Command and Control Theory

Abstract

The main goal of this research is to start bridging the gap between mathematical theories of command and control and empirical studies. More specifically, the goal is to develop theories on the one hand and to model experimental paradigms on the other, so that realistic problems in command and control (C2) can be studied prior to the design of experiments and the collection of relevant data. The research program undertaken for this project has three main objectives: (a) The extension of a mathematical theory of C2 organizations so that it can be used to design an experimental program; (b) The further development of analytical methodology for measures of effectiveness, and (c) The investigation of organizational architectures for distributed battle management (many weapons on many targets resource allocation problems). Keywords: Computer aided design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212515

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Michael Athans

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Centers
  • Computer Science
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Contracts
  • Control Theory
  • Databases
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Load Monitoring
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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