Robust Architecture of Adaptive Tracking Advanced Technology Demonstration

摘要

This report describes the results of an Air Force Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) entitled Robust Architecture for Adaptive C2 Systems. The objective of this project was to demonstrate how the processing resources can be managed so that the AWACS operator would always receive the highest quality tracks possible especially during overloads to the processing subsystem or failure of a processor(s). Currently there is no way for the AWACS operator to designate tracks as being more or less important. Therefore, when anomalies occur such as overloads due to incoming sensor data, larger than the processors can handle, arbitrary changes occur on the operators console, i.e. important tracks may be lost and less important tracks remain. In this demonstration the operator can designate some tracks as being more important so that, if tracks must be lost due to overloads or loss of processing resources, the least important tracks are sacrificed. This mechanism provides a gracefully and rationally degrading capability to the operator and avoids arbitrary behavior on the part of the processing system.