Using the Dynamic Model of Situated Cognition to Assess Network Centric Warfare in Field Settings
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Shattuck, Lawrence G.
Miller, Nita Lewis
Miller, Gregory A.
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2007
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Over the past three years, we have presented several papers on a model of data and information flow through a system: the Dynamic Model of Situated Cognition (DMSC). The DMSC has proved useful in a variety of settings: modeling individual performance, military C2, naval operations, human error in military mishaps, team behaviors in complex organizations and, most recently serving as an aid to system designers. Although first proposed as a conceptual model, the DMSC can also be used to assess the flow of data and information in a dynamic field setting, the Tactical Network Topology (TNT) Project. The TNT project is a series of ongoing war-gaming field studies conducted quarterly by the Naval Postgraduate School and held at a variety of operational venues. The current research involved 12 trials in which four mock enemy vehicles attempted to infiltrate a specified region. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used as the primary sensor platform for the simulated Joint Force. GPS data for enemy vehicles and friendly UAVs, and audio and video tapes of the tactical operations center (TOC) were recorded and used to populate the DMSC. This study validates the utility of the model, extending its use to field settings.
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12th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (ICCRTS), June 19-21, 2007 at the Naval War College, Newport, RI.
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Department of Operations Research
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Shattuck, L.G., Miller, N.L,, and Miller, G.A. "Using the Dynamic Model of Situated Cognition to Assess Network Centric Warfare in Field Settings", Proceedings of the 2007 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Newport, RI. June 2007.
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