A Formal Theory of C3 and Data Fusion
Abstract
This chapter treats C-3 (Command Control Communication)processes from a formal theory viewpoint. The approach is microscopic in nature, using a time- slice model as opposed, e.g., to the outcome path approach of Petri nets and their generalizations. The usual SHOR paradigm plays the central role in the structuring of nodes, while knowledge based information also plays a role. These intranodal relations as well as intranodal relations in the form of signals and communications through medium noise are combined into a single large scale formal model. In addition, uncertainty in the form of non-stochastic information, such as through linguistic sources, is taken into the data fusion aspect. The basic model consists of axioms representing the various conditional relations among C-3 SHOR paradigm variables, such as input signals, detection states, manpower, supply levels, damage levels, hypotheses of situations and decisions and reactions/responses. The choice of the actual functional distributional relations among these variables relative to the axiom constraints can be interpreted as a C-3 design move with a zero sum game theoretic context. The basic loss function here consists of some pre-chosen moe/mop of the state of health of the friendly and adversary C-3 systems. In turn, the health of each side is determined from an averaging procedure over all node states of the individual node state distributions in conditional form following SHOR paradigm signal processing cycles. These node state distributions are obtainable as out puts of the basic model described above.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240419
Entities
People
- I. R. Goodman