Computer Simulation Modeling: A Method for Predicting the Utilities of Alternative Computer-Aided Treat Evaluation Algorithms

Abstract

This report describes the development of a computer model that simulates air defense engagements between a platoon of Air Defense Anti-Tank Systems (ADATS) and 20 aircraft. The model is programmed using SLAM II software and user-written FORTRAN inserts. Experimentation with the model yielded the necessary data for comparing the utilities of four computer-aided threat evaluation algorithms implemented in a target-rich environment. The model was run 100 times for each algorithm. The goal was to determine which of three experimental algorithms yielded results most similar to the results when using a more realistic but resource-intensive control algorithm. Experimental results provided support for using a target prioritization algorithm similar to the one formulated by the manufacturer of the ADATS, Martin Marietta.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230252

Entities

People

  • James S. Ainsworth
  • Steven Kubala

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Targets
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Classification
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Radar
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Threat Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Military Science