A novel framework for command and control of networked sensor systems

Genshe Chen; Zhi Tian; Dan Shen; Erik Blasch; Khanh Pham

doi:10.1117/12.720500

30 April 2007 A novel framework for command and control of networked sensor systems

Genshe Chen, Zhi Tian, Dan Shen, Erik Blasch, Khanh Pham

Proceedings Volume 6578, Defense Transformation and Net-Centric Systems 2007; 65780L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720500
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we have proposed a highly innovative advanced command and control framework for sensor networks used for future Integrated Fire Control (IFC). The primary goal is to enable and enhance target detection, validation, and mitigation for future military operations by graphical game theory and advanced knowledge information fusion infrastructures. The problem is approached by representing distributed sensor and weapon systems as generic warfare resources which must be optimized in order to achieve the operational benefits afforded by enabling a system of systems. This paper addresses the importance of achieving a Network Centric Warfare (NCW) foundation of information superiority-shared, accurate, and timely situational awareness upon which advanced automated management aids for IFC can be built. The approach uses the Data Fusion Information Group (DFIG) Fusion hierarchy of Level 0 through Level 4 to fuse the input data into assessments for the enemy target system threats in a battlespace to which military force is being applied. Compact graph models are employed across all levels of the fusion hierarchy to accomplish integrative data fusion and information flow control, as well as cross-layer sensor management. The functional block at each fusion level will have a set of innovative algorithms that not only exploit the corresponding graph model in a computationally efficient manner, but also permit combined functional experiments across levels by virtue of the unifying graphical model approach.

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Genshe Chen, Zhi Tian, Dan Shen, Erik Blasch, and Khanh Pham "A novel framework for command and control of networked sensor systems", Proc. SPIE 6578, Defense Transformation and Net-Centric Systems 2007, 65780L (30 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720500

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