Enhancements and Applications of an Interactive Computer Graphical Location Analysis System,
Abstract
This is a report of research conducted in the Summer of 1979 on enhancements and applications of an interactive computer graphical location analysis system. The work was performed under a STAS agreement for AIRMICS, and it grew out of earlier work by the author and Stephen D. Brady. The STAS contract specified three specific tasks which were executed as follows: a. The Brady/Rosenthal interactive location algorithm was transferred from an elementary implementation (Tektronix 4010 graphics terminal with DEC 10 host computer) to an advanced implementation on a Chromatics CG1999 color graphics microcomputer. Speed, accuracy, user convenience and program applicability were substantially enhanced as a result of this conversion. b. Potential applications of the interactive location analysis program as an Army decision support system were identified as a result of a system demonstration with members of the Computer Systems Command Support Group. There were also identified five needs for improvement in the system: (I) ability to solve multifacility problems, (II) general weighting functions, (III) network modeling, (IV) general objective functions, and (V) high-specificity pre/postprocessors. The first two of these needs have been met with algorithmic enhancements in the new implementation. c. Some suggestions have been given for meeting the remaining three needs. In addition, a field experiment for demonstrating, evaluating and further improving the system has been proposed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA104889
Entities
People
- Richard E. Rosenthal
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute