Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2024, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 430-443.doi: 10.23919/JSEE.2024.000011

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A framework of force of information influence and application for C4KISR system

Shaojie MAO1(), Lianwang DIAO1(), Yu SUN1,2(), Heng WANG1(), Kan YI1(), Xin XU1(), Xiaobin MAO1(), Kecheng ZHANG1,*(), Long SHENG1()   

  1. 1 Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory, The 28th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Nanjing 210007, China
    2 Unit 94860 of the PLA, Nanjing 210008, China
  • Received:2022-02-14 Online:2024-04-18 Published:2024-04-18
  • Contact: Kecheng ZHANG E-mail:maoshaojie@163.com;diaolw@sina.com;suny.z@qq.com;wangheng@gmail.com;yikan@gmail.com;xinxu_nriee@sina.com;maoxiaobin@cetc.com.cn;buptzkc@163.com;shenglong@cetc.com.cn
  • About author:
    MAO Shaojie was born in 1963. He received his M.S. degree from Nanjing University, China. He is a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is information systems engineering. E-mail: maoshaojie@163.com

    DIAO Lianwang was born in 1965. He received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. He is a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information Systems Engineering Laboratory. His research interests include command information system and optimization theory. E-mail: diaolw@sina.com

    SUN Yu was born in 1989. He received his Ph.D. degree from Air Force Engineering University, China. He is an engineer working in Information Systems Engineering Laboratory of Science and Technology. His research interest is information systems engineering. E-mail: suny.z@qq.com

    WANG Heng was born in 1977. He received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. He is a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is information systems engineering. E-mail: wangheng@gmail.com

    YI Kan was born in 1981. He received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. He is a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is information systems engineering.E-mail: yikan@gmail.com

    XU Xin was born in 1978. She received her Ph.D. degree in data mining at the School of Computing from National University of Singapore. She is currently a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. Her research interests include machine learning, unmanned autonomous system and intelligent decision making.E-mail: xinxu_nriee@sina.com

    MAO Xiaobin was born in 1981. He received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is currently a senior engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is information systems engineering.E-mail: maoxiaobin@cetc.com.cn

    ZHANG Kecheng was born in 1990. He received his Ph.D. degree in data mining from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is currently an engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is on information systems engineering.E-mail: buptzkc@163.com

    SHENG Long was born in 1989. He received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is currently an engineer working in Science and Technology on Information System Engineering Laboratory. His research interest is information systems engineering.E-mail: shenglong@cetc.com.cn
  • Supported by:
    The work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation Research Plan of Shanxi Province (2023JCQN0728).

Abstract:

The subversive nature of information war lies not only in the information itself, but also in the circulation and application of information. It has always been a challenge to quantitatively analyze the function and effect of information flow through command, control, communications, computer, kill, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4KISR) system. In this work, we propose a framework of force of information influence and the methods for calculating the force of information influence between C4KISR nodes of sensing, intelligence processing, decision making and fire attack. Specifically, the basic concept of force of information influence between nodes in C4KISR system is formally proposed and its mathematical definition is provided. Then, based on the information entropy theory, the model of force of information influence between C4KISR system nodes is constructed. Finally, the simulation experiments have been performed under an air defense and attack scenario. The experimental results show that, with the proposed force of information influence framework, we can effectively evaluate the contribution of information circulation through different C4KISR system nodes to the corresponding tasks. Our framework of force of information influence can also serve as an effective tool for the design and dynamic reconfiguration of C4KISR system architecture.

Key words: information warfare, command, control, communications, computer, kill, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4KISR) system, information circulation, force of information influence, information entropy