Assessment of Tactical Sonobuoy Computer Programs for Environmental Software Systems.

Abstract

The Integrated Command ASW Prediction System (ICAPS) developed by the Naval Oceanographic Office reflects the impact of a changing ocean environment on tactical sensor performance. Four tactical sonobuoy programs, ADEPS, TASDA, AZOI, SPAM, were investigated to identify parameters and techniques used in the prediction of sonobuoy sensor performance. Each program uses mathematical techniques based on assumptions about the variance of figure of merit (FOM), the amount of signal excess (SE) necessary to detect a target, and the dependence of sonobuoys contributing to a detection. Results show that in an open ocean environment these tactical programs often give different predictions because of differences in modeling assumptions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104415

Entities

People

  • Lawrence J. Fusillo

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Distribution Functions
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Normal Distribution
  • Oceans
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies