PROTOTYPE GENERALIZED INTERACTIVE MINEFIELD EVALUATION MODEL

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND USEFULNESS OF AN INTERACTIVE MINEFIELD EVALUATION PROGRAM WHICH INCORPORATES EXTENSIVE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL DATA BASES WITH MODERN MINE WARFARE THEORY. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE AN EASILY USED AND MATHEMATICALLY SOUND BASIS FOR MINEFIELD PLANNING AND PROCUREMENT DECISION ANALYSIS. THE PROJECT IS FUNCTIONALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE TASKS; MINEFIELD EVALUATION MODELING, DATA BASE DEFINITION AND PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE. THE MINEFIELD EVALUATION MODELING WILL APPLY CONFIGURED MINEFIELD