C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups
C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-04-26

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0309185904

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The Navy has put forth a new construct for its strike forces that enables more effective forward deterrence and rapid response. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. To assist development of this capability, the Navy asked the NRC to examine C4ISR for carrier, expeditionary, and strike and missile defense strike groups, and for expeditionary strike forces. This report provides an assessment of C4ISR capabilities for each type of strike group; recommendations for C4ISR architecture for use in major combat operations; promising technology trends; and an examination of organizational improvements that can enable the recommended architecture.

Evaluation of Man-computer Input Techniques for Military Information Systems
Evaluation of Man-computer Input Techniques for Military Information Systems

Author: Michael H. Strub

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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The publication describes the evaluation, in terms of speed and accuracy, of four configurations of procedures for inputting information into a semi-automated information processing system. Sixty USMA Prep School enlisted men were given an experimental task requiring each to translate 35 free-text messages into computer-acceptable terminology. Accuracy and speed of two input procedures were each compared under two conditions of verification. In one procedure, the subjects translated the incoming message onto a paper format before transcribing on a CRT screen (off-line). In the other procedure, the message was transcribed directly on the CRT screen (on-line). In the unverified condition, one man performed the input operation without error check; in the verified condition, two men translated the same message, compared their translations, and resolved differences before entering the information into the data base. Performance results under the four experimental conditions were also compared with a similar 7th Army TOS procedure in which a message is translated onto a paper format and the unverified message is copied on the CRT screen by the UIOD (user input-output device) operator.