Abstract

Context-driven Collaboration During Mobile C² Operations

Azad M. Madni, Ph.D. and Carla Conaway Madni
Intelligent Systems Technology, Inc.

Abstract

Distributed collaboration within a virtual Command and Control (C²) environment is central to network-centric warfare. For distributed collaboration to be truly effective, the participants need ready access to necessary informational resources for collaborative work, and timely notification of relevant changes based on context. This is especially true of mobile C² operations, in which geographically-dispersed units need to collaborate as necessary to collectively interpret, understand, and translate the Common Operating Picture (CoP) into effective decisions and synchronized actions, and to collectively adapt the executing plan as needed in response to external or internal events. In this environment, the need for spontaneous collaboration can arise frequently. This paper presents the characteristics of distributed collaboration during the conduct of mobile C² operations as well as the system concept for a distributed collaboration environment. Examples of distributed collaboration during the conduct of C² operations are presented via operational scenario vignettes involving an Army squad operating as part of a larger unit (e.g., the Objective Force).

From:

Madni, A.M. and Madni, C.C., Proceedings of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International 2004 Western Simulation Multiconference, January 18-22, 2004, San Diego, California.