The Army Unit Resiliency Analysis (AURA) Computer Simulation Model: a Brief Overview

Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is to exhibit the current capabilities, uses, and recent developments with respect to the AURA model. Developed by the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL), AURA is a large, inter-connected collection of analysis models which provides a detailed evaluation of the ability of a military unit to accomplish a series of missions in a combat scenario. The AURA methodology consists of a number of models from the various technical communities interfaced into a large, time-dependent event playing and optimization algorithm. The interfaces are varied, involving such diverse technical inputs as lethal footprints for conventional munitions, log normal kill probabilities for nuclear effects, chemical dissemination, chemical deposition and vapor footprints, MOPP degradation, reliability, and target acquisition probabilities. The optimization is a dedicated, non-linear routine which routine which models the commander's decisions regarding reallocation of surviving, degraded assets in order to minimize the choke points in the optimal functional path.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA232951

Entities

People

  • J. T. Klocic
  • Robert M. Sheroke

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artillery
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Heat Energy
  • Munitions
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies