SYST680/OR683/ECE670: Principles of C4I
 Fall  2008

 

Instructor: Dr. K. C. Chang                      Class room: IN, Rm 131

Office phone: (703) 993-1639                   Office no.: SITE-II: Rm 315

Email: kchang@gmu.edu

 

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Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Unit 9

Unit 10

Unit 11

Unit 12

 


Homework 1

Homework 2

Homework 3

Homework 4

Homework 5

Solution 1

Solution 2

Solution 3

Solution 4

Solution 5

 


 

Course Description

 

          This course provides a broad introduction to fundamental principles of C4I.  The principles and techniques are applicable to a wide range of civilian and military situations.  Modeling and simulation of combat operations are discussed.  The sensing, fusion, and situation assessment processes are studied in details.  Optimal decision making rules are derived.  The concepts of C4 architectures are discussed.  Tools to evaluate and design C4 systems such as queuing theory are developed.

 



Prerequisite

 

          ECE528 or OR 542 or SYST611, or equivalent.

 


 

Course Assignments and Grading

 

            This course will have homework assignments, a take-home mid term, a take-home final exam, and a term project.  They will constitute 25%, 25%, 25% and 25% of the grade, respectively. The homework that is assigned in the Unit is due in two weeks.


 

Course Materials

There is no required text.Supplementary readings will be assigned from handouts and additional references.

 


 

Course Outline

 

 

 

 

Topics

Assignments

Unit #1

Introduction, Course Overview and Prerequisite, C3 Concept and  Fundamentals

Class notes, handout1, handout2

Unit #2

Target Detection, Tracking, and Identification

Class notes

Unit #3

Target Detection, Tracking, and Identification

(con’t)

Class notes

NMCC Guest Lec

MATLAB KF exmaple

Unit #4

Data Fusion, Situation Assessment

Class notes, ReidMHT

Unit #5

Data Fusion, Situation Assessment

Bayesian Networks

Class notes, DistFusion

Unit #6

Combat Modeling

Class notes

 

Mid term Examination

Units 1-6

Unit #7

Combat Modeling (con’t)

Class notes 

Unit #8

Decision Making

Class notes 

Unit #9

Decision Making (con’t)

Class notes

Unit#10

C3 Architectures

Class notes

Unit#11

Queuing Theory and Applications

Class notes

Unit#12

Queuing Theory and Applications (con’t)

Class notes 

  

Project Presentations

  

 

Final Examination

Units 1-12

 

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