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The Electronic Battle Box

The Electronic Battle Box. Denis Gouin Defence Research & Development Canada. EBB Background. The Battle Box Suitcase used by Army in the field Staff officers ’ handbooks (SOH) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Field manuals Military planning in the field

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The Electronic Battle Box

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  1. The Electronic Battle Box Denis Gouin Defence Research & Development Canada

  2. EBB Background • The Battle Box • Suitcase used by Army in the field • Staff officers’ handbooks (SOH) • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) • Field manuals • Military planning in the field • Understanding of organizations, equipment, resources • Complex calculations • Time consuming / labor intensive

  3. EBB V2 National Defence Défense Nationale ELECTRONIC BATTLE BOX EBB Objectives • Provide an electronic version of the Army battle box • Doctrinal documents, SOPs and SOHs • Provide an integrated suiteof planning tools • ORBAT & Equipment browsers • Task Planner / Scheduler • Logistics Planner • Movement Planners

  4. Stakeholders Directorate of Army Doctrine Directorate of Land Requirements G4 Staff of 1 Cdn Div National Defence Défense Nationale + + +

  5. The EBB Binder

  6. Definition of ORBATs and equipment Movement planners (road, rail and air) Definition of plans and tasks Logistic planning related to the plans and tasks The EBB Binder

  7. Equipment Browser EBB Equipment Browser • Browsing of equipment categories • Tree-view representation • Search tool • Display of collateral imagery

  8. Equipment Browser EBB Equipment Browser

  9. ORBAT Browser EBB ORBAT Browser • Browsing of doctrinal Orbats • Tree-view and Orgchart representations • Control over the displayed information • Display of resources

  10. ORBAT Browser EBB ORBAT Browser

  11. ORBAT Browser EBB ORBAT Browser

  12. TaskScheduler EBB Task Scheduler • Definition of an operation schedule • Schedule in phases and tasks • Control of the time scale • Browsing by tasks or units • Conflict resolution

  13. TaskScheduler EBB Task Scheduler

  14. TaskScheduler EBB Task Scheduler(Parameters)

  15. TaskScheduler EBB Task Scheduler (Groupings)

  16. Logistic Planner EBB Logistic Planner • Calculation of the logistic resources required • Based on the defined plan and Orbat (or subset) • Takes into account the parameter sets • Use of complex formulas

  17. OrBat Plan Equipment characteristics Logistic Planner EBB Logistic Planner

  18. Movement planners (road, rail and air) EBB Movement Planners • Road, air & rail movement planners • Road • Definition of the itinaries, road segments, control points • Not graphically based • Provides the timings for movement • Air • Calculation of the number of aircraft for moving personnel and equipment

  19. Road Movement Planner Road Movement Planner

  20. Air Movement Planner Air Movement Planner

  21. Air Movement Planner EBB Rail Movement Planner • Calculation of the number of train cars requiredfor a train movement • Visual representation of the train cars and equipment • Optimisation using genetic algorithms

  22. EBB Key Design Features • Deployable without any runtime fees • User interface based on the MS Office metaphors • Import / Export facilities to MS Office Suite • French or English user interface (user selectable) • Full-featured and multimedia on-line help

  23. EBB Status • Deployed throughout the Canadian Army • Set as a basis for C2IS planning tools • Adopted by Australian Army as part of their Battlefield Command Support System (BCSS) • Move from a single-user configuration towards a distributed collaborative configuration • Can be tailored to civilian applications

  24. Conclusion • EBB significantly reduces some of the Army C2IS planning tasks • Allows staff officers to focus on real planning tasks rather than clerical tasks • EBB has large user acceptance because of • Highly graphical user interface • MS Office metaphors • Very portable software

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