Title :
Engineering C4ISR Architecture Based Solutions for the 21st Century: Are we Making Progress?
Author :
Lucchesi, Walter M.
Author_Institution :
CERDEC S&TCD, US Army, Ft Monmouth, NJ
Abstract :
This paper discusses an architecture based engineering solution of achieving command, control, communication, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) interoperability and several challenges. This paper addresses the problem space from a system engineering & analyst viewpoint and uses the object-oriented (OO) unified modeling language (UML) as the model representation of the architectural artifacts described in the DAF. The utilization of the three new diagrams (i.e. composite, interaction & timing) which have been introduced in UML version 2 are discussed and integrated into the SoS analysis approach discussed. Finally, the paper concludes with several areas of potential research for the future.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; command and control systems; object-oriented languages; surveillance; C4ISR architecture; SoS analysis approach; command control; computer communication; intelligence surveillance; object-oriented UML; reconnaissance; system-of-system; unified modeling language; Communication system control; Competitive intelligence; Computer architecture; Intelligent control; Object oriented modeling; Reconnaissance; Surveillance; Systems engineering and theory; Timing; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0617-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0618-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302220
