OPTIMIZATION OF ARMAMENT DESIGNxb

Abstract

In the report a method is developed for determining the optimal warhead design for an intercept missile. The problem posed is that of determining the fragment density pattern which will maximize the average probability of destroying an incoming aircraft when the flight parameters of the target are not assumed known but are assumed to follow a known probability law. The problem is formulated as a mathematical programming problem requiring as preliminary computation the determination of an 'intercept geometry' for each possible combination of target parameters. The formulas for these computations are developed, and an example is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691215

Entities

People

  • H. H. Oxspring
  • Herman Otto Hartley
  • L. R. Lamotte
  • R. R. Hocking

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Convex Programming
  • Detection
  • Discrete Distribution
  • Explosives
  • Flight Paths
  • Geometry
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Miss Distance
  • Optimization
  • Probability
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design