Application of System Capabilities Analytic Process (SCAP) to Battlefield Obscurants

Abstract

The System Capabilities Analytic Process (SCAP) was developed to analyze ballistic (permanent) threats to a system. This report described how SCAP concepts and structures were extended and applied to self-defense obscurants, to map transient effects into system capabilities and the mission context. System and component functions were described, with respect to the threat attributes to be defeated. Some often-overlooked properties and desired results were found by examining the mission context and threat capabilities. SCAP can be applied to permanent or transient changes of system capabilities or functions, but must be applied with respect to mission context. A brief demonstration was given of how SCAP s transient effects can map into Mission and Means Framework (MMF) analysis, to allow application in simulations or system evaluation at higher levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562835

Entities

People

  • James F. Nealon

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Countermeasures
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Obscurants
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design