Design considerations for Lanchester-type models of warfare (LATMW).
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Authors
Mauerer, Herbert-Hans
Subjects
land-combat models
Lanchester-type Models of Warfare
evaluation framework
design specifications
model-input parameter estimation
system reliability and availability
Lanchester-type Models of Warfare
evaluation framework
design specifications
model-input parameter estimation
system reliability and availability
Advisors
Taylor, James G.
Date of Issue
1976-09
Date
September 1976
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis discusses design considerations for
Lanchester-Type Models of Warfare (LATMW) . It
establishes a framework for setting minimum design
standards for such combat models. We formalize these
considerations in a Minimum Evaluation Framework (MEF)
for combat models. The state-of-the-art for models is
briefly reviewed and major pitfalls in modelling
combat are sketched. We show how to avoid such
shortcomings by following our MEF specifications.
Modern combined arms forces are abstracted as coherent
systems of complementary and supplementary components.
We derive a method to refine Lanchester Attrition-Rate
Coefficients (LARC) as system capability measures by
additionally considering reliability and availability
weightings. Examples are given to demonstrate the
implementation of these refined LARC quantifications
in LATMW.
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Thesis
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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