Accession Number:

ADA230252

Title:

Computer Simulation Modeling: A Method for Predicting the Utilities of Alternative Computer-Aided Treat Evaluation Algorithms

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Sep 1988-Jun 1990,

Corporate Author:

ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Ainsworth, James S.
• Kubala, Steven

Report Date:

1990-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

50.0

Abstract:

This report describes the development of a computer model that simulates air defense engagements between a platoon of Air Defense Anti-Tank Systems ADATS and 20 aircraft. The model is programmed using SLAM II software and user-written FORTRAN inserts. Experimentation with the model yielded the necessary data for comparing the utilities of four computer-aided threat evaluation algorithms implemented in a target-rich environment. The model was run 100 times for each algorithm. The goal was to determine which of three experimental algorithms yielded results most similar to the results when using a more realistic but resource-intensive control algorithm. Experimental results provided support for using a target prioritization algorithm similar to the one formulated by the manufacturer of the ADATS, Martin Marietta.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• ANTITANK WEAPONS
• AIR DEFENSE
• ALGORITHMS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Antiaircraft Defense Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE