Structured, Graphical Analysis of C2 Teams and their Technologies

Abstract

This article describes a structured, graphical approach to analyzing C2 teams and their technologies. The analysis can detect qualitative changes in processes and roles, and quantitative changes to system capacity, as afforded by workflow design and technology injection. The key idea is to encapsulate theories of situation awareness, agility and adaptivity into graphical building blocks, and define rules for assembling the blocks. The resultant charts allow human-machine systems to be studied with the same clarity that an electronic engineer gains from a circuit schematic. The approach can be applied to both existing and proposed systems, as illustrated in case studies from engineering Australian Defence Force airland- sea teams under Network-Centric Warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555521

Entities

People

  • Patrick Hew

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Data Links
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics