EXPLORING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE MIX OF PRECISION AND VOLUME INDIRECT FIRE IN URBAN OPERATIONS USING AGENT-BASED SIMULATION

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dc.contributor.advisorSanchez, Susan M.
dc.contributor.authorCai, Licun Edwin
dc.contributor.departmentOperations Research (OR)
dc.contributor.secondreaderAppleget, Jeffrey A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-26T19:21:01Z
dc.date.available2018-10-26T19:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractAs the world continues its rapid rise in urbanization, the battlefield of the future will likely be urban. This thesis explores the effective mix of three types of 155mm artillery munitions with varying accuracy (M982 Excalibur, M1156 Precision Guided Kit, and M795 dumb bomb) in two urban battlefield scenarios. Mission success corresponds to maximizing effects on enemies with minimal fratricides and collateral damage. Pythagoras, an agent-based simulation, together with efficient design of experiments (DOE), is used to study the effects and interactions of controllable factors (system capabilities) and uncontrollable factors (environment and terrain) on the intended measures of effectiveness. Regression metamodels from the DOE are then used to project a Pareto optimal frontier (POF) of the mixture that satisfies multi-objective functions, which includes the cost of munitions expended. A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm is also employed to identify a set of POFs or near-optimal alternatives to the DOE results. Although results from both battle scenarios favor high allocation of M982 (10–15%) for operational effectiveness, the effectiveness of M1156 only proves to be significant in a smaller terrain. A trade-off analysis between operational and cost effectiveness also shows that a substantial amount of M795 (>60%) is needed in the mixes.en_US
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dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesisen_US
dc.description.serviceArmy, Singaporeen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/exploringcharact1094560370
dc.identifier.thesisid29768
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/60370
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.authoragent-based simulationen_US
dc.subject.authordesign of experimentsen_US
dc.subject.authorPareto optimal frontieren_US
dc.subject.authormulti-objectives evolutionary algorithmen_US
dc.subject.authorcircular error probableen_US
dc.titleEXPLORING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE MIX OF PRECISION AND VOLUME INDIRECT FIRE IN URBAN OPERATIONS USING AGENT-BASED SIMULATIONen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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etd.thesisdegree.disciplineOperations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Operations Researchen_US
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