Engineering in the Network Dimension toEnhance the Human Dimension –A Framework for Analysis and Design

摘要

The way that warfighters share awareness and fight as a team is substantially influencedrnby choices in networking technologies and interface standards. There is a need for techniques andrntools for analysing these choices, to improve Network-Centric Warfare (NCW)rnsystems-of-systems from human-centred design principles. This paper proposes a framework withrnthree features: first, it identifies opportunities for enhanced sharing of situation awareness acrossrnwarfighters; second, it clarifies the nature of the requisite technologies and systems; and third, itrnstarts to quantify the relative warfighting advantages that should arise. The framework isrnillustrated by case studies in maritime air defence and naval surface fire support.