Modeling and Simulation for the Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking (KMDT) Program

This paper describes the application and the approach to modeling and simulation for Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking (KMDT). This is an ongoing research and development program to explore methods to improve command, control, and decision support functions in the battle space. The focus of the simulation effort is on a hypothetical scenario designed to simulate how knowledge management technologies, such as ontologies and intelligent agents can be used to improve battle space awareness. New decision-making processes are needed in command centers to enable distributed network-based tracking. Agents can use web services to access data and schemas at multiple platforms in the battle space. New methods are needed to support distributed tracking with dissimilar sensors such as RADAR and SONAR. These approaches can reduce the uncertainty in the detection, localization, classification and identification of unknown contacts. Pub. in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Modeling and Applied Simulations, held in Bergeggi, Italy, on 16-18 Oct 2005.