@article{GENERAL,
      recid = {7666},
      author = {Burnside, CD},
      title = {Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges and Opportunities  for Future Naval Platform Design},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of INEC},
      address = {2020-10-05},
      number = {GENERAL},
      abstract = {When looking at the future of naval platforms and the  purpose they serve, artificial intelligence presents  immeasurable opportunity for exploitation when the  potential of the technology is explored. This paper studies  the impacts of the introduction of artificial intelligence  on naval platform design and where the direction of travel  the discipline may follow in the future. Adopting a  bottom-up approach based on the functional breakdown of a  typical naval combatant, focus is drawn to six functional  groups – navigation, warfare, platform management,  recoverability, maintenance and logistics. A comprehensive  derivation of functions and sub-functions formed the  foundation for the study’s research. Each individual  function was assessed to identify its limitations and  constraints as well as its potential to realise a marked  improvement in performance with the introduction of  intelligent technologies be that creation of a fully  autonomous system or a calculated human-machine teaming  arrangement including identifying specific artificial  intelligence classes which could provide the desired  effect. This phase of activity generated a series of  challenges and opportunities spanning multiple domains and  disciplines, outlining what adoption of such technology  would mean for wider defence enterprise. There is no  question that artificial intelligence has a game changing  contribution to make to naval warfare both in terms of  supporting and protecting the operator and generally  improving how navies conduct their business both at home  and overseas. However, there are significant challenges  within technical, regulatory, societal and political  spheres to overcome which require collaboration and  expertise not only across defence enterprise but the wider  industry base in order to define a framework within which  highly intelligent naval platforms can operate safely,  securely and effectively. First, we must frame the question  we are trying to answer with artificial intelligence before  designing this framework and taking decisions with  conviction. This paper takes an initial step on that  journey.},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/7666},
}