A Topological Model for C2 Organizations

Abstract

One essential function in Command is to determine roles, responsibilities and relationships, in order to enable, encourage and constrain certain behaviors. In the context of the complex endeavors expected to happen in the near future, this means to establish a collection of organizations that are fit for the missions. On the other hand, in recent years the mathematical field of Topology has been applied to solve several problems of multiagent coordination, consensus problems, concurrent computing and coverage of sensor networks. The present work aims to introduce some topological methods to the set of problems related to C2 organization. A combinatorial topological model of a C2 organization is presented, based on a topological construct called simplicial complex. It's expected that the presented model will enable the potential application of results from combinatorial and algebraic topology to problems of organizational design and selforganization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547085

Entities

People

  • Andre L. Uruguay
  • Carlos H. Ribeiro

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algebraic Topology
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Information Processing
  • Mathematics
  • Military Operations
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Networks
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Sensor Networks
  • Software Development
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology

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