Collaborative Awareness: Experiments with Tools for Battle Command

Abstract

In this paper, we report on the findings of recent experiments conducted by the Multicell and Dismounted Command and Control (M&D C2) program jointly conducted by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Army to investigate operational implications of using a new approach to battle command and control (C2). The approach is predicated on synthesized and analyzed information presented to the commander and staff organized into a small command cell. We present an experimental design, and data collection and analysis methodology that allows for exploration of the cognitive processes of the commanders and staff. The experimental methodology helped the program team to determine and analyze the factors that influenced the decision making and collaboration processes of the commanders and staffs in the tasks of battle command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463166

Entities

People

  • Alexander Kott
  • James Scrocca
  • Maureen Molz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Organizational Structure
  • Situational Awareness
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

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