Direction-Finding for Second-Generation Mobile Cellular Radio / Personnel Communication Service

Not Available The SC-21 Mission Needs Statement (MNS) has invoked requirements upon the ship design which include manpower reductions of 70% relative to current DDG manning. Reduction in manpower requirements to conduct combat control operations can only be achieved if highly effective and efficient operator machine interfaces are available. Sonar, electronic warfare, and radar systems provide data that must be combined in a common format which presents a data independent, common tactical picture for any operator. DoD initiatives to incorporate COTS in military systems are a key enabler for the accelerated growth of technological capabilities. Combat system development efforts are able to exploit technology trends to rapidly improve performance. Although these efforts have and will continue to yield results which enable the fleet to maintain tactical superiority, improvements to the operator interface for these systems have not kept pace with the flood of raw data driven by new sensors and new processing techniques that have been made available for management and interpretation. This research will establish new techniques and tools for reducing operator workload and fusing that with other information sources by managing and presenting information to support the SC21 platform goals.