An integrated command and control architecture concept for unmanned systems in the year 2030
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Johnson, Jamarr J.
Buckley, Omari D.
Cunningham, Dustin
Matthews, Adam
Quincy, Keith E.
Fontenot, Dion G.
Moran, Michael G.
Tham, Gabriel
Wong, Jason
Quah, Raymond
Chia, Tommy
Costica, Yionon
Gho, Delvin
Seet, Henry
Ang, Teo Hong
Tan, Wei Chieh
Lim, Wei Han
Lo, Chee Hun
Lu, Chin Leong
Toh, Boo Pin
Ho, Liang Yoong
Ng, Yeow Cheng
Chia, Boon Chye
Ng, Wei Gee
Tan, Chin Wah John
Tong, Kee Leong
Ting, Chi Yon
Ang, Kha Luna
Quek, Chee Luna
Lim, Han Wei
Wong, Ka-Yoon
Thompson, Bradley G.
Wee, Yean Wee
SEA Cohort SEA-16
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2010-06Advisor
Nilsson, Drew J.
Thompson, Bradley G.
Tan, Yean Wee
Langford, Gary
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U.S. Forces require an integrated Command and Control Architecture that enables operations of a dynamic mix of manned and unmanned systems. The level of autonomous behavior correlates to: 1) the amount of trust with the reporting vehicles, and 2) the multi-spectral perspective of the observations. The intent to illuminate the architectural issues for force protection in 2030 was based on a multi-phased analytical model of High Value Unit (HVU) defense. The results showed that autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles are required to defeat high-speed incoming missiles. To evaluate the level of autonomous behavior required for an integrated combat architecture, geometric distributions were modeled to determine force positioning, based on a scenario driven Detect-to-Engage timeline. Discrete event simulation was used to schedule operations, and a datalink budget assessment of communications to determine the critical failure paths in the the integrated combat architecture. The command and control principles used in the integrated combat architecture were based on Boyd's OODA (Obseve, Orient, Decide, and Act) Loop. A conservative fleet size estimate, given the uncertainties of the coverage overlap and radar detection range, a fleet size of 35 should be anticipated given an UAV detection range of 20km and radar coverage overlap of 4 seconds.
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