Title :
Predicting enemy force closure with simulation
Author :
Grabau, Mark R. ; Payne, Michael D.
Author_Institution :
Protean Consuting Inc., Centerville, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a model and an analysis done to predict enemy force closure. The simulation replaces a pencil and ruler method that has been used by Department of Defense planners for over a century. More importantly, the model provides planners with the capability to assess previously “impossible to quantify”, yet critical, factors: transportation network constraints, equipment reliability and maintainability, varying task times, nighttime operations, and the effects of air interdiction. War planning implications are discussed and notional results are presented
Keywords :
command and control systems; digital simulation; military computing; enemy force closure prediction; equipment reliability; maintainability; nighttime operations; simulation; transportation network constraints; war planning implications; Air transportation; Data analysis; Logistics; Maintenance; Predictive models; Protection; Rails; Roads; State estimation; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2000. Proceedings. Winter
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2000.899904