An Analysis of Three Methods for Computing Weapon Scores and Importances. Part 1.

Abstract

This work analyzes three methods for computing scores for weapons in combat simulations. The eigenvalue or potential/antipotential method is based on a simultaneous eigenvalue problem. Fire allocation methods link fire allocation, values, and attrition in a non-linear way. The resulting systems of equations are surprising similar in behaviour to the linear ones that arise in the eigenvalue method. Techniques for solving these systems are discussed. Finally the weapon importance equations used in ATCAL (an attrition calibration procedure) are discussed. Existence and uniqueness of solutions is proved under some mild hypotheses. Again a surprising similarity with the linear methods is observed. (KAR) P. 2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295844

Entities

People

  • Peter F. Stiller

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Differential Equations
  • Differential Geometry
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Indirect Fire
  • Linear Algebra
  • Losses
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Operations Research
  • Point Theorem
  • Simulations
  • Statistics
  • Theorems

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Operations Research