The Mephisto Conceptual Framework

Abstract

This document provides an overview of concepts currently associated with the Mephisto conceptual framework. The Mephisto framework is designed to facilitate machine-based representation and reasoning in the military and national security domains. The conceptualisation introduces metaphysical, environmental, functional, cognitive and social constructs that can be integrated to describe aspects of interest in a military or national security context.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA515394

Entities

People

  • Chris Nowak
  • Dale Lambert

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Australia
  • Boolean Algebra
  • Command And Control
  • Command Control Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Fusion
  • Environment
  • Information Systems
  • Mental Processes
  • National Security
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Reasoning
  • Ships
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design