A Non-Real-Time Simulation of SAGE Tracking and BOMARC Guidance

The addition of facilities to the SAGE system for control of a new defensive weapon, such as the BOMARC missile, requires extensive modifications to the SAGE computer program. To obtain a better understanding of BOMARC control problems, a program has been written for the IBM Type 704 computer to simulate the proposed employment of BOMARC in the SAGE system. Such a simulation is flexible enough to optimize and evaluate a large range of parameters. On three separate passes through the 704 (with tape storage of intermediate results) the program simulates radar, target, and missile performance, as well as SAGE tracking and missile guidance. A fourth program presents the desired output data in the form of frequency distributions and detailed results pertaining to selected target or missile tracks.