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An Initial Investigation of Concepts of Command and Control using an Agent Based Approach

An Initial Investigation of Concepts of Command and Control using an Agent Based Approach. Ivan Burke October 2010. Overview. Definitions Basic opinions about C2 Common C2 models Previous attempts at C2 modelling Apply C2 model using agents Video demos. Definition of C2.

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An Initial Investigation of Concepts of Command and Control using an Agent Based Approach

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  1. An Initial Investigation of Concepts of Command and Control using an Agent Based Approach Ivan Burke October 2010

  2. Overview • Definitions • Basic opinions about C2 • Common C2 models • Previous attempts at C2 modelling • Apply C2 model using agents • Video demos

  3. Definition of C2 • The U.S. military defines C2 as “Ability of effectively using available resources, planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions • SANDF Definition. Command and Control Warfare is the military strategy that implements information warfare on the battlefield. Its objective is to decapitate the enemy’s command structure from its body of command forces.

  4. Statements about C2 that we have gathered over the past 2 years • C2 is unsolvable • C2 is only about communication optimization • C2 is an expense • Our C2 is superior to opponent C2. • We are losing the C2 war • To my mind Alberts is the only good author when it comes to C2 • No clue, but give me a rule and I can try to implement it

  5. Alberts OODA Loop

  6. Tim Grant’s Adapted OODA Loop

  7. 2-side view of OODA Loop

  8. Attempt 1 • CapDev Project • C2 seen as expense (time) • General opinion our C2 superior • C2 function of probability time delay

  9. Attempt 2

  10. Attempt 2

  11. Attempt 2 (Critique) • Losing focus of goal • Modelling Air force specific communication channels for isolated event and scenario

  12. Attempt 3 (Swarming) • We realized that we needed higher form of abstraction • What are core benefits • Identify simplistic core rules to apply • Equal opertunity

  13. Videos • Rules • Red vs Blue • 100 HP • 10 DPS • 15 unit range • Swarm to the centre • Last man standing wins

  14. Agent OODA loop

  15. Videos • Experiment 1 – No C2

  16. Videos • Experiment 2 – Decentralized

  17. Videos • Experiment 3 – Centralized

  18. Videos • Experiment 4 – Centralized and Decentralized

  19. Questions

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