Dynamic Minefield Operation (DMO)

In this Phase II SBIR project Daniel H. Wagner Associates will develop algorithms and software components (A&S) that fully support the planning, effectiveness evaluation, deployment, and monitoring of optimized militarily effective maritime minefields at both the individual minefield level and the operational/strategic level (e.g., all minefields in the theater). These could have either (1) Random mine placement or (2) Specified mine placement, and could be either Conventional minefields (e.g., with legacy mines) or Advanced minefields (e.g., Advanced Undersea Weapons System (AUWS)). These A&S will fully support the main mining commander tasks, which are, for either an individual minefield or a group of minefields in a theater, to: (1) Determine the minimal number of mining assets (e.g., mines, sensors, effectors, delivery systems) necessary to achieve a specified effectiveness level (in terms of specified Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and (2) Determine the highest effectiveness levels (for specified MOEs) that can be obtained given available mining assets. In addition, we will design an intuitive user interface (UI) and support the easy comparison of alternative mining Courses of Action (COAs). In addition, these A&S will support acquisition and science and technology (S&T) requirements analysis.