Optimal Shotlines for Lethality Testing

Abstract

A method for choosing shot line parameters for use in the experimental determination of lethal areas is presented. A criterion for an optimal shot line is proposed. A method for implementing this criterion for determining the optimal shotline in a multidimensional shotline parameter space is developed and implemented. The method utilizes both random shotline points in the multidimensional field of concern, while also biasing the choice of the optimal shotline to conform to the criterion. Examples are presented to show the application of the method for a variety of cases. This progressive use of optimal data points (or N-dimensional shotlines) can be used to recursively improve the description of the lethal volume using an optimizing strategy, such as simulated annealing, to optimize the development of the lethality model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408863

Entities

People

  • Nikolai A. Louie

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Analytic Functions
  • Annealing
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Lethality
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Step Functions
  • Transitions
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers