Beyond Line-of-Sight Information Dissemination for Force Protection

Abstract

Force protection capabilities have emerged as necessary for operations such as Village Stability Operations and Forward Operating Base security. Current Force Protection Kits include a rich set of sensors that can be monitored from a core operator station. This paper describes ongoing research to extend the reach of Force Protection capabilities as part of an integrated, network-centric system to protect mobile troops on patrol, to include sensors beyond the organic Force Protection perimeter, and to enable the automated, selective transfer of information to and from kit locations. These extended Force Protection capabilities are enabled by a highly-mobile, vehicle mounted information management system providing beyond line-of-sight publish-subscribe capabilities, sensor data archiving, video storage and retrieval, and data ferrying across long distances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA602426

Entities

People

  • Andrew Scally
  • Joseph Loyall
  • Joshua Sterling
  • Kelly Hanlon
  • Kyle Usbeck
  • Matthew Gillen
  • Ralph Kohler
  • Richard Newkirk

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Command And Control
  • Data Transmission
  • Force Protection
  • Full Motion Video
  • Line Of Sight
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Communications
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tablet Computers
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
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