Identifying Battlefield Metrics Through Experimentation

Abstract

Command and Control (C2) is a commander's guidance of his/her forces (command) to accomplish a goal or mission while monitoring the directed movements (control). The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Battlespace Decision Support Team (BDST) is exploring methods of evaluating the effectiveness of a commander's plan or course of action (COA). Part of our research involves the task of identifying metrics to rate a COA. We have modified the One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) simulation to track direct fire hits and vehicle damage throughout simulated battles. One completed experiment ran a OneSAF scenario over 200 iterations and captured data. BDST will analyze the collected data to determine its utility in measuring COA effectiveness. Future applications of tools and techniques developed through this and other experiments will assist the commander as real-world battles unfold.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA467562

Entities

People

  • Barry Bodt
  • Eric Heilman
  • Janet O'may
  • Joan Forester

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Battlefields
  • Battles
  • Combat Simulations
  • Command And Control
  • Electronic Mail
  • Infantry
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Military Research
  • Peptide Growth Factors
  • Shell Scripts
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Storage
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Molecular Genetics

Technology Areas

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