The Application of Holonic Control to Tactical Sensor Management

In this paper, we report on the project initiated by Defense R&D Canada - Valcartier that is intended as a vehicle to assess holonic control as a means of improving tactical sensor management for distributed military surveillance operations. Three levels of sensor management are considered: sensor, platform, and group. The general holonic architecture and the individual holons at each level are described as well as our next steps towards the implementation of a simulation of a typical scenario.