Study of Command and Control (C&C) Structures on Integrating Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) into Manned Environments

Abstract

The use of unmanned systems in the military has been growing. Although the technologies and associated capabilities of unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) continue to progress rapidly, comparatively little has been considered about how these systems will impact a future operating environment. This thesis used scenario planning, specifically a slice-of-time scenario planning, to explore the future operating environment and examined integrating UAS into the current manned environment. This thesis highlighted a few technologies which will shape the future of unmanned systems. The thesis also explored a case study based on STARFISH Project by the Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL), a laboratory within the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS), and derived a proposed roadmap for integrating unmanned systems into the manned environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567402

Entities

People

  • Kine Y. Tham

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Electric Automobiles
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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