Mission Systems
Serialized Custody Systems
Research into keeping a serialized physical item, its transfer events, and its digital custody record reconcilable when communications are incomplete or delayed.
- Exploratory Program
Exploratory Program
Physical custody changes can continue while digital systems are disconnected. Later reconciliation becomes difficult when identity, authority, time, and transfer evidence were recorded by different parties or not recorded at all.
The program studies evidence structures that bind a serialized object to custody events without assuming continuous connectivity. The emphasis is on what must be recorded, who may assert it, and how conflicting records are resolved.
Define the minimum evidence for a defensible custody event.
Model offline transfer, delayed registration, and conflicting assertions.
Separate item identity, transfer authority, and evidence confidence.
Specify reconciliation outputs that remain understandable to an auditor.
- 01Custody evidence model
- 02Offline event prototype
- 03Conflict and reconciliation tests
- 04Domain-specific pilot definition
Each later stage is gated by evidence, authorization, and program need. Sequence does not imply completion or award.
What this page does not claim
- This is an exploratory research program, not a fielded tracking product.
- No accreditation, hardware deployment, or live user base is claimed.
- No vendor, Government, or logistics-provider integration is claimed.
- Specific implementation choices remain subject to testing and authorization.