A REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) IN DEVELOPING COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MARITIME OPERATIONS

Abstract

Maritime system of any origin and purposes are the heart and mind or more appropriately addressed as the core of the command and control it is built and designed for. In this paper it is aimed to elaborate the lessons learnt from the United States Navy in the development of commonality base design and the possibility of applying the use of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) in developing command and control system for maritime based applications. The learning curve expected is to classify the crucial achievement to comprehend the efforts of developing solutions associated to maritime based computer system destined for command and control operations. This review is aimed to draw the framework by applying readily and existing technology allowing development through the use of TRL. It is believed that the same approach could be adapted into the Malaysian environment when necessary