Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology (Command, Control and Communications))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 1992. / Thesis Advisors: Sovereign, Michael ; Caldwell, William J. "March 1992." Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-107).

Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Luqi.; Hughes, Gary. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on ... DTIC Descriptor(s): Computer programs, prototypes, display systems, costs, reliability, platforms, language, user needs, work stations, resources, message processing, ADA programming language, naval equipment, commonality, theses DTIC Identifier(s): Command control communications, prototypes, software engineering, computer programs, computer aided design, interfaces, communications networks, work stations, theses, real time, ADA programming languages, commonality, connectivity, weapons systems, tactical communications Author(s) subject terms: Computer aided prototyping, C³I systems, hard-real-time systems, user interface, ADA, command and control, prototyping language. Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. / Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 10, 2004). "March 2004." Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1996. / Thesis advisor(s): William G. Kemple. "September 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 121). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. / Singhose, William, Committee Chair ; Banerjee, Arun, Committee Member ; Chen, Ye-Hwa, Committee Member ; Ebert-Uphoff, Imme, Committee Member ; Olds, John, Committee Member. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology, Management, and Policy Program, 2005. / "May 2005". Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.

Consumer drones have used both standards such as Wi-Fi as well as proprietary communication protocols, such as DJI's OcuSync. While these methods are well suited to certain flying scenarios, they are limited in range to around 4.3 miles. Government and military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) controlled through satellites allow for a global reach in a low-latency environment. To address the range issue of commercial UAVs, this thesis investigates using standardized cellular technologies for command and control of UAV systems. The thesis is divided into five chapters: Chapter 1 is the introduction to the thesis. Chapter 2 describes the equipment used as well as the test setup. This includes the drone used, the cellular module used, the microcontroller used, and a description of the software written to collect the data. Chapter 3 describes the data collection goals, as well as locations in the sky that were flown in order to gather experimental data. Finally, the results are presented in Chapter 4, which draws limited correlation between the collected data and flight readiness Chapter 5 wraps up the thesis with a conclusion and future areas for research are also presented.

It was discovered during the Gulf war that the current time required to plan a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) mission was too long and that the current mission planning system design was limited in its capabilities. The possibility of incorporating object-oriented technology into the TLAM Planning System (TPS) was invest i gated ; n order to reduce the time required to plan a particular mission and to increase the capabilities of mission planning. The current time to plan a Tomahawk mission is approximately over three hours. Ut i 1 i zing Object-Oriented Technology (DOT) within the TPS will reduce this time significantly. DOT also allows for the use of complex data transactions and data types such as voice, video, graphics, image and text. Utilizing complex data types in mission planning will increase mission capabilities and performance. / Master of Science

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / Unmanned vehicles (UVs) are expected to be an integral part of the U.S. Navy's expeditionary and carrier strike groups and are quickly being integrated into maritime operations. Command and control issues must be resolved, however, in order to utilize unmanned systems as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets. The purpose of this research was to assess the current doctrine of mission tasking with respect to tactical unmanned vehicles (UVs) and determine a method for effectively tasking these systems. The problem was analyzed by applying the factors of METT-T: mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, and time available to UV-enabled maritime missions. The analysis identified specific implications for unmanned vehicles and emphasized important considerations for tasking and allocating UVs. METT-T analyses generally result in courses of action, however, tasking is a command and control issue, and therefore, four organizational structures emerge for tasking UVs A significant finding of this study is that the current doctrinal framework of the composite warfare commander's concept can support tasking unmanned vehicles, but requires revision to effectively address UV allocation issues. / Ensign, United States Navy