Target: A Model for Determining Hits on an Irregularly Shaped Target

Abstract

This report documents a program for finding whether a shot will hit an irregularly shaped target. The program uses the projectile velocity and speed and the coordinates of the target's corners to determine whether the target was hit. If desired, the program will tell which faces of the target were entered or exited. The target may be complex as desired. It is a useful program as it stands, but it is designed to be imbedded in stochastic simulations of combat where its utility would be even greater. This report describes the input, output, and mathematics of the algorithm and contains a copy of the Fortran 77 program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA153049

Entities

People

  • Fred L. Bunn
  • Sue B. Hinman

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Army
  • Classification
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanization
  • Munitions
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Projectiles
  • Rotation
  • Security
  • Silhouettes
  • Simulations
  • Tank Turrets
  • Translations
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.