Accession Number:

ADA289557

Title:

Target Motion Analysis From A Diesel Submarine's Perspective.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Coll, Pedro F.

Report Date:

1994-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

The subject of this thesis is diesel submarine tactics for performing an effective Bearing-only Target Motion Analysis while approaching a surface target, given the submarines limited speed and battery endurance. The research is conducted through a Monte Carlo simulation. Each replication simulates a submarines approach, attack and eventual torpedo release, to determine the success or failure of the attack. The number of successful attacks in every replication is a measure of effectiveness of the particular tactics employed. The simulation shows that a modern diesel submarine is capable of conducting a Bearing-only TMA while at the same time approaching a surface target.

Descriptors:

• *WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS
• *SURFACE TARGETS
• *TORPEDO ATTACK
• *ATTACK SUBMARINES
• *TORPEDO DATA COMPUTERS
• *ANTISHIP WARFARE
• VELOCITY
• MEASUREMENT
• TORPEDOES
• FAILURE
• MOTION
• THESES
• MONTE CARLO METHOD
• OPERATIONS RESEARCH
• BEARINGS
• MILITARY TACTICS
• DIESEL ENGINES

Subject Categories:

• Underwater and Marine Navigation and Guidance
• Target Direction, Range and Position Finding

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE