The Gift Code User Manual. Volume 2. The Output Options
Abstract
The Geometric information for Targets (GIFT) code is a FORTRAN language code used to mathematically describe the geometry of a three- dimensional vehicle such as a tank, truck or helicopter. The geometric data generated by the GIFT code is merged in vulnerability computer codes with the energy effects data of a selected munition to simulate the probabilities of malfunction or destruction of components when it is attacked by the selected munition. To simulate the geometry of a vehicle, the GIFT code uses combinatorial geometry (COM-GEOM) data. The COM-GEOM data consists of three tables: a Solid Table, a Region Table, and a Region Identification Table. The GIFT code contains numerous tests and checks to ensure that COM-GEOM data listed in these three tables is correct. The GIFT code options include those which graphically display the vehicle, those which check the correctness of the geometry data, those which compute physical characteristics of the vehicle, and those which generate the geometric data used by vulnerability codes. The user manual describes the tests made on the COM-GEOM data, the output options and the output generated by the GIFT code.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA078364
Entities
People
- Gary G. Kuehl
- Lawrence W. Bain Jr.
- Mathew J. Reisinger
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory