Date of Award

3-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Operational Sciences

First Advisor

Michael W. Garrambone, Major, USAF

Second Advisor

Daniel E. Reynolds

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find an appropriate way of characterizing battle data as a function of time. This study was initially designed to remove the numerical instability problem cited in Barr's battle trace methodology as suggested by TRAC-MTRY. The research focused on the instability problem and identifying/recommending a technique that improved the efficiency of computation, and enhanced an analyst's ability to meaningfully interpret the battle trace. Two Lanchester's Square Law based methodologies are introduced and analyzed. The results of this analysis indicate that the battle trace of a constant value generated by Lanchester's Square Law integration seemed to be the best measure to characterize battle data as a function of time. This methodology has no computational problems, is numerically stable and efficient, and has a battlefield interpretation with the proper-interval size selection.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GOR-ENS-92M-06

DTIC Accession Number

ADA248178

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

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