Computer Graphics for System Effectiveness Analysis.

Abstract

Systems Effectiveness Analysis (SEA) is a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of a system by constructing and evaluating surfaces that represent the performance characteristics of the system and the requirements of the task to be performed. A computer graphics program has been designed and implemented on a workstation and is dedicated to constructing the three dimensional projection of higher dimensional surfaces or loci. the program allows the user to view the loci in different dimensions which serves an aid in analysis. To demonstrate the use of the program, the effectiveness of a C3 system is analyzed. Two aspects of the system are studied: the effect of adding more components to the system, and the sensitivity of the overall effectiveness to different errors within the measuring equipment of the system. The graphics system is used to generate the plots of the system loci and to evaluate its performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173546

Entities

People

  • Christine M. Bohner

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Manufacturing
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control