Accession Number:

ADA017034

Title:

Application of Differential Games to Air-to-Air Combat Problems.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Apr 73-Feb 74,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE FLIGHT DYNAMICS LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Miller,L. Earl

Report Date:

1975-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

182.0

Abstract:

Differential game barrier theory was applied to three pursuit-evasion problems. For the first problem the solution involving the angle-off constraint was directly determined from the natural barrier solution. For the second problem the capture range was relatively insensitive to the angle-off. The solution to the third problem which approximates the terminal part of air-to-air combat showed that an increase in the pursuers speed or a decrease in his minimum radius of turn resulted in a decrease in the capture range.

Descriptors:

• *AERIAL WARFARE
• *GAME THEORY
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• TACTICAL WARFARE
• OPTIMIZATION

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE