Fusion Command | Command and Control with Sensor Fusion | | 
| An Affordable, Robust, Sensor Independent C4ISR System Providing Sensor Fusion, Situational Awareness, and Common Operational Picture Framework |
Overview and Capabilities FusionCommand is a sensor independent, adaptable, modular, and scalable Command and Control (C2) software application with an embedded Sensor Fusion Engine (SFE) that provides a Common Operational Picture (COP) framework for sensor fusion, video tracking, and Situational Awareness using Geographic Information System (GIS) map and overlays. It directly addresses the critical needs for collaborative sensor fusion, track correlation, and track management for border security in land-based and maritime environments. FusionCommand supports the detect-to-intercept process for 24/7, near real-time Situational Awareness and decision making support for use by autonomous applications and/or human operators. Its Open Architecture (OA) framework is based on common pluggable modules (such as Rules-Based Targeting Criteria, camera management/ automatic camera tracking, Blue Force Tracking, and archive and playback) that can be reconfigured for varying applications, and open and reusable services that support interoperation and architecture extension for evolving tactical surveillance requirements. Fusion Command is- Adaptable
- Adaptable middleware with generic interface structure
- Sensor independence (RADAR, ground, camera, other emerging sensors)
- C4ISR System utilizing COTS products for low initial and life cycle costs
- Modular
- Modular Tools for Rules Engine, Camera Management, SFE
- Expandable to provide rapid capability as required (e.g., COP displays, mobile units, data storage and retrieval)
- Scalable
- Implement processor load balancing to accommodate volume sensors, traffic, users, nodes
- Implement clustered servers to handle increased data load
- Storage capacity for data, video, forensics
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 | FusionCommand can handle multiple sensor types, multiple platforms, out-of-sequence reports, and both kinematic and attribute-based sensors. The ability to fuse information from multiple sensors, and provide sensor synchronization and range optimization, enables multiple looks at each target to increase target identification and location accuracy. FusionCommand’s SFE performs fusion as defined by JDL levels 1 through 4, providing near-real time iterative processes of combining data from multiple sensors into a single, unambiguous data set to produce information of value to the user, and possesses the ability to deal with conflicting data, producing interim results that can be revised as more data becomes available. FusionCommand builds tracks for valid targets, and maintains track histories containing target motion information to create the Situational Awareness picture. | 
| Usage FusionCommand was integrated into the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) Arizona Border Control Initiative (ABCI) in 2006 for Persistent Surveillance. It has been deployed on the Southern Border, initially as a demonstration of capabilities, and has remained in place, currently used as an operational system by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
In May 2007, FusionCommand was deployed on the Northern Border, in the Great Lakes region to demonstrate the effectiveness in a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) environment. The OA and adaptability of the system allowed the migration from Persistent Surveillance to Maritime Surveillance without having to redevelop the architectural infrastructure to meet unique user requirements. The Northern Border Operational Assessment was an Inter-Agency Operation conducted with CBP, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). At the end of the assessment, the system and sensors were removed from the area. The requirements, capabilities and lessons learned from both deployments were fed into the Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) requirements for the C3I COP and Virtual Fence.
GTS currently has efforts in progress providing FusionCommand in support of Maritime Surveillance Systems (MSS) for International Programs, continuing efforts with Boeing on the SBInet C3I COP, and USCG interest in support of Command 21/IOC/ WatchKeeper. | Benefits- Affordable Open Architecture System of Systems approach
- Real-time integration from multiple sensors into COP/Situational Awareness
- Automatic detection, localization, tracking and display of targets
- Track Correlation and Fused Track Data from sensors
- Blue Force and AIS locations fused to sensor activations
- Automated Camera on Target Tracking
- User-friendly Graphical Display Environment (GDE)
Applicability- Maritime Surveillance Systems
- Land/Border Surveillance Systems
- Port Security
- Perimeter Security
- Force and Infrastructure Protection
- Range Security and Monitoring
- Emergency Responders
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