Graphical Methods for Depicting Combat Units

Abstract

Analysis of battlefield training is being enhanced with computer screens that display maps of the battlefield. At the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin,CA, training battles are digitally recorded to be analyzed later by military officers, tacticians and analysts. A large screen computer generated map display is used to unfold the battle one piece at a time to see what caused the forces to achieve success or failure. As an improvement to current battlefield displays, graphical methods and techniques are presented for aggregating the elements of combat units. The techniques focus on locating a unit, graphically summarizing the movement of a unit, and graphically depicting a unit's dispersion on the battlefield. These methods are intended for use in post-battle analysis software platforms like the ones used at the NTC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257451

Entities

People

  • Michael S. Nelson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Battlefields
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Military Science