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LinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystem
NavySBIR2012.1TopicN121105
SPAWARMs.SummerJonessummer.m.jones@navy.mil
Opens:December12,2011Closes:January11,2012

N121105TITLE:LinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystem

TECHNOLOGYAREAS:InformationSystems

ACQUISITIONPROGRAM:PEOC4I/PMW150

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OBJECTIVE:DevelopaLinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystemtoevaluateLinesofOperations
identifyingdeviationsfromplannedLinesofOperations(tocuereplanning),formulatebranchplanandsequel
recommendations,andfeedbackplanchangestothemasteroperationalplanrepository.

DESCRIPTION:TheOperationalPlanningProcessesofNWP501(NavyPlanning)resultsinaselectedCourseofAction
composedofasetoflogicalLinesofOperations.AsdefinedbyJointPublication30(JointOperations),Linesof
Operationsarelogicallinesthatconnectactionsonnodesand/ordecisivepointsrelatedintimeandpurposewith
objectives.LinesofOperationsdevelopedintheplanningphasearebasedonasetofassumptionsabouttheexpected
executionphaseoperationalsituation.Thedynamicnatureofwarfarenearlyguaranteesthattheactualoperationalsituation
willdeviatefromtheassumedoperationalsituationutilizedinplanning.Resultingdeviationsnecessitatebranchplansand
sequelactionstoaccommodateemergentoperationalevents.HumanC2operatorsregularlyspendmoretimeheadsdown
intheirC2systemsassessingincomingsituationalawarenessdata,leavingthemlittletimetoengageintheimportanttask
ofevaluatingtheoperationalsituationwithrespecttotheselectedCourseofActionandstatedoperational
goals/objectives.Evaluationiscritical,asidentificationofLinesofOperationsdeviationsprecedesvitalbranchplanning
andsequelactionactivities.Whatisneededisanautomatedsystemthatevaluatesincomingsituationalawarenessdata
andhasthecapabilitytoalerthumanC2operatorswhendeviationsfromplannedLinesofOperationsaredetected.
Furthermore,theautomatedsystemshouldprovideinitialbranchingplanandsequelactionrecommendations.Thisenables
thehumanC2operatortoshiftfocusfrombuildingtheC2picturetomakingC2decisions!

PHASEI:AssessthefeasibilityofdevelopingaLinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystem.Determineifa
LinesofOperationsevaluationdatamodelcanbedevelopedsuchthatincomingC2datacanbeaggregatedandanalyzed
inamannerthatenablessystemunderstandingofLineofOperationsprogressanddeviation.Determinewhatkindsof
operationalreplanningcouldbeconductedbysuchasystemwhendeviationsfromcurrentLinesofOperationsare
detected.DefineahighlevelarchitectureforthesystemandprovidearoadmapfordevelopmentofPhaseIIprototypeof
thesystem.

PHASEII:DevelopaprototypeLinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystem.Demonstratethattheprototype
isabletoaggregateandanalyzeincomingC2dataandprovideC2operatorwithLinesofOperationsprogressupdatesand
deviationalerts.DemonstratehowthesystemwouldassistinoperationalreplanningwhendeviationsfromplannedLines
ofOperationsareidentified.DeterminewhatadditionalcapabilitiesarerequiredtoprovideafullydevelopedLinesof
OperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystemforthefleet.

PHASEIII:WorkwiththeNavyC2ProgramofRecordsponsorPMW150GCCSMProgramOfficetoexpandprototype
andpreparefortransitionoftheLinesofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystemintotheNavyC2architecturefor
eventualfieldingatashoreandafloatlocations.AnalyzeandaddressInformationAssuranceCertification&Accreditation
requirements.DemonstratetheLineofOperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSysteminaSeaTrialexperimentand
evaluateformilitaryutility.TheexperimentshallbedeployedonaUSNavySecretnetwork,withatleastoneashore
instance,onecommandship,andtwoormoresubordinateafloatunits.

PRIVATESECTORCOMMERCIALPOTENTIAL/DUALUSEAPPLICATIONS:AsuccessfulimplementationofaLinesof
OperationsAutomatedDecisionSupportSystemshouldyieldatechnologyfoundationthatcanbesimilarlyappliedtoother
distributedenterprises.Navyprocessesareuniqueonlyintheirapplicationdomain.Thetechnologyshouldbeadaptableto
corporateenvironments,otherGovernmentagencies,oranyotherorganizationthatimplementsoperationalplans.The
technologyandknowhowdevelopedbytheproviderwillsupportaprivatesectorbusinessmodelifdesired.

REFERENCES:
1.Willard,RobertF.RediscovertheArtofCommandandControl,ProceedingsoftheU.S.NavalInstitute,October2002
2.NavalWarfarePublicationNWP501NavyPlanning,OfficeoftheChiefofNavalOperations,January2007

3.JointPublication30JointOperations,JointChiefsofStaff,17September2006Change2(22March2010)

4.OnLinesofOperations:AFrameworkforCampaignDesignCoxwell,CharlesW.01November1995

KEYWORDS:LinesofOperationOLWCommandandControlC2PlanningDecision

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