Warship Combat System Selection Methodology Based on Discrete Event Simulation

Abstract

This thesis presents the development of a methodology for the conceptual design of a medium tonnage warship's combat system for the Colombian Navy. The methodology is oriented toward the optimization of the operational effectiveness within the naval ship design constraints of weight, electrical power, volume, cost, and risk. The methodology is based on a Design Reference Mission (DRM), which is composed of four Operational Situations (OPSITs) covering antisubmarine warfare, anti-air warfare, mine warfare, and surface warfare. The OPSITs are represented by coupled physics-based models and probabilistic models. A discrete event simulation tool, ExtendSim , is used to implement these models, yielding quantitative results for mission success. Design of Experiments (DOE) is used to explore the design space, allowing identification of the main effects in each OPSIT model and the impact of each variable in the respective Measure of Effectiveness (MOE). This thesis presents the development of a methodology for the conceptual design of a medium tonnage warship's combat system for the Colombian Navy. The methodology is oriented toward the optimization of the operational effectiveness within the naval ship design constraints of weight, electrical power, volume, cost, and risk. The methodology is based on a Design Reference Mission (DRM), which is composed of four Operational Situations (OPSITs) covering antisubmarine warfare, anti-air warfare, mine warfare, and surface warfare. The OPSITs are represented by coupled physics-based models and probabilistic models. A discrete event simulation tool, ExtendSim , is used to implement these models, yielding quantitative results for mission success. Design of Experiments (DOE) is used to explore the design space, allowing identification of the main effects in each OPSIT model and the impact of each variable in the respective MeaThe four OPSIT MOEs are integrated in a single Overall Measure of Effect

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA531805

Entities

People

  • Jose M. Torres

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Computational Science
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Engineers
  • Experimental Design
  • Literature Surveys
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Shipbuilding
  • Systems Engineering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space