The U.S. Army (BRL's) (Ballistic Research Laboratory) Kinetic Energy Penetrator Problem: Estimating the Probability of Response for a Given Stimulus

Abstract

The crew compartment of an army vehicle is protected by an armor plate. It is desired to test the strength of this armor plate in order to assess its appropriateness for use in the vehicle. A specimen of the plate is taken and projectiles are fired at different points on the plate at different striking velocities. If a projectile penetrates the armor it is said to have defeated the armor. Our goal is to determine the relationship between the striking velocity and the probability of penetration. Due to the expensive nature of all items involved, this goal must be achieved with a minimum amount of testing. A Bayesian approach for solving this problem is presented here and illustrated using some real data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1981
Accession Number
ADA134627

Entities

People

  • N. D. Singpurwalla
  • Thomas A. Mazzuchi

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Bioassay
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Distribution Functions
  • Estimators
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Military Research
  • Probability
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Regression Analysis.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference