Command and Control ModelingforJoint Synthetic Battlespaces.ppt

Command and Control Modeling for Joint Synthetic Battlespaces Randall W. Hill, Jr. Jonathan Gratch USC Information Sciences Institute Outline Synthetic Forces Problem Hypothesis Command and Decision Modeling Supporting Technologies Status of Work Maturity of Work Demonstration Synthetic Forces Problem Motivation Need cost-effective C2 modeling Replace / augment human controllers with automated C2 Represent a wide range of organizations and situations Need realistic C2 behavior C2 models must make believable decisions The outcomes of C2 operations need to be credible Command Force Requirements Continuous Planning Understand evolving situations Achieve goals despite unplanned events Collaborative Planning Understand behavior of other groups friendly forces and opposing forces Understand organizational constraints communication, coordination, authority Command Force Requirements Intelligence (Situation Awareness) Identify information requirements Focus intelligence collection efforts Model intelligence constraints on planning Hypotheses Hypotheses (1) Realistic C2 models require flexible group behavior The key to flexible behavior is handling situation interrupts Understand the nature of the situation and adjust behavior appropriately Achieve goals in spite of unexpected obstacles Hypotheses (2) Flexible group behavior requires continuous planning, which interleaves Situation awareness: understand other groups Planning: plan for groups against groups Execution: coordinated plan execution Flexible group behavior requires collaboration Command and Decision Modeling Mission Capabilities Army Aviation Deep Attack Battalion command agent Company command agents CSS command agent AH64 Apache Rotary Wing Aircraft Soar-CFOR Planning Architecture Support for continuous planning Integrates planning, execution and repair Enhances situation awareness Support for collaborative planning Reasons about plans of multiple groups Plan sharing among entities Explicit plan man