Assessment of Survivability against Laser Threats. The ASALT-I Computer Program

Abstract

ASALT-I is a FORTRAN computer program used to evaluate the effectiveness of a high-energy laser weapon against an aircraft flying a path previously evaluated for various encounter conditions. The laser weapon system is described by a flux emission function, aiming errors caused by jitter, and slewing limits of the tracking mechanism. The target aircraft is characterized by a set of components which are combined using a fault tree structure. The program output includes a summary for the whole mission which presents probabilities of kill for the total aircraft, its subgroups, and components. This manual contains descriptions for the mathematical concepts, the input requirements, and the output for the ASALT-I program. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA128472

Entities

People

  • Frederick J. Steenrod
  • John E. Musch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Weapons
  • Mathematical Models
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy