Barrier Games

Abstract

This report considers barriers that separate one region from another in the sense that an intruder cannot pass from one region to the other without being captured. The barriers are composed of individual units, each of which has a fixed speed and capture radius. The distinguishing feature is that the intruder is assumed to know the configuration of the barrier at all times, and can use this information to select a successful penetration path, if one exists. We find conditions under which penetration is possible, first for straight-line barriers and then for circular barriers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501280

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Washburn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Boundaries
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Regions
  • Relative Motion
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Submarines
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Game Theory.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.