Multi-level operational C2 holonic reference architecture modeling for MHQ with MOC
Loading...
Authors
Park, Chulwoo
Pattipati, Krishna R.
Kleinman, David L.
Subjects
holonic reference architecture (HRA)
maritime headquarters (MHQ)
maritime operations centers (MOC)
strategic level control (SLC)
operational level control (OLC) and tactical level control (TLC)
semi-Markov decision process (SMDP)
action-goal attainment (AGA) graph
diplomatic, information, military and economic (DIME) actions
maritime headquarters (MHQ)
maritime operations centers (MOC)
strategic level control (SLC)
operational level control (OLC) and tactical level control (TLC)
semi-Markov decision process (SMDP)
action-goal attainment (AGA) graph
diplomatic, information, military and economic (DIME) actions
Advisors
Date of Issue
2009-06
Date
2009-06
Publisher
Language
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present a multi-level operational C2 holonic reference architecture that is applicable to Navy maritime headquarters (MHQ), with maritime operations center (MOC) for assessing, planning and executing multiple missions and tasks across a range of military operations. The control architecture consists of three levels: strategic level control (SLC), operational level control (OLC) and tactical level control (TLC). In addition to coordination within each level, two specific coordination layers are identified at the SLC-OLC and the OLC-TLC interfaces. The SLC-OLC interface layer resolves evaluation issues associate with selecting DIME (diplomatic, information, military and economic) actions based on national priorities, while the OLC-TLC interface layer is used to resolve mission monitoring/planning issues associated with deciding on the courses of action based on outcomes of asset-task allocation at the tactical level. We employ semi-Markov decision process (SMDP) approach to decide on the missions to be executed and their time sequence at the SLC-OLC layer (coordination of future plans), while a distributed SMDP approach to an action-goal attainment (AGA) graph for addressing the mission monitoring/planning issues related to task sequencing and asset allocation at the OLC-TLC layer (coordination of future operations and current operations). The times between decision epochs at the SLC-OLC layer are determined by the mission completion times at the OLC-TLC layer, while the DIME actions and missions to be planned at the OLC-TLC layer are determined at the SLC-OLC layer.
Type
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Information Sciences (IS)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
14th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (ICCRTS), June 15-17, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Distribution Statement
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.