The Scenario Development Tool: Enabling Planners to Develop and Refine a Plan at a Rapid Pace

Abstract

Military planners are frequently tasked with developing a complicated plan in a short amount of time while employing minimal resources. Current planning processes are conducted manually and planner must collaborate through face-to-face or digital communications. We propose a software planning tool that will use an existing simulation to allow planners to input a variety of controllable and uncontrollable variables. The Scenario Development Tool (SDT) will then execute the underlying simulation and present the user with response surfaces. While limitations exist, the SDT has the potential to be a valuable tool for all military planners. The tool has achieved an initial capability and is able to run on a limited scenario. Initial results and future potential are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606664

Entities

People

  • James Hilton
  • Ross Gore
  • Saikou Diallo

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Attrition
  • Battle Management
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Simulations
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Planning
  • Military Training
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulations
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.