Data engineering methods employed in developing a large command control and information system

The author presents data engineering procedures adopted for use in designing a large communication, command, control, and information C/sup 3/I system. An overview of the system is first given, highlighting the design drivers implicit in the requirements. This is followed by a discussion of the engineering methods used on the project to realize the design goals and an overview of the automated tools developed to support system development. The practical experiences from this project are being transferred to large air traffic control and other C/sup 3/I systems at Hughes, in part by initiating an industrial research and development project to generate a set of generic data engineering methods and tools.<
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