Simulation Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

Abstract

Warfighting Commanders in Chief (CINCs) have identified a need to provide lower-level tactical units (especially brigades) with real-time responsive Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA). There are many unanswered questions, some of which are: "Which UAV system best suits the needs of the brigade commander?", "How many UAVs does a brigade need?", and "What are the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) for the use of this new system?" This thesis demonstrates the ability to design a small high resolution simulation which can be used to answer these questions. The simulation can be used throughout the acquisition process, and potentially beyond.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368265

Entities

People

  • Garrett D. Heath

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Ground Control Stations
  • High Resolution
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Operations
  • Random Variables
  • Simulations
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Military Academy
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs