Differential Game Barriers and Their Application in Air-to-Air Combat
Abstract
The mathematical theory of perfect information, zero-sum, differential games is used as an analytical tool to learn as much as possible about the one-on-one, air-to-air combat problem and the problem parameters which have major effect on its outcome. The primary emphasis is on differential game Barrier theory and the application of the Barrier as an analytical tool for air-to-air combat analysis. A series of progressively more complex air-to-air combat models is developed and solved in such a way that the solution results of a given model have direct input to the more complex model that follows and learning from one model to the next is accumulative. The importance of the Barrier, its shape and its sensitivity to aircraft design parameters is discussed and demonstrated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0766890
Entities
People
- Urban H. Lynch
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology