Theses and Dissertations
Particle filtering methods for incorporating intelligence updates
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
Due to uncertainty in target locations, stochastic models are implemented to provide a representation of location distribution. The reliability of these models has a profound effect on the ability to successfully interdict ...
Analysis of I Marine Expeditionary Force support team reset operations
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-06)
Non-deployed United States Marine Corps (USMC) ground units are in a degraded state of supply readiness as a result of over a decade of war. Due to current fiscal constraints and budget pressures the USMC cannot purchase ...
Changing the paradigm simulation, a method of first resort
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-09)
The computing capability to which Operations Research (OR) analysts have access today is over 1,000,000,000 times more powerful than the first simulation pioneers had sixty years ago, yet the concept that simulation is a ...
Toward finding driving communications factors in the system of systems survivability simulation model
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-03)
The System of Systems Survivability Simulation (S4) was created by the Army Research Laboratory's Survivability and Lethality Analysis Directorate in cooperation with the New Mexico State University Physical Science ...
Optimal day-ahead scheduling of a hybrid electric grid using weather forecasts
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-12)
The compromise between the stability of a hybrid electric grid (HEG) and the total operating cost can be reached by accurately anticipating the future renewable power productions. This thesis suggests the use of weather ...
ANALYSIS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE STRIKE OPERATIONS USING STOCHASTIC SIMULATION MODELING OF A LEFT-OF-LAUNCH NETWORK
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06)
With the proliferation of hostile theater ballistic missiles (TBMs), the Department of Defense has focused on attack operations as a means of ballistic missile defense (BMD). This thesis develops a stochastic simulation ...
A SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHM FOR DETECTING MOVING TARGETS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-09)
Target tracking and monitoring plays a crucial role in the intelligence collection domain. With the advancement of intelligence collection and data analysis methods, we can sometimes obtain a target’s initial and end ...
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING THE RESILIENCE OF FORWARD EXPEDITIONARY PORT REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
The U.S. Navy (USN) relies on ports to enable operations and project power, but many of our ports remain vulnerable to attack and natural disaster. To manage future conflict, the USN must plan for port resilience and develop ...
Effect of the Environment and Environmental Uncertainty on Ship Routes
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-06)
The United States Navy (USN) uses Optimal Track Ship Routing provided by ship routing officers (SRO) to aid in the safe transit of its ships. When a ship makes a transit, the ship provides the SRO an origin, a destination, ...
EVALUATING INVENTORY POLICIES OF CLASS IX ITEMS IN THE USMC-DLA LOGISTICS SYSTEM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The U.S. Marine Corps utilizes its Supply Management Units (SMU) to provide Class IX repair parts support for the Marine Expeditionary Forces. These SMUs work with the Defense Logistics Agency to maintain an inventory of ...