Integration of Field Experimentation and Computer Simulation,

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present an example of the integration of the results of field experimentation and predictive computer models. The example is drawn from an on-going United States Department of Defense (USDOD) effort to evaluate the tactical effectiveness of the existing US antitank missile systems, SHILLELAGH, TOW and DRAGON. The program is called Tactical Effectiveness Testing of Antitank Missiles or TETAM. The USDOD intent in promulgating the testing program was twofold. First, there was the requirement to collect information which would contribute directly to an evaluation of weapons effectiveness. Second, the same information was to be used to verify the outcomes from predictive computer models and thus contribute indirectly, through the use of the verified models, to future evaluations of the weapons themselves or of the generic class of guided anti-armor systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADP000635

Entities

People

  • A. Fox
  • R. Matteson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Army Operations
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Operations Research
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Science