Effectiveness Analysis for Wide Area Search Munitions
Abstract
The problem of estimating effectiveness of autonomous wide area search munitions will be considered. Due to the large potential search area of these munitions, terms such as single shot Pk are not adequate for evaluating expected success rates. Methods and models must take into account degradation due to false target attacks, and missed target acquisitions. This paper will establish some meaningful seeker metrics which are applicable to a wide variety of autonomous searching munitions. It will then establish a relationship between these metrics and analytical expressions for mission success. Although the analytic expressions will be limited to two specific scenarios, a discussion of their relation to more general Monte Carlo based effectiveness models will be presented. Finally, results for a specific scenario will be used to highlight an abbreviated seeker requirements flow down analysis for a wide area search munition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA356485
Entities
People
- David R. Jacques
- Robert Leblanc
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory