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c2it® COMMAND AND CONTROL SOFTWARE

ASI’s Command and Control Information Technology (c2it^®) is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software toolkit that speeds development of powerful Associate Systems used in government/military applications. 

Superior Performance in Chaotic Conditions
c2it^®-based Associate Systems are invaluable in chaotic conditions that demand sure-fire thinking and split-second action. They greatly speed the resolution of difficult problems involving uncertainty, time pressure, multiple complex alternatives, complex interactions, information overload, expensive or grave failure consequences, and/or capable adversaries.

For example, c2it^® unmanned vehicles to be effective force multipliers as they work in collaboration with other battlespace participants. c2it^® has performed reliably and expertly in operations that include:

• Multi-mission strike operations
• Suppression of enemy air defenses
• Surveillance missions

5-10X Faster Than Development with Traditional Software
c2it^® brings tremendous benefits to the application development and warfighting arenas.Developers can deliver superior, high-performance applications in a fraction of the time that conventional software requires. Plus the applications you build are highly scalable and adaptable. You can easily modify the applications as your needs evolve by changing the knowledge, not the structure. All of these factors combine to deliver a low cost of ownership.

Components in The c2it^® Software Toolkit
c2it^® is a military-specific version of ASI’s PreAct® Software (See previous topics in this section). The c2it^® Software Toolkit includes all of the powerful components PreAct® listed below. Additionally, c2it^® comes with tailored services and defense knowledge bases that ASI has already developed for military/government applications.

• Symbolic Reasoning that minimizes code requirements
• Structured Military Knowledge Base that provides already-developed knowledge of defense experts
• Cognitive Engines that execute actions based on the knowledge
• Message-based Application Programming Interface (API)

c2it^®Software Toolkit Components

Militarized Knowledge Bases + c2it^® Cognitive Engine = Associate Systems tailored to your defense requirements

Driving Tremendous Performance Improvements
c2it^®-based Associate Systems enable the collaboration of many intelligent agents - both human and machine. This improves performance and real-time decision-making in distributed, highly dynamic defense environments. Associates provide tremendous support to users by assuming number of authorized functions. These include providing situational awareness, automatically devising dynamic plans and executing activities within bounded discretion. Operating in extremely complex environments, an Associate

• Assesses and analyzes data from multiple sources
• Plans short- and long-term activities by selecting from alternatives and resolving conflicts
• Executes activities by issuing commands to its environment
• Interprets observable user actions in terms of higher level user intentions
• Configures the user interface to display the most relevant information and controls
• Assesses the consequences of a user error
• Requires very little bandwidth and remains effective despite intermittent communications
• Provides autonomous vehicle behaviors - at a level controlled by the operator
• Enables multiple intelligent agents - both human and machine - to collaborate effectively to meet the current mission objectives
• Enables collaborating agents to adapt to dynamic environments and changes in mission objectives.
• Provides context-sensitive display management

A Wealth of Benefits
Cost-effective flexibility

• Scales across multiple levels of authority for large systems of systems
• Provides the flexibility to support most military applications, using knowledge that is already developed
• Provides alternative planning for dynamic, adaptive execution

Inter-platform collaboration

• Drives efficient communications among multiple intelligent agents and users
• Uses symbolic representation for low-bandwidth communication
• Provides autonomous task allocation and execution

Real-time, accurate awareness of battlespace situations

• Dynamically adapts to conditions and users
• Enables dynamic mission management
• Provides automatic, dynamic replanning
• Automatically displays changes according to situation and plan

Intelligence that keeps the operator in the loop

• Monitors the operator, supports his/her intentions
• Provides multiple levels of autonomous control
• Provides capability to operate using mixed-initiative behaviors

Components:

• PreAct^® software libraries
• Integrated Knowledge Environment  (IKE) Tool for developing the knowledge bases used in PreAct^®
• System software
• Knowledge engineering services
• Training on technology, processes and tools
• Knowledge developed specifically for military/government applications

Specifications:

• JAUS compatible
• XML interfaces
• Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris platform ready
• C++ libraries
• 1Mb code footprint