Representing Uncertainty in Computer-Generated Forces

The Integrated Performance Modelling Environment (IPME) is a powerful simulation engine for task simulation and performance analysis. However, it has no high level cognition such as memory and reasoning for complex simulation. This article introduces a knowledge representation and reasoning scheme that can accommodate uncertainty in simulations of military personnel with IPME. This approach demonstrates how advanced reasoning models that support similarity-based associative process, rule-based abstract process, multiple reasoning methods and real-time interaction can be integrated with conventional task network modelling to provide greater functionality and flexibility when modelling operator performance.

Authors:

• Ruibiao J. Guo
• Brad Cain
• Pierre Meunier

Keywords:

• Computer-Generated Forces
• Human Behaviour Representation
• IPME
• Modelling and Simulation
• Uncertainty Reasoning

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