Design and Evaluation of the MINTACS SeeTrack Exchange (MINSTE) Concept Demonstrator

Abstract

MINSTE is a computer program that automates data exchange between MINTACS (MINe Warfare TACtical Command Software) used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for planning and assessment of naval mine countermeasures (MCM) and SeeTrack, a "generic" mission planner and post-mission analysis tool for unmanned underwater systems, particularly towed or self-propelled side-scan sonar that images underwater objects. MINSTE was developed by DSTO with open-source software to reduce operator overheads by automating data entry for reported mine-like objects, which can amount to several hundred contacts for some MCM missions. This document describes the MINSTE concept design and development within the context of current and emerging RAN requirements for mine warfare mission planning and reporting in network-enabled and joint operations. For a more detailed discussion on the installation and use of MINSTE, the reader is referred to DSTO-TN-0887, "User Guide for MINTACS SeeTrack Exchange (MINSTE)."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512061

Entities

People

  • Alison Irwin

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Open Source Software
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Tactical Decision Aids
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy