Standardizing Methods for Weapons Accuracy and Effectiveness Evaluation

Abstract

The Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness desires a standardized toolbox and methodologies for evaluating weapons accuracy. Using statistical distributions, a method is presented for both unguided and Global Positioning System-guided munitions. The statistics used to describe a sample of weapons firings will not only describe the weapons accuracy, but will also be utilized by the Joint Weaponeering System to calculate the weapons effectiveness against specified targets. Since the precision of the inputs and statistics used to describe the accuracy of the weapons is sensitive, it is imperative that the inputs are accurately modeled as they can lead to drastically different effectiveness results. Analysts must also carefully consider the assumptions used in the application of specific statistical distributions. The toolbox and methods presented here illustrate the differences among techniques and the pros and cons of each.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606965

Entities

People

  • Nicholas D. Devine

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computational Science
  • Data Science
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guided Weapons
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Munitions
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon System Effectiveness
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space