Concept of operations

About: Concept of operations is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 964 publications have been published within this topic receiving 6845 citations. The topic is also known as: CONOPS.

Force multiplying multifunction communications and surveillance platforms

Abstract: This document has been prepared to describe a high level technical concept of operations for a multifunctional system supporting both communications and surveillance applications For illustrative purposes, the application is focused on an implementation with the small unit operations situational awareness system (SUOSAS) network and a generic software programmable radio This CONOP includes a preliminary view of the network configuration, and the timesharing between communications and surveillance functions In a typical push-to-talk voice radio, multiple radio elements share a single channel Normally, each radio is employed as a communication device only a small percentage of the time During the time that the radio is not being used for communication, it is available to support other functions If the receive path of the radio is configured to scan the RF environment during these times, signals that are of interest to the radio user can be detected and analyzed In addition, low cost time bases derived from global positioning system (GPS) clocks, provide the capability to determine the position of these signals based on time difference of arrival (TDOA) techniques A software defined multiband radio, access to a common timebase, and a robust data network are required to support the functions described in the paper© (1999) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only

Interactive Concept of Operations Narrative Simulators

Abstract: This paper reports on an exploratory design and development project. Specifically this paper discusses the design and development of Interactive Concept of Operations Narrative Simulators (ICONS) as a means of enhancing the functionality of traditional Concept of Operations documents by leveraging the affordances provided by applications commonly used within the Interactive Fiction literary genre. Recommendations for an ICONS design and development methodology, along a detailed description of a practical proof-of-concept ICONS created using this approach are discussed. The report concludes with a discussion of how ICONS can be extended to the K-12 mathematics education domain and conclude with a discussion of how ICONS can be used to assist those involved with strategic planning at Marshall Space Flight Center.

Using Architectures to Support Experimentation

Abstract: To facilitate the transformation of its capabilities, the Department of Defense has mandated and directed the use of architectures to support the acquisition of systems that are interoperable in a net centric world and the use of experimentation to refine the concepts and the technology that will result in that transformation. This paper uses a real world Air Force Research Laboratory Critical Experiment (Dynamic Air and Space Execution and Assessment) to describe a model driven experimentation process that uses executable models of DoD Architecture Framework compliant architectures to support the development of a new system when the basic concept of operation is ill defined.

Joint Force Air Component Commander: Transitioning from Afloat to Ashore.

Abstract: : The Joint Force Air Component Commander's (JFACC) mission is to command joint air operations based on the Joint Force Commander's (JFC) concept of operations and air apportionment decisions. This is accomplished by planning, coordination, allocation, and tasking of assets. The basic components of the JFACC organization are Combat Plans, Combat Operations, Intelligence, and Communications. The Combat Plans Division includes a Guidance, Apportionment and Targeting (GAT) Cell, an Air Task Order (ATO) Production Cell, and an Air Strategy Cell. The Combat Operations Division includes Current Operations, an Airspace Cell, and an Air Defense Cell. The preceding JFACC organizational functions and relationships have been captured in joint doctrine. The JFACC charter is flexible. It could find itself operating as a part of a naval enabling force conducting presence operations. On the other end of the spectrum, it might participate in a major regional conflict. The following discussion will focus on the sea-based JFACC. It will explore the problems, limitations and considerations that are faced by sea-based JFACC. This will be done illustrating the sea-based JFACC variations that have been developed. Once a picture has been developed of the afloat JFACC executing its mission, the following question will be presented and analyzed: once a crisis matures, how do you smoothly accomplish a transition to the next higher or lower echelon of joint air operations? The discussion will attempt to show that joint doctrine has not completely addressed this question.

Operational Scenarios Identification and Prioritization in Systems of Systems: A Method and an Experience Report in the Defense Domain

Abstract: Military systems play a crucial role in the defense of a country. They are often interconnected to monitor the frontiers, increase the national sovereignty, and interoperate to offer a unified control of the entire territory. These alliances of systems are currently known as systems of systems (SoS). During the last years, software has been increasingly embedded in those systems to increase their precision. Besides, multiple cyber-physical systems have also been associated to interoperate in the context of SoS, bringing novel challenges related to the conception of those systems, in particular (i) how to elicit systems’ requirements and make them coexist in the same large-scale system, (ii) how to coexist competing requirements, (iii) how to support the distributed development of constituent systems and interoperability links, (iv) how to capture their conceptual operation in a unified document to exploit their functionalities in a fruitful manner, and (v) how to make the SoS cohesive, exploiting their functionalities and creating emergent behaviors to foster the national security. Given those gaps and challenges, this paper reports an experience of a real project carried out in a real Department of Defense, particularly in the navy’s context, besides externalizing a method called OSW to support the ConOps documents in SoS engineering projects. We report the conception of a SoS for defense and maritime surveillance, focusing on the concept of operations (ConOps) of that systems, the challenges faced, and the method established. We claim that this report contributes to the engineering of defense SoS since it provides a panorama of SoS conception, besides presenting solutions that can be replicated in other projects to be carried out worldwide, contributing thus for the advance of SoS research in that domain .