Date of Award
3-2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Operational Sciences
First Advisor
Raymond R. Hill, PhD
Abstract
Analysis of a large combat campaign using game theory is difficult due to non- linearities and other soft factors which exist in a complex system. However, game theory can give decision makers insight into strategies and outcomes that can be utilized to maximize one's objective. Agent-based simulation provides the means to model complex systems with non-linearities, by allowing for interactions among independent "agents." This thesis investigates game-theoretic strategies in agent-based simulation, modeled after the Allied search for U-boats in the Bay of Biscay during World War II (WWII). It also looks into the effects of adaptation on strategies by comparison to fixed-strategy results.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GOR-ENS-03-18
DTIC Accession Number
ADA412660
Recommended Citation
Price, Joseph C., "Game Theory and U-Boats in the Bay of Biscay" (2003). Theses and Dissertations. 4315.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/4315