Logistics R

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Logistics RD in AFRL/HEOctober 13, 2004

• Christopher Curtis
• Logistics Readiness Branch
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Cleared for Public Release AFRL-WS-04-0662

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New AFRL/HE OrganizationEffective 1 Nov 03
DIRECTOR
CHIEF SCIENTIST
SPECIAL PROJECTS
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SG
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Financial Management
Procurement
Human Use
Corporate Development
BIOSCIENCES AND PROTECTION
INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS
WARFIGHTER INTERFACE
WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH
DIRECTED ENERGY BIOEFFECTS
Fatigue Countermeasures
System Control Interfaces
Integrated Research Operations
Optical Radiation
Plans
Aircrew Protection
Battlespace Acoustics
Radiofrequency Radiation
Warfighter Training Simulation
Resources and Programs
Veterinary Sciences
Warfighter Trng Sys Performance
Collaborative Interfaces
Counter- Proliferation
Corporate Information Ops
Logistics Readiness
Mission Support
Applied Biotechnology
Battlespace Visualization
Mission Support
Air Force Health Study
Cognitive Systems
Biomechanics
Naval Health Research Center Detachment
Naval Health Research Center Detachment
Wright-Patterson
Brooks
Mesa
Aberdeen
Army Medical Research Detachment
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Where Are We Located?Research Sites
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HE Technology Thrusts
Decision Effectiveness
Train as We Fight
Immunity from Threat
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Logistics Readiness

• Goal
• Improve wing level support of global airpower by
  developing technology for improved logistics
  planning, readiness, deployment, and logistics
  information systems
• Objectives
• Develop technology in two primary product lines
  (Logistics C2 and Flightline Operations)

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CAPABILITIES and CUSTOMERS
Products Usability Studies Business
Cases Information Visualization HCI
Design Decision Support Tools Software
Architectures Software Tools Computer
Architectures System Architectures Cognitive Task
Analysis Requirements Definition
Primary Customers ACC/LG, AMC/LG, AFSOC/LG,
AF/ILM, SSG/ILM. AFC2ISRC, and Weapon SPOs
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Logistics Readiness Branch
Past Projects
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Branch Past.
ITI-ALC Depot
IMIS Flightline
Information Integration
Information Integration
Tech Orders
Training
Planning
Diagnostics
Technical Info
Flight Data
ITI-ALC
Supply Mgt
Scheduling
IMIS
Historical Info
Diagnostics
History
Training
D-Level Mx Concept
O-Level Mx Concept
Workstation Interface
Aircraft Interface
Workstation Interface
Aircraft Interface
Portable Maintenance Aid
Advanced Hardware Components
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AIRCRAFT BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR
(ABDAR)

• Goal Develop and demonstrate technology to
  enable quicker and more accurate assessments of
  aircraft damaged in combat
• Objectives
• Develop, test algorithms to guide the thorough
  assessment of aircraft damage
• Identify and test electronic data types to
  support the assessment and repair of damaged
  aircraft
• Accomplish field test to compare assessment
  performance between paper and electronic data

• Transition Agent AFMC/LGX, F-22 SPO, JSF,
• MSG, HQ AFSOC
• End User Combat Logistics Support Squadron
  (CLSS) personnel
• Payoffs
• Assessment time reduced by over 72
• Assessment accuracy improved by over 96
• Accuracy of documentation of damage, repairs, and
  parts usage improved by over 136

Technology Transition Primary Customer
AFMC/LGX Needed Now Technology to be
Transitioned Hardware requirements study, system
requirements study, software design
specification, and reports Technology Transition
Plan Signed by AFMC and AFSOC/LG Funding
(M) Prior FY 00 63106F 6.604
.349
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Logisticians Contingency Assessment Tools
(LOGCAT)War Reserve Material - Capability
Assessment (WRM-CA)

• Goal Improve deployment planning and execution
  response time, reduce deployment footprint, and
  improve resource shortfall prediction and
  analysis capability
• Objectives
• Automated tools to assess beddown capabilities
  of deployment bases
• Survey tools to automate collecting data on
  potential deployment locations
• Tools to track and allocate war reserve materials

