Resource Expenditures and Expected Time to Obtain Binary Objectives.

Abstract

Two equations are derived which predict the expected number of attempts and time to achieve objectives which have only two states: success and failure. These equations can be used to evaluate the relative merits of strategies associated with munition mixes and/or methods of sequentially delivering them, e.g., adjusted fire, change of warhead type, etc. Several examples are discussed to familiarize the reader with potential applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084997

Entities

People

  • Lawrence D. Johnson

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Ammunition
  • Army Aviation
  • Equations
  • Firepower
  • Hit Probabilities
  • Impact Point
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Munitions
  • Normal Distribution
  • Numbers
  • Probability
  • Projectiles
  • Sequences
  • Square Roots
  • Systems Analysis
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Economics
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design