Parametric Engineering System Definition Model. Volume II. Appendix C. FORTRAN Listings

Abstract

This report describes a parametric engineering system definition model developed for use in planning tank-automotive research and development. The model can be used for (1) estimating the performance of a conceptual armored combat vehicle consisting of a specified set of components or (2) 'sizing' a vehicle to meet a set of performance specifications. Key elements of the model include a structure for a data base to contain descriptions of components which might be incorporated into future armored combat vehicles, (3) a solution algorithm which uses a combinatorial approach to search over alternative combinations of components to find one which meets specifications input by the model user, (4) a variety of engineering relationships and 'look-up table' functions for estimating system engineering parameters and performance characteristics, and (5) routines which output a description of the concept vehicle generated by the model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074535

Entities

People

  • A. Weintraub
  • F. Cioch
  • J. Lenz
  • S. Spaulding

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Michigan
  • Military Vehicles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Specifications
  • Systems Analysis
  • Tank Guns
  • Vehicles

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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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