Design and Implementation of an Operations Module for the ARGOS paperless Ship System

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Abstract:

The ARGOS project allows for computerized access, manipulation and creation of data normally stored on paper, ARGOS additionally allows commanding officers and battle group commanders to instantly access the material, personnel and training readiness of their ship or battle group, by accessing the information available through ARGOS. ARGOS is a multi-media, object oriented, event driven data base system which combines textual and graphical data in allowing any use of that data that would be available if the data were stored on paper. The ARGOS prototype has been implemented at the Naval Postgraduate School using a Macintosh 2 computer, the HyperCard programming environment, and the Hypertalk programming language. The paperless ship is an idea which has been advocated at the highest levels in the Navy. The goal is to eliminate the enormous amount of paper required in the normal operation of a modern naval warship. The ARGOS system is a prototype solution which uses HyperCardHyperTalk for prototype development. The operations functional area, including sections for training, scheduling, message generation, and publication management is an important part of this development. Keywords Software engineering Database design SNAP Shipboard Nontactical ADP Program Theses.

Author(s):
Ault, William R.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Pagination:
0192

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Approved For Public Release
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Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Modernization Areas:
Space; Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*INFORMATION PROCESSING, *DATA PROCESSING, *COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, OPERATIONAL READINESS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, REPORTS, THESES, PROTOTYPES, MODULAR CONSTRUCTION, SOLUTIONS(GENERAL), SCHEDULING, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, SHIPBOARD, GRAPHICS, ACCESS, NAVAL OPERATIONS, MILITARY COMMANDERS, MESSAGE PROCESSING, NAVAL VESSELS(COMBATANT), BATTLE GROUP LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, NAVAL TRAINING, MANAGEMENT, TEXT PROCESSING, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA BASES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Computer Systems
Keyword(s):
ARGOS PROJECT, PAPERLESS SHIPS, MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING, SNAP(SHIPBOARD NONTACTICAL ADP PROGRAM), HYPERCARD PROGRAMMING, HYPERTALK PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, DATA BASE DESIGN, PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT
Report Date:
1989 Jun 01