Accession Number:

ADA235661

Title:

Establishing Reliability Goals for Naval Major Caliber Ammunition.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Bailey, Michael P.
• Bartroli, Marcelo
• Callahan, Alexander J.
• Kang, Keebom

Report Date:

1991-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

52.0

Abstract:

In this study, we describe a decision process for establishing the threshold reliabilities for components of naval major caliber ammunition. A measure of reliability performance is described which relates directly to the weapons systems performance in a naval gunfire support environment. We use a simulation model to establish this relationship, a regression metamodel to estimate its parameters, and a simple decision process to specify component reliability thresholds which ensure that the ammunition is mission effective. We present this paper as an example of the integration of discrete event dynamic system analysis within a decision process.

Descriptors:

• *RELIABILITY
• *SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
• *AMMUNITION
• WEAPON SYSTEMS
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• AMMUNITION COMPONENTS
• NAVAL GUNS
• SIMULATION
• GUNFIRE
• MODELS
• DECISION MAKING
• NAVAL PROCUREMENT

Subject Categories:

• Numerical Mathematics
• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE