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This paper reports on four different models which may be used to investigate command and control. The models reviewed are: a process model, a contextual control model, a decision ladder model and a functional model. Each of the models are introduced and explained in turn. Of particular interest is the degree to which these models can be used to explain command and control activities. The models are compared and contrasted, and the implications for command and control research drawn.
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Stanton, N.A., Walker, G., Jenkins, D., Salmon, P., Young, M., Aujla, A. (2007). Models of Command and Control. In: Harris, D. (eds) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4562. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73331-7_66
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