Adapting the A2C2 experiment for use with MTWS
By: Davis F. Greenwood
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
Description: The goals of the Office of Naval Research sponsored Adaptive Architectures for Command and Control      (A2C2) research project are to study current and future joint command and control (C2) issues and develop      theories about adaptive C2 architectures. The project includes three tiers of model-based human-in-the-loop      experiments ranging from ones using simple, highly abstract computer-based simulations (Tier I), through      more complex, realistic simulations (Tier II), to involvement in wargames and operational experiments (Tier      III). Three Tier I experiments have been conducted to date, and a fourth is in planning. All have employed the      Distributed Dynamic Decisionmaking III simulation, developed for this type of experiment, and all have      involved variants of the same amphibious scenario. The purpose of this thesis is to help the A2C2 research      team prepare for Tier II experiments. The target platform for Tier II is the Marine Air Ground Task Force      (MAGTF) Tactical Warfare Simulator (MTWS), a detailed and highly realistic stochastic simulation designed      to train decision-makers. The author investigated the degree to which Tier I techniques and procedures can      be transitioned to Tier II/ MTWS by adapting the A2C2 scenario to the NTWS environment. This thesis also      discusses extracting experimental data from MTWS.
Notes: "June 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): Gary Porter, William Kemple.

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence Systems)) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103)

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