Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Technology Integration Experiments (TIE) Status
Briefing at CoAX Meeting
April 2002
Toulouse, France
Ranjeev Mittu
US Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5320
(202) 404-8716
[email protected]
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
NRL Contribution
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NRL is
developing an
agent-grid
interface to a C2
system.
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XIS map
view with
Tracks
XIS map view +
tracks, terrain
elevations and
ocean bottom data
Agent development
using Java Agent
DEvelopment (JADE)
environment.
The C2 system is the
eXtensible Information
System (XIS)
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Similar in
capabilities to US
Global Command
and Control
System.
GCCS Segment
Near Binni
NRL Contribution, cont’d
• Implementation of a simulated TDBM server, from which tracks
will be pulled from the Grid for display in XIS.
– TDBM is the GCCS Track Database Manager
– It’s a relational database of track data used by GCCS.
• Using the Java Expert System Shell (JESS), rules can be
developed that describe what can/cannot be registered with the
grid from the TDBM server.
– Impact for coalition operations
• In addition to showcasing grid interface to XIS and TDBM
server, NRL will develop a 3D viewing tool.
– Once a desired region of interest is specified in the XIS viewer, a
representation of that area will also be shown via a 3D viewing tool
– This 3D representation will also include the associated
platforms/entities contained in that region including ocean bottom
data.
– This 3D windows may be shared with the coalition through a grid
serviceUI.
NRL Contribution, cont’d
• Demo machine will be projected onto
screen.
NRL
TDBM Server
Display ASW tracks
& own sensor
locations
Demo machine
XIS & 3D display tool
CoABS Agent Grid
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
NRL TIE collaboration overview
NRL and QinetiQ:
NRL to develop an agent interface between the
XIS system and CoAX data via the CoABS Grid. XIS is an alternate
viewer with capabilities similar to the US Navy Global Command and
Control System Maritime (GCCS-M). Work together in order to relate
Navy information in XIS to Situation Viewers provided elsewhere in the
coalition/JTFC and possibly the JFAC domains.
NRL and GITI: NRL would develop the XIS interface (to the Grid) and
present it on the GITI screen. GITI to assist NRL in getting an XIS client
grid enabled.
NRL with LM:
NRL C2 system receives UMD ASW predictions via
LM. LM creates the connection using I2AT and the Grid.
NRL with BBN, UMD:
source.
Link to information feeds from coalition
NRL with ARL/UMD?
• Agadez submarines are seen heading towards
land targets, and possibly causing evacuations to
be needed on land.
• This is the rationale for change in TIE
– NRL (JFMCC) with ARL/UMD (JFLCC) in lieu of NRL
with AFRL/QinetiQ (JFACC).
– JFLCC may be interested in aspects of maritime
picture, but not all the details. May only need to know
when certain events have occurred, especially as they
pertain to him.
• Monitoring agents that understand the state of the maritime
scenario, and alerting agents that provide alerts to JFLCC.
– Example: Alert Land Asset L if the probability that an Agadez
submarine can reach L within within T units of Time is greater
than some threshold.
• Later can decide how JFMCC relates to JFACC,
and develop appropriate alerts.
NRL with GITI
• GITI playing the role of coalition JFMC HQ.
• NRL to GITI
– Information provided via the US HQ domain for
display in Coalition JFMC HQ view.
• Provide 3D display of Ocean bottom data for a region of
interest and the maritime entities in that region for the Binni
scenario.
– This 3D display may be shared with GITI via ServiceUI.
– May also share XIS window with GITI via serviceUI.
– Currently assuming GITI and NRL each have their
own separate viewers (but both represent the
Coalition JFMC HQ), and NRL will share views with
GITI via grid serviceUI (as outlined above)
NRL with LM-ATL
• LM-ATL to NRL
– NRL XIS system receives UMD ASW
predictions with LM-ATL.
– LM creates the connection using I2AT and
the Grid.
• Details TBD.
