Shortest Path Algorithms on Grid Graphs with Applications to Strike Planning.

Abstract

This document contains three technical reports related to the problem of developing mission plans for a cruise missile. The first report presents algorithms for finding the safest path through a graph and for finding the safest corridor in a grid graph. The second report presents anew effective algorithm for finding a path from a designated origin to a designated destination which avoids all threat regions represented by circles. This algorithm does not require the imposition of a grid over the region and avoids threats by moving along the edges of triangles which enclose the threats. The third report gives an algorithm which obtains short paths which satisfy some side restriction on the probability of success. These paths may take short cuts through the threat regions as long as the side constraint is satisfied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1997
Accession Number
ADA321664

Entities

People

  • J. L. Kennington
  • K. H. Lewis
  • R. V. Helgason

Organizations

  • Southern Methodist University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Algorithms
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Contracts
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Flight Paths
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Probability
  • Search Radar
  • Triangles
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Operations Research