Improved Metrics for Personnel Vulnerability Analysis

Abstract

Recent work on the general military system vulnerability problem has proven the usefulness of clearly distinguishing between four Spaces of vulnerability. In this paper, the four-space conceptual model will be brought to bear on the important special case of personnel vulnerability. This approach will permit illumination of the following issues: Traditional modeling practice in the personnel vulnerability area. Similarities and differences between traditional practices in material system vulnerability analysis and personnel vulnerability analysis. Technical problems with traditional modeling practice. The inadequacy of traditional practice for applications such as Live Fire Testing. The possibility of an improved modeling practice which is free from the major technical difficulties infecting traditional practice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235610

Entities

People

  • Michael W. Starks

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Body Regions
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Databases
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Munitions
  • Operations Research
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space