On the Generation of a Variable Structure Distributed Architectures for C3 Systems

Abstract

The design of a C3 system architecture for a submarine is described to illustrate a new quantitative approach for generating variable structure architectures. In these architectures, the interactions between the components of the system can change, depending on the task being processed. Colored Petri Nets are used as the appropriate mathematical formalism to represent variable architectures within a well-defined framework. The specifications of design requirements are expressed in that framework. An algorithm to compute the variable structures that satisfy design requirements as well as some generic constraints is outlined and the solutions are interpreted. Keywords: Command and control systems; Submarine communications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA211305

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Jacques J. Demael

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Depth Charges
  • Information Processing
  • Language
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Notation
  • Petri Nets
  • Security
  • Submarines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control