Deterministic Aggregated Model of STAR on the Apple Computer (DAMSTAC).

Abstract

This thesis investigates the estimation of Lanchester attrition-rate coefficients in a deterministic aggregated combat model. Numerical values for the attrition-rate coefficients in the Lanchester-type model are taken to be the same as those for a corresponding continuous-time Markov-chain model and maximum likelihood estimators are developed for these Markov-chain coefficients. A discussion of the historical background of Lanchester's equations preceeds the theoretical development of components of the attrition rate equations. Using the functional forms and procedures developed by Gordon M. Clark in his doctoral thesis, a simple computer simulation program is developed for a short duration battle consisting of homogeneous forces. Recommendations are made to modify this program to model heterogeneous forces in a similar battle. A discussion of the theoretical background supports these recommendations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119624

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Mckenzie Iii
  • Thomas Joseph Pawlowski Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Markov Chains
  • Operating Systems
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Stochastic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies