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Accession Number:
ADA191739
Title:
Distributed Tactical Decision Support.
Descriptive Note:
Professional paper for Jun 87,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Report Date:
1987-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
11.0
Abstract:
Distributed Tactical Decision Support is a theoretical investigation being performed by NOSC for ONR to better understand the distributed tactical decision making process. Real time tracking for combat direction, using a distributed database system as a support tool, will be used as a baseline for understanding that process. The theory next will be quality of human decision making and improving its timeliness in such a distributed environment. These improvements can best be attained by the understanding of those critical factors that ensure a consistent display of distributed tactical information at all levels of use. This investigation is considering the knowledge domain of tracking in a combat direction system, the rules that must apply to that domain when evaluating a possible threat, and the human interaction required. The domain of mission planning at the battle-group level will be considered to compare concerns for timeliness and decision quality. Investigation of the timing and memory constraints that arise when trying to examine why a particular decision was made in either domain also will be performed. Examples of these constraints include the unraveling of the rules that were applied to determine whether a given track was hostile or the analysis of why a combatant was deployed at a particular time and site during mission planning.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
