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29th ICCRTS, London, UK

Steven W. Mitchell

2024-09-24

An Open Architecture for Data Fusion

Topic 6: Emerging Concepts and Theories – Systems Architecture – Paper #038

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Why an Open Data Fusion Architecture?

Open Data Fusion Architecture Enables Re-use of Multiple Existing DFE

  • Practical data fusion engines (DFE) are tightly tuned for specific applications to achieve required performance
    • Sensors on a platform
    • Tactical computational hardware
    • Constrained range of tracks of interest
  • JADC2 has much broader domain of concern
    • Data from multiple platforms and warfare domains
    • Distributed computation
    • Tracks of interest spanning all domains

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Dimensionality of JADC2 Data Fusion

JADC2 Requires Fusion Across Multiple Platforms and Warfare Domains

Hunter FFG

Hobart DDG

F-35A Lightning II

E-7A Wedgetail

F/A-18F Super Hornet

AESA Radar

INDOPACOM

AOC

JORN

UHF MILSATCOM, WGS, SBIRS, IBS

EA-18G Growler

Joint Air Battle Management

Deployable Ops Centre

Passive Sensors

Comms

Advanced Missile Defence

MC-55A

Peregrine

P-8A Poseidon

MQ-4C

Triton

Ground Stations

Long Range Fires

SR-GBAD

Maritime Strike

MR-GBAD

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Fusion Engine Characterization

Characterization of Each Fusion Engine Passed to Fusion Management Processing

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Architecture for Managing Multiple Fusion Engines

Open Fusion Management Framework Coordinates Multiple DFEs

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