Optimal Firing Policy for the Defense. Part I. Confirmation Option
Abstract
This report deals with a task arising during an offense-defense battle; namely, efficient allocation by the defense of interceptor weapons from a limited stockpile when the attacking forces, composed in part of missiles and in part of decoys, must be engaged one by one on a sequential basis. The central factors are: (a) Observation of the attacking units, and the defense's decisions whether to engage each, is sequential in time as the units come into view, one by one. (b) The interceptors are limited in quantity and must be employed sparingly. (c) The nature of each attacking unit (i.e., whether it be missile or decoy) is known only imperfectly at the time of its engagement, but is confirmed immediately after engagement. Under these assumptions, a firing policy for the defense is derived which is most efficient in destroying the attacking missiles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 06, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA077274
Entities
People
- Alan A. Grometstein
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology