scm@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott C McKay) (11/27/85)
FIRST AFWAL* RESEARCH WORKSHOP
TO
DEVELOP AND AUTOMATE A SCIENCE OF DESIGN
FOR
MILITARY WEAPONS SYSTEMS
VIA
APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
March 24-26, 1986
The premise of this workshop is that appropriate research can
create a new, invented Science of Design to support CAE/CAD in a
CAE/CAD/CAM Military Weapons System Foundry. A Foundry is required
for rapid design and production of complex weapons systems demanded by
changing military mission requirements. CAE/CAD is viewed as a domain
of Applied AI called Design Automation (DA), and Design Science is
considered a subdiscipline of Design Automation. DA is viewed as a
totally generic discipline whose domain is both weapons systems and
their embedded electronics, including multiplatform systems. The
discipline of DA incorporates requirements engineering, weapons system
and subsystem configuration, the design of mission-specific system and
subsystem functions, signal and data processing algorithm design,
software engineering (including firmware), multiprocessor and
processor design, and structural, mechanical, thermal, electrical,
electromagnetic, and electronics (including analog) engineering.
For this workshop the domain of DA will be limited to military
embedded electronics systems (including multiplatform systems). Within
this domain the workshop is generic, in that it includes all the
preceding DA disciplines from requirements engineering to electronics
engineering.
The workshop's purpose is to prepare approximately five detailed
near-term project plans for initial vectoring of DA-relevant research
towards Weapons System Foundry objectives. One project plan will
detail development of a DA Testbed. Additional special interest
project plans may also be prepared.
All workshop attendance expenses are the responsibility of
attendees, and include a nominal registration fee for lunches and
refreshments. Only US citizens will be allowed to attend the
workshop. There is no a priori restriction on attendees' technical
background or employer. An attendance limit of 40 participants may
cause rejection of some attendance applications; however, all
applicants will be provided copies of the draft workshop report for
review.
An Attendance Application Package is available on request. It
contains a white paper defining AFWAL objectives for long term DA
technology development, a detailed workshop description, and a
questionnaire to establish individual applicant's DA-relevant
qualifications and interests.
To request an Attendance Application Package please contact:
Mr Harold Noffke
AFWAL/AARM-3
WPAFB OH 45433-6543
Tel: (513) 255-3655/5097/6071
*AFWAL stands for Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories.