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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.


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TL;DR: The purpose of this research is to test the hypothesis that the use of gaming simulation will improve an artifact created early in the design process, the Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and provide an update to work in progress towards testing this hypothesis.
Abstract: Background. Extensive research exists in the application of gaming simulation to education, experimentation and policy. Systems engineers have begun to utilize gaming simulation during design. However, such applications have not extended to early design activities and have provided little evidence of value to systems engineering. Aim. The purpose of this research is to test the hypothesis that the use of gaming simulation will improve an artifact created early in the design process, the Concept of Operations CONOPS. The aim of this article is to provide an update to work in progress towards testing this hypothesis. Method. A gaming simulation was developed that allows system stakeholders to interact in an immersive environment and develop CONOPS. Results. As the research has matured, informal free-form testing has been conducted. Debriefing has shown that players perceive value from this gaming simulation and yielded observations relative to fidelity, validity, and usability. Conclusion. The conclusion of this article points to preliminary acceptance of the use of gaming simulation towards CONOPS development. Future work will validate this assertion using quantitative data collected from controlled experiments.

6 citations

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TL;DR: The project concludes that PPlane vehicle would be an aircraft that is fully automated and electrically propelled for environmental reasons, which satisfies the end users while respecting all environmental and social constraints.
Abstract: The seventh European Framework Program (FP7) “Personal Plane” project (PPlane) aims to develop system ideas that enable personal air transport for the long term (2030 and beyond). Such a system will avoid the ever increasing congestion on European roads and offer an alternative to the current conventional transport system across Europe. PPlane will provide in all European countries, an additional component of a future efficient European multimodal transport system aiming at allowing all European citizen to travel anywhere in Europe, gate to gate, within 4 hour or lesss. The preliminary assumption made in the PPlane project is that automation should be developed to enable a “regular Joe” to use a personal aircraft, in various weather conditions, without any command and control difficulties, using a “push button” navigation interface. In conjunction with adapted sophisticated ATM ground system, an on-board automatic system will take care of the complex issues of integration into the future airspace that includes many other sky users, while preserving navigation and emergency management capabilities. A systematic and innovative approach has been developed and implemented within the PPlane project in order to identify and analyze future customers’ needs and to propose novel ideas for a Personal Air Transport System (PATS). This system satisfies the end users while respecting all environmental and social constraints. Several concepts of operation have been initially developed followed by an optimization model that applies a number of selection criteria to define, analyze and prioritize these concepts. The main issues that have been addressed are divided into five domains: security and safety, automation and control, environmental impact, energy constraints, human factors and social acceptance. In each domain, areas such as technologies, regulation, and affordability are considered resulting in the design of viable systems ideas. The project concludes that PPlane vehicle would be an aircraft that is fully automated and electrically propelled for environmental reasons. The ground infrastructure of the PPlane system has also been designed, an ownership model is proposed and a preliminary evaluation of the travel costs has been made. The solution of “flying car” or “roadable aircraft” was ruled out since it would cause many difficulties including multiple safety problems. PPlane is a 36-month project that started in October 2009. The PPlane consortium is coordinated by ONERA (France), administratively supported by Intergam Communications (Israel) and includes leading organizations from 11 European countries and associated states from different aviation domains in industry, research and academy.

6 citations

01 Dec 2008
TL;DR: The second and final year activities of the project titled “Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems” included developing a prototype system architecture for testing the use of performance measures in real-time.
Abstract: This report describes the second and final year activities of the project titled “Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems.” Work activities included developing a prototype system architecture for testing the use of performance measures in real-time. Outputs from this effort included operator’s screens, a prototype database, and a concept of operations for using the real-time measures. Additional work showcased the application of a multi-criterion screening approach to the selection of competing performance measures.

6 citations

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11 Feb 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a concept of operations (CONOP) for a possible replacement platform, initially designated the NR-2, which is the only nuclear deep-diving research submarine capable of scientific and military missions.
Abstract: : The NR-1 is the Navy's only nuclear deep-diving research submarine capable of scientific and military missions. Its nuclear reactor will be exhausted in 2012; therefore, the NR-1 must be refueled or retired before then. As part of its considerations in this regard, the Navy is developing a concept of operations (CONOP) for a possible replacement platform, initially designated the NR-2. The study summarized here was designed to provide insight into the capabilities that an NR-2 platform or system might incorporate and help define operational capability requirements based on a prioritization of those capabilities and the missions they would support. We neither discuss potential alternatives to an NR-2 nor analyze the costs associated with the platform. The results of this study will inform a future Navy analysis of alternatives, including a cost-benefit assessment.

6 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202133
202025
201940
201830
201743
201647