Technology Transition Parts of the technology
have already been transitioned to AF/ILX and
POMd. LOG-AID tech report transitioned 1 Qtr
00. WRM-CA software and tech report transitioned
to AF/ILX 1 Qtr 01 Funding (M) Prior
FY00 63106F 5.624
1.057 ESC/JEFX .857 .200 AEF
Battlelab .335 Includes JEFX Plus-up of
.857

• Transition Agent AF/ILX
• End User Air Staff, MAJCOMs, NAFs, Wings
• Payoffs
• Reduces deployment planning and execution times
  by 50
• Reduces strategic airlift requirements by 25
• Identifies mission stopping LIMFACs at beddown
  location(s)

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Advanced User-Computer Interfaces

• Past work
• Developed wing-at-a-glance status screens for
  LOCIS
• Conducted numerous data collection tasks
• ER work with Dr McMillan (HEC) (alternative
  controls/presentation)
• CRDA with Dr Tsou (HECV) (Kopin usability and
  visual qualities)
• Numerous AFIT studies (1991-present)
• Assisted in the development of LOCIS navigation
• Assisted in the development of the LOCIS
  alerts/warnings
• and thresholds
• POMx Usability Studies
• Future work
• Continue to conducted numerous data collection
  tasks for requirements
• definition, analysis of maintenance
  information displays, various
• visualization techniques, and input devices
• Continue work with AFIT studies

Benefits to the Warfighter
Description

• Provides advanced human factors support for all
  HEAL efforts by conducting usability studies,
  cognitive task analysis, information data
  collection, and designing test and demonstration
  strategies

• LOCIS wing-at-a-glance view will provide
  commanders with an integrated visualization of
  current wing level assets to make better
  decisions
• POMx usability studies will provide the
  technician the most effective hardware and
  software to complete open work orders and order
  parts at the flightline

Contributions

• Conducted numerous data collection tasks for
  requirements
• definition, analysis of maintenance
  information displays, various visualization
  techniques, and input devices for both LOCIS and
  POMx

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Logistics Control and Information Support (LOCIS)
Technology Investment Schedule As of
May 02
Prior 02 03 04
Model Development Capability Design User
Interface Design Proactive Decision Aiding
Development Software Dev /Integ Demo System HW
Dev / Integ Living Lab Test Spiral Milestones and
Technology Availability
TRL6
TRL6
TRL6
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F
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Benefits to the Warfighter
Description

• Reduce time to respond to changing operational
  requirements or status changes
• Faster, more accurate response to operational
  taskings
• Proactive vs reactive decision making
• More efficient use of resources
• Reduce report generation times

• Improve wing level command and control
  information to LG and OG commanders by providing
  insight into status, capabilities, and
  limitations of unit logistics, despite disparate
  data sources

HE Technologies

• Simulations for Proactive Decision Support
• Real-time Information from Passive Data
  Collection
• Web-based Adaptive, Customizable User Interface
• Alerts, Warnings, and Notification Techniques

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LOCIS Transition Activities

• Air Mobility Command Portal
• Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS)
• Enhanced Maintenance Operations Center (EMOC)

• Unique Presentation Methods
• Visualization Techniques -Dynamic User
  Interface
• Customization Features

• Air Force Portal
• Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)
• Virtual Space Logistics Readiness Center (VSLRC)

Decision Support Technologies -Alerts, Thresholds
Warnings -Forecasting Tool/What-if Analysis
Passive Data Collection Tool - Improves
timeliness of A/C status information

• Point of Maintenance (POMX)

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Logistics Readiness Branch
Current Projects
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Aircraft Maintenance Intuitive Troubleshooting
(AMIT)
AFRL/HE
Technology Investment Schedule As of 19 Mar
04
04 05 06 Ctx Award Conduct CTA Eval of Cog Dec
Aids Dev Collaborative Prob Solving
Techniques Design Adv Vis Tech System
Integration Limited Concept Demos Field
Test Final Tools Documentation
TRL 6
Benefits to the Warfighter
Description

• Reduce aircraft downtime by improving maintenance
  troubleshooting performance through the
  integration of several emerging technologies

• Increased Operational Availability
• Improved Workforce Productivity
• Reduce Fix Rates
• Reduce Logistics Support Tail
• More Agile Workforce
• Assured Combat Support

