This report presents research study conducted at Linkoping University on coordination and logistics training design in simulation based environment.This study is based on C3Fire simulation environment for designing scenarios and simulations to train people for coordination and logistics handling under emergency situations. Related existing literature and theories about decision making, teamwork and situation awareness are studied and consulted to design new scenarios. Several scenarios were developed and initial experiments were conducted on these scenarios to check whether they meet intended behavior or not. Result of experiments proved success of scenario‟ design and these scenarios along their training goals, player and manager instructions are documented in report. It can be used to train and test team‟s ability for coordination and logistics aspects in emergency situations. Exhaustive testing of scenarios on large experiment base is left as future work.

Command generation is a process by which input commands are constructed or modified such that the system's response adheres to a set of desired performance specifications. Previously, a variety of command generation techniques such as input shaping have been used to reduce residual vibration, limit transient deflection, conserve fuel or adhere to numerous other performance specifications or performance measures. This dissertation addresses key issues regarding the application of command generation techniques to tethered satellite systems. The three primary objectives of this research are as follows: 1) create analytically commands that will limit the deflection of flexible systems 2) combine command generation and feedback control to reduce the retrieval time of tethered satellites, and 3) develop command generation techniques for spinning tether systems. More specifically, the proposed research addresses six specific aspects of command generation for tethered satellites systems: 1) create command shapers that can limit the trajectory tracking for a mass under PD control to a pre-specified limit in real time 2) create commands analytically that can limit the transient deflection of a model with one rigid-body and one flexible mode during rest-to-rest maneuvers 3) command generation for a 2-D model of earth-pointing tethered satellites without tether flexibility, 4) command generation for a 2-D model of earth-pointing tethered satellites to reduce tether retrieval time and reduce swing angle, 5) command generation for a 3-D model of earth-pointing tethered satellites without tether flexibility, and 6) command generation for improved spin-up of spinning tethered satellite systems. The proposed research is anticipated to advance the state-of-the-art in the field of command generation for tethered satellite systems and will potentially yield improvements in a number of practical satellite and tether applications.

This thesis presents a preliminary goal oriented modeling of situation awareness in a command and control system. Tropos, an agent oriented software development methodology, has been used for modeling. Use of Tropos allows us to represent, at the knowledge level, the Command and Control actors along with their goals and interdependencies. Through refinement we aim to derive an architectural design for the Situation Awareness component of an Air Defense Command and Control system. This work suggests that goal oriented methodologies can be successfully used in the modeling of the complex systems at the requirement analysis phase. By analyzing dependencies between Command and Control entities, it should be possible to improve the modularity of the Command and Control system architecture.

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<p>This thesis investigates computer-based support tools to facilitate decision-making in civilian and military operations. As flexibility is essential when preparing for unknown threats to society, this support has to be general. Further motivations for flexible and general solutions include reduced costs for technical development and training, as well as faster and better informed decision-making.</p><p>We use the term <i>Effects-Based Management of Operations</i> to denote the accomplishment of desired effects beyond traditional military goals by the deployment of all types of available capabilities. Supporting this work, DISCCO (Decision Support for Command and Control) is a set of network-based services including <i>Command Support</i>, helping commanders in the human, collaborative and continuous process of evolving, evaluating, and executing solutions to their tasks, Decision Support, improving the human process by integrating automatic and semi-automatic generation and evaluation of plans, and a <i>Common</i> <i>Situation Model</i>, capturing the hierarchical structure of the situation regarding own, allied, neutral, and hostile resources.</p><p>The use of the DISCCO has been investigated in three different applications: planning for establishing surveillance of an operation area, planning for NBC defense, and executing a riot control operation. Together, these studies indicate that DISCCO is applicable in many different classes of Effects-Based Management of Operations. Hence, this generic concept will contribute to the work of both the civilian and military defense in dealing with a broad range of current and future threats to the society.</p>

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): M.D. Kelleher, G.V. Hobson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-29). Also available online.

Thesis ( Ph.D. ) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1993-94. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 22, 2003). "May 1995." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2009. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, Centre for Cultural Research, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

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