salerno, J., Yang, S., Kadar, I., Sudit, M., Tadda, G.P., Holsopple, J.: Issues and challenges in higher level fusion: threat/impact assessment and intent modeling. In: 13th Conference on Information Fusion (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Steinberg, A., Bowman, C., White, F.: Rethinking the JDL data fusion levels. In: 2004 National Symposium on Sensor and Data Fusion (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Sun, R.: Desiderata for cognitive architectures. Philos. Psychol. 17(3), 342–373 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Sun, R.: The CLARION cognitive architecture: extending cognitive modeling to social simulation. In: Sun, R. (ed.) Cognition and Multi-agent Interaction: From Cognitive Modeling to Social Simulation. Cambridge University Press (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  23. Sun, R.: The challenges of building computational cognitive architectures. Stud. Comput. Intell. 63, 37–60 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Taatgen, N., Anderson, J.: The past, present and future of cognitive architectures. Top. Cogn. Sci. 2, 693–704 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Taatgen, N., Lebiere, C., Anderson, J.: Modeling paradigms in ACT-R. In: Cognition and Multi-agent Interaction: From Cognitive Modeling to Social Simulation. Cambridge University Press (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  26. Wray, R., Jones, R.: Considering soar as an agent architecture. In: Sun, R. (ed.) Cognition and Multi-agent Interaction: From Cognitive Modeling to Social Simulation. Cambridge University Press (2006)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Defence, Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence, PO Box 1500, Edinburgh, SA, 5111, Australia

    Angela Consoli

Authors
  1. Angela Consoli
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Angela Consoli .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Gordan Jezic

  2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mario Kusek

  3. School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Yun-Heh Jessica Chen-Burger

  4. Fern Barrow, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Robert J. Howlett

  5. University of Canberra, Canberra, Aust Capital Terr, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG

About this paper

Cite this paper

Consoli, A. (2018). Enhancing Tactical Information Assessment Using an Agent-Based Cognitive Architecture. In: Jezic, G., Kusek, M., Chen-Burger, YH., Howlett, R., Jain, L. (eds) Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technology and Applications. KES-AMSTA 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 74. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59394-4_4

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59394-4_4

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-59393-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-59394-4

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation