Abstract

Cultural awareness is important for a range of operations from disaster assistance to active conflict. This paper illustrates the application of an acknowledged system of systems (SoS) to train dismounted soldiers in cultural awareness. Such training system is required to not only increase intelligence gathering opportunities but also minimize troop member loss during missions. Moreover, given the increase in the cultural interaction of dismounted soldiers, specific training is needed to raise cultural awareness. In this research an acknowledged (SoS) model of augmented cultural awareness centered on both agent-based simulation and body sensor networks is proposed. The immersive vest developed at Missouri University of Science and Technology helps assess the distributive intelligence (situational awareness) of both the dismounted soldier and civilians alike. This processed data is then used to train a similar prototype of the physical system environment as an agent-based simulation. Strategies in agent's behavior are also described. This description allows him/her to adapt specific behaviors in response to the foreign civilian. © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

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Open Access

Keywords and Phrases

Agents; Biometric; Cultural awareness; Sensor networks; System of systems; Training

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1877-0509

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Final Version

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text

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English

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© 2024 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2013

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