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Originally Posted by Bellman
In RL these processes, I suspect, are computerised with software allowing 'what if ' prediction techniques.
The navigation computers on civil aircraft have some similar characteristics.
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Some of it is still done by hand, just like in WWII. They still use maneuvering boards on ships. I've seen it done. Once you know what you're doing it's just as quick and easy as having a computer, from what I can tell. It's also more versatile. A manuvering board is essentially a paper computer.
There actually does exist a company that specializes in search related software for the Navy and the Coastguard. It's called Wagner associates. The guy who wrote one of the books I recommended founded it.
http://www.wagner.com/
From the website, apparently they were involved in some of the events described in
Blind Man's Bluff, back in the day.