Dynamic Allocation of Fires and Sensors (DAFS): A Low-Resolution Simulation for Rapid Modeling

Abstract

High-resolution combat models have become so complex that the time necessary to create and analyze a scenario has become unacceptably long. A lower resolution approach to entity-level simulation can complement such models. This paper presents Dynamic Allocation of Fires and Sensors (DAFS), a low-resolution, constructive entity-level simulation framework, that can be rapidly configured and executed. Through the use of a loosely-coupled component architecture, DAFS is extremely flexible and configurable. DAFS allows an analyst to very quickly create a simulation model that captures the first-order effects of a scenario. Although the modeling of entities is done at a low-resolution, DAFS contains some sophisticated capabilities: within the model, commander entities can formulate and solve optimization problems dynamically. DAFS can be used to explore large areas of the parameter space and identify interesting regions where high-resolution models can provide more detailed information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA520431

Entities

People

  • Arnold H. Buss
  • Darryl K. Ahner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Graphical User Interface
  • High Resolution
  • Line Of Sight
  • Low Resolution
  • Optimization
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Resilience
  • Simulations
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Organic Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Space