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SYSE-861 Introduction to C4I2SR System Engineering
Campus RCMS
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Introduction to C4I2SR System Engineering
Course Code SYSE-861
Credit Hours 3-0
Pre-Requisutes -
Course Objectives The purpose of the course is to provide the students coming from both civilian and military background with the basic level knowledge on C4I System. The course is targeted towards the potential designers, developers and users from public and private sectors who are interested in understanding mission critical systems, handing situations with the help of technology and wants to learn how (C4I) solutions enables an organization to achieve a high state of situational awareness and operational effectiveness. The course focuses on the theory and practice of C4I system and prepares students for careers in research, design, and development of C4I systems, or in the use and management of C4I systems. The course emphasizes the analytical and behavioral aspects of engineering complex C4I systems, including the sensors, communications systems, and information processing / decision-support systems.
Detail Content
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to C4I System, expected features
  • Overview of presently used C4I systems around the world.
  • Introduction to Mission Critical Operations and their Peculiarities.
  • C2 Hierarchy
  • Sensor-to-Shooter, Time Critical Targeting
  • Principles of C4I System
  • Components of C4I2SR System.
  • Fundamentals of Active and Passive Sensor Networks
  • Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
  • Image Intelligence (IMINT)
  • Signal Intercept
  • UAVs
  • Satellite Constellations and SATCOM systems
  • Information Fusion
  • Common Operating Picture
  • Systems integration techniques
  • Fused Visualization System
  • Fusion Hierarchy and filtering
  • Communication
  • Fundamentals and Definitions
  • Peace and War time Communication Networks
  • Joint Tactical Radio Systems
  • Interoperability Bandwidth
  • Secure and Safe Data Transportation in Peace and War
  • Introduction to GIS
  • GIS Components and Subsystems.
  • Vector and Raster Maps
  • Military Symbology
  • Data Organization, Storage and Analysis
Text/Ref Books
  • C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups, National Research Council USA, ISBN:978-0-309-09600-3
  • Report by the Committee on Modeling, Simulation, and Games, The Rise of Games and High Performance Computing for Modeling and Simulation, Standing Committee on Technology Insight--Gauge, Evaluate, and Review; National Research Council, USA, ISBN 978-0-309-14777-4
  • RCMS NUST, Handout on C4I System, Prepared Locally at RCMS in Collaboration with C4I Organizations
Time Schedule Fall 2015
Faculty/Resource Person Dr Mukaram Khan
PhD (The University of Manchester, UK)
Discipline : Computer System Engg
Specialization: Massively Parallel CMP system