NRL with BBN
• BBN will play the role of a new country joining the
coalition (Arabello). In the scenario, Arabello volunteers its
ASW capability to deter expected submarine attacks.
• BBN to NRL
– ASW contact reports from BBN indicating state of Agadez
submarines for display on NRL XIS system + own sensor
locations.
– Important ASW contact report attributes include
• Track ID, Classification (certsub, probsub, possub, etc), Position,
bearing, range, course/speed direction, time (Z), classification
(nationality), elliptical error information (semimajor axis, semiminor
axis, orientation). Elliptical error information will not be specified in
the report, but will be calculated based on the type of “own” sensors,
etc.
• This is to be formatted as DAML and sent to UMD and NRL.
• BBN to also provide DAML parser to UMD and NRL
NRL with UMD
• BBN provides UMD with locations on Agadez
submarines, and UMD predicts locations at some
point in time.
• NRL to UMD
– NRL to provide ocean depth data so that UMD can take
this into consideration within their prediction agents.
• Particularly important as Agadez submarines may present danger
to land assets (entering littoral zone).
• UMD to NRL
– NRL will accept these predictions, and display them
appropriately in XIS & 3D viewing tool.
• US Submarine moving in Red Sea, but this
information is available only to UMD in their
prediction and in the XIS system.
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
Progress to Date
• Administrative
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NRL/UMD meeting at UMD to discuss integration plans 27th February.
NRL/LM-ATL meeting on 18th February during EMAA training class.
NRL/GITI initial integration meeting 21st March during CoABS grid training.
Many teleconferences.
NRL has provided BBN an unclassified ASW contact report, which will be
formatted as a DAML message and registered the grid.
– NRL has provided ocean bottom data for the Binni region to UMD for use
by their prediction agents.
• Development (No formal software integration with TIE
participants has started – all internal software will contain
stubs as placeholders to facilitate rapid integration with TIE
collaborators)
– NRL has obtained 2 XIS development licenses and is in the process of
setting up a simulated TDBM server, and agents that can pull ASW track
data from the grid (stub for BBN).
– Currently working on development of 3D viewer, to be called from XIS GUI.
The serviceUI capabilities of the grid will be tested internally using the 3D
viewer prior to integration with GITI.
– Stub for UMD prediction agents.
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
Summary
BBN/UMD/NRL/GITI communicate via I-X P2?
NRL
TDBM Server
1
Display ASW tracks
& own sensor
2
locations
Demo machine
XIS & 3D display tool
Predictions
Ocean
4
4 from
3D display Bottom
ASW Track data via sensor
Alerts
for
UMD 3 and XIS view Data to
reports from BBN (DAML
to GITI via UMD
message format)+ own sensor JFLCC
(later
JFACC?)
ServiceUI
Positions to NRL.
CoABS Agent Grid (connections via LM-ATL’s I2AT – US HQ)
1
BBN (Arabello)
Arabello HQ
ASW Track data via
sensor reports from
BBN (DAML message
format) to UMD.
GITI
ARL/UMD
Coalition JFLCC HQ
Coalition JFMCC HQ
Agenda
• NRL Contribution
• NRL TIE Collaboration Overview
– NRL with UMD/ARL (in lieu of NRL with QinetiQ –
rationale to be discussed)
– NRL with GITI
– NRL with LM-ATL
– NRL with BBN
– NRL with UMD
• Progress to Date
• Summary
• Coalition Specific Relevance
Coalition Specific Relevance
• Release of information to various coalition participants
depends on many factors such as classification, needto-know, etc.
– NRL is trying to leverage work under previous Darpa
sponsored program titled “Flexible Coalition Policies for
Secure Information Sharing”
• Also compares risk versus benefit of sharing information.
– These policies will be encoded using the Java Expert System
Shell (JESS), interacting with the grid through JADE
(JessAgent).
– The concept will be demonstrated within CoAX by specification
of policies and rules (JESS) for JFMC to provide (through US
HQ) the location of the US submarine to some (UMD) and not
others.
• JESS may also be used to define what alerts should be
sent.