Technology

• Integrated Portable Human Computer Interfaces
• Software Tools for Integrated Problem Solving
• Cognitive Decision Aiding, Decision Support Tools
• Dynamic Diagnostic Algorithms
• Collaboration Technology via Reach back

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AMIT Vision/Concept
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Program Approach
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

• Cognitive model refined
• Opportunities targeted
• Opportunities developed
• Opportunities demonstrated
• Opportunities integrated

• Lab and Field Measurement to verify effects of
  Job Aiding technology on maintenance performance

• Problem space defined
• Cognitive model defined
• Preliminary CONOP vetted
• Opportunities identified and researched

Technology Improvements Serving Maintenance
Excellence
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Smart Systems for Logistics Command and Control
(SSLC2)
AFRL/HE
Technology Investment Schedule As of 6 Aug
04
04 05 06 07 Ctx
Award Rqmts Analysis Spiral One Design/Dev/Field
Test Spiral Two Design/Dev/Field Test Spiral
Three Design/Dev/Field Test Final Documentation
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Benefits to the Warfighter
Description

• Research methods to positively impact sortie
  production and force projection decision making
  by developing technologies to passively collect
  and update critical information required to
  effectively manage logistics resources in support
  of combat operations

• Improve the currency, accuracy, and completeness
  of data
• Reduce the time and effort required to gather,
  store, retrieve, manage, and structure data
• Improve the value of logistics data sent to
  higher headquarters for use in theater-level C2

HE Technologies

• Passive data collection techniques
• Advanced data retrieval technologies
• Logistics asset tracking technologies
• Decision support capability
• Information fusion

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Problem
Current

• Warfighters need to know the state of readiness
  of warfighting resources beyond the state of
  repair of individual assets
• Petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) levels
• Mission Capable (MICAP) parts visibility
• Number of 463L pallets, nets, and devices
  on-hand

Command Post
WG/CC
Thresholds
Filters
Thresholds
Telephones
Systems
Majors
Lt.. Colonels
Systems
Telephones
Seniors
Chiefs
Filters
Thresholds
Telephones
System
Chiefs
Seniors
Radios
Systems
Future
Filters
Thresholds
Phones
FM Radio
Airmen
NCOs
Command Post
Runners
Runners
WG/CC
Systems
Radios
Telephones
MXG
OG
Legacy Systems
Manual Data Input
Logistics Readiness Center (LRC)
Passive Data Collection
Chiefs/Senior
SSLC2
Colonel
Production
SSLC2 benefits - Reduce manual data entry -
Eliminate duplication - Increase data accuracy -
Improve timeliness of data
Major/
Lt.
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Supervisor
Information Fusion
Shop Chief
Squadrons
Technicians
Crew Chief
Legacy Systems
Manual Data Input
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SSLC2 Projected Results

• Methods technologies that can be value-added
  enhancements to existing/forthcoming systems
• Research/Science
• Methodology for capturing expert decision making
  and replicating in decision support capabilities
• User interface displays and designs that support
  Logistics and Operations C2 cognitive tasks at
  the appropriate level of involvement
• Algorithms that translate resource status and
  location data into statements of operational
  capability
• Technologies
• Integrated network designs of passive RFID
  active sensors
• Simulations leveraging RFID/Sensor data to
  produce operational capability decision support
  information

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Logistics Readiness Branch
Future Vision
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Future Logistics Environment

• Future Logistics Environment
• All new logistics plans to support distributed
  basing
• Logistics C2 information critical to operations
• Fewer experienced logisticians and maintenance
  technicians
• Deployment Footprint Reduction
• Agile workforce

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Logistics Vision
Autonomic Logistics
Future 6.3 Efforts Logistics C2 (TASL) Autonomic
Logistics (PROLOG)
Current 6.3 Efforts C2 Data Improvements (Smart
Systems) Flightline Maintenance (AMIT)
Pattern Recognition Collaborative Mx
Support Quantification of Logistics MS of Weapon
Sys Design
Adaptive/Intuitive Methods Logistics
Collaboration Integrated C2 Info Decision Support
Measurement
6.2
SBIRs
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Questions?