Target Description and Vulnerability Program

Abstract

This program provided the Air Force an existing target description computer program which was demonstrated on the Eglin Air Force Base CDC 6600 computer by completing two check runs. The subsequent formulation, coding, and incorporation of two improvements in the program which provided a shielding capability and the input of standard geometrical shapes resulted in a modified program being adopted for use with the Eglin Air Force Base computer. The revised program was demonstrated by computing the presented area of the fuel tanks of a generic fighter aircraft, and making perspective plots of the target with hidden lines removed, using the SC4020 plotter. This target description and vulnerability program also provides the Air Force with a unique tool for making rapid descriptive and vulnerability assessments of targets through the use of high speed computers and automatic plotting equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0904981

Entities

People

  • George N. Brooks
  • Harvey N. Lerman

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design