CAUSE Multi-UAV Simulation Demonstration
Abstract
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (lSR) systems have the potential to operate in a net-centric environment in which tasking control, resulting sensor data, and intelligence feeds can be made available via web services under a service oriented architecture. Rapid composition of ISR applications from such services would enable analysts and warfighters to quickly adapt to changing missions and ISR asset availability. A preceding paper described the development of a new composition approach in which plug-ins that encapsulate service interactions are used to rapidly compose applications using a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The composition GUI allows the user to discover needed service plug-ins, connect outputs and inputs between services, and generate a consolidated application GUI. This paper describes a demonstration of this composition approach utilizing simulated ISR assets. Service plug-ins were developed for accessing a simulated Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) data feed, a simulated Electronic Order of Battle (EOB) data feed, and a SIGINT to EOB correlation service. Additional ping-ins were developed for tasking multiple unmanned air vehicle (UAV) simulations supporting full motion video (FMV) and for accessing a resource brokering service. The composition Gill was then used to compose various applications that enabled FMV data collection by the UAVs on SIGINT and EOB locations of interest, utilizing both manual tasking and automated tasking via the resource brokering service.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA570527
Entities
People
- Christopher Weed
- Daniel J. Van Hook
- Herbert E. Viggh
- Michael T. Chan
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology