Principle Investigator: Gerald N. Pitts
Department of Computer Science
Trinity University
715 Stadium Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78212-7200
Telephone: (210) 736-7480
E-Mail: GPitts@CS.Trinity.Edu
Facsimile: (210) 736-7477
This project can best be described as a Distributed Intelligent Tutoring System (DITS) which integrates networked ITS users, an simulation shell manager, a dynamic Question/Response (Q/R), and a human director through a centralized distribution manager. Specific ITS shells are under DITS control and passed to inquiring network users. Packaged user questions are submitted through the network manager to the DITS Q/R for processing and response.
The human director is given three (3) modes of control over the Q/R database, while the Q/R module dynamically provides responses using BAESIAN inference. A fuzzy logic based selection module provides a range of responses. DITS dynamically upgrades the knowledge-base providing effective responses to unanticipated questions thus providing greater flexibility and interaction within ITS environments.
Billions are spent by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Industry for simulation training each year. DITS bowers travel expense costs, as well as, equipment, faculty and lost productivity costs while ensuring instructional effectiveness, quality, standardization and timeliness of training. DITS holds promise for training problems, such as cross training, refresher training, medical training, foreign language education, adult literacy and fundamental skills training.