Computer Architecture Performance Prediction for Naval Fire Control Systems.

Abstract

The United States Navy lacks the proper and efficient tools to evaluate/predict the performance of computer systems during the early design phases of system development. This thesis applies state of the art techniques to provide a methodology that can assist in the evaluation/prediction process for Naval fire control systems. The computer system evaluated is a part of the modular addition to existing shipboard gun fire control systems. A contract for the Engineering Development (ED) phase of the program has recently been awarded to industry. The computer system architecture is evaluated utilizing a Petri-Net simulation which is best suited to the purpose of concurrent computer system performance prediction. The prediction model, described herein, accomplished the evaluation with the results being utilized to recommend possible performance improvements in the hardware and software to the U. S. Navy Program Office. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081607

Entities

People

  • Douglas Monroe Stowers

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Language
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Microarchitecture
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Software Design
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.