A command and control support system using CORBA

Author

Rodrigues, Jose A. ; Ulm de G.Lima, V.M. ; Lima, G.M.P.S. ; Ferreira, Marcelo Corsino ; Alves De Almeida, Jose Carlos ; de Oliveira e Cruz, Sylvia ; Cerqueira, R.F.G. ; Martins, Carlos Bazílio

Author_Institution

CASNAV, Brazilian Navy, Brazil

fYear

2001

fDate

36982

Firstpage

735

Lastpage

738

Abstract

A C⁴I (command, control, computers, communication and intelligence) support system spans a large variety of requirements and usually serves many users with diverse needs. Also, in order to properly display information to the decision-makers in a timely way, it must integrate data from other systems, not necessarily built with the same technology. The Operations Theater Surveillance System (SATO), presented in this paper, was designed in 1998 for the Mercury project, which is developing the Brazilian Navy´s new C²S (Command and Control Support) system. This paper, as an experience report, focuses on the software constructs used in the system, with an architectural perspective. SATO displays and manages all the information presented to the users. In addition, as Mercury´s main subsystem, it lays the foundation for integrating other subsystems and legacy systems. Data enters Mercury from all crisis control centers (CCCs) distributed throughout the country.

Keywords

command and control systems; distributed object management; naval engineering computing; software architecture; surveillance; Brazilian Navy; C⁴I support system; CORBA; Mercury project; Operations Theater Surveillance System; SATO; command and control support system; crisis control centers; data integration; decision-making; distributed systems; information display; legacy systems; software architecture; software constructs; subsystems; user needs; Command and control systems; Communication system control; Computer displays; Control systems; Distributed control; Intelligent systems; Military computing; Network servers; Software architecture; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Distributed Computing Systems, 2001. 21st International Conference on.

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1077-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDSC.2001.919012

Filename

919012