Capturing Commander's Intent in User Interfaces for Network-Centric Operations; Conference paper

摘要

The network-centric concept of operations (or network-centric warfare (NCW)) is predicated on the increased availability of information at every node in the network. This information is the result of both the efficient fusion of disparate sensor inputs into a coherent picture and effective sharing of situation awareness among operators supporting the combatant commander. A difficulty arises in that for both the sensors and the operators, increasing information availability is insufficient to assure either the coherency of the picture or the common understanding of it. Experience and research have shown that interface concepts focused on Commander s Intent can provide an integrating function for both operators shared understanding of the situation and the netted sensor assets. By grounding both the logic employed in the networked sensor management and the method of visualizing the shared picture on Commander s Intent, synergies anticipated from network centric operations may be reasonably achieved. This paper describes both a notional design framework for a common user interface for command and control operations as well as prioritization logic for network-centric sensor management.