RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Artificial Intelligence Laborato y, Wright-Patterson AFl?, Ohio 45433 Abstract The Air Force Institute of Technology [AFIT] provides master's degree education to Air Force and Army Officers in various engineering fields. It is in a unique position to educate and perform research in the area of applications of artificial intelligence to military problems. Its two AI faculty members are the only military officers with Ph D's in Artificial Intelligence. In the past two years, the artificial intelligence Laboratory of the AFIT has become a major focal point for AI research and applications within the government In this article, we describe our ongoing applications research in the areas of automated cockpit systems, natural language understanding, maintenance expert systems, expert systems for planning, and knowledge based software design. In response to the need for rapid training of engineers in artificial intelligence, AFIT has developed a Master's degree curriculum for AI.