Methods for Assessing Tactical Decisionmaking in Battle
Abstract
This paper describes a method of assessing military command decisionmaking using simulation experiment and dynamic modeling, along with some typical results. Our simulation studies have been carried out since 1988 in the Research, Engineering, and Systems Analysis (RESA) facility at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (now Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center) under contract with Pacific Science and Engineering, Inc. and Sonalysts, Inc. RESA is a facility for presenting large-scale, event-driven battle simulations with realistic scenarios. High fidelity simulation is available for multiple platforms, sensors, and weapons under a broad range of tactical and environmental situations. The RESA facility has been used primarily for training naval battle force staffs and for studies of advanced sensor and weapons concepts. Our interest was to use the RESA facility for man-in-the-loop studies to determine the cognitive and decision processes of warfare commanders during battle. Our simulation experiments measured the overall effectiveness of the C3I system with the performance of the commanders as its principal determining factor.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA269211
Entities
People
- B. Feher
Organizations
- Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center