Optimizing Helicopter Assault Support in a High Demand Environment

Abstract

Helicopter assault support planning for a large Marine Corps operation is complex and time consuming. Hundreds of constraints and millions of potential solutions exist. The Marine Corps currently does this planning manually. The warfighters? logistical needs require a quick solution, and therefore speed is usually more important than a tight guarantee of optimality. The Marine Assault Support Helicopter Planning Assistance Tool (MASHPAT) assists planners by leveraging automation speed and accuracy to consider millions of solutions and suggest a desirable plan. It demonstrates an ability to produce plans more quickly that are more efficient. MASHPAT runs on Navy Marine Corps (NMCI) computers in theater and is available now at no cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501384

Entities

People

  • John D. Wray

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Gantt Charts
  • Helicopters
  • Iraqi-War
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Operations Research
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Operations Research