A Computer Simulation of Release Parameter Effects Upon Bomb Impact Distributions.
Abstract
This study investigates the validity of an assumption used by the military services in their operational and logistical planning efforts. The assumption is that bomb impacts around a target follow a bivariate normal distribution. The authors formulated a FORTRAN based computer simulation model capable of accurately predicting bomb impacts around a target. The model is also capable of accepting various types of error distributions, or any combination thereof, in bomb release altitude, true airspeed, pitch, and heading. The model then predicts the bomb impact points and their resultant distribution around a target. The adaptability of the model thus enables it to be used in comparing theoretical distributions against actual impact distributions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA006347
Entities
People
- Leo W. Laugginger
- William G. Berry Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology