KEYWORDS: Visualization, Human-machine interfaces, Control systems, Warfare, Antennas, Signal detection, 3D visualizations, Situational awareness sensors, 3D displays, Telecommunications
The proliferation of unmanned vehicles carrying tactical payloads in the battle-space has accelerated the need for user-friendly
visualization with graphical interfaces to provide remote command and control. Often these platforms and
payloads receive their control functions from command centers located half a world away via satellite
communications. Operators require situational awareness tools capable of graphically presenting the remote
battlefield asset positions and collected sensor data. Often these systems use 2D software mapping tools in
conjunction with video for real time situational awareness. The Special Projects Group (SPG) in the Tactical Electronic
Warfare Division of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has been developing an operator control interface called the
Jammer Control Station (JCS) to provide 3D battle-space visualization with built-in, remote EW payload command and
control (C2) capabilities. The JCS interface presents the operator with graphic depictions of both the platforms' states and
the RF environment. Text based messaging between the JCS and the EW payload reduces the impact of the system on
the available bandwidth. This paper will discuss the use of the SIMDIS 3-D visualization tool as a real-time command
and control interface for electronic warfare (EW) payloads.
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