In complex human-machine systems, successful operations depend on an elaborate set of procedures which are specified by the operational management of the organization. These procedures indicate to the human operator (in this case the pilot) the manner in which operational management intends to have various tasks done. The intent is to provide guidance to the pilots and to ensure a safe, logic...

This paper describes an investigation into using kernel methods for extracting semantic information from images. The specific problem addressed is the local extraction of ‘man-made’ vs ‘natural’ information. Kernel linear discriminant and support vector methods are compared to the standard linear discriminant using a multi-level hierarchy. The two kernel methods are found to perform similarly a...