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AIDA - A SYSTEM COMBINING AI AND ADA TO SUPPORT RAPID PROTOTYPING AND THE RE-USE OF GENETIC SOFTWARE PACKAGES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6513
Amount: $49,785.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
80 Main St
Reading, MA 01867
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 ALAN E GOULD
 (617) 942-1203
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

AS SOFTWARE GROWS IN COMPLEXITY AND COST, VALIDATING SOFTWARE DESIGN BEFORE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT BECOMES VITAL. THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THIS IS A SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES PROTOTYPE SOFTWARE DIRECTLY FROM SPECIFICATIONS. EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE GROWING COMPLEXITY AND COST OF SOFTWARE ALSO REQUIRES VIEWING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS AS "PARTS." ALTHOUGH GENERIC SOFTWARE PACKAGES USING THE ADA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ARE BEING DEVELOPED, AN AUTOMATED SELECTION AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TOOL IS VITAL TO THEIR EFFECTIVE USE. AIDA IS A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WHICH USES THE TECHNIQUES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND THE FEATURES OF ADA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF RAPID PROTOTYPING AND COMPONENT REUSABILITY. IT IS DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE COMPLEXITY AND COST OF SOFTWARE BY SUPPORTING RAPID PROTOTYPING AND THE RE-USE OF GENERIC SOFTWARE PACKAGES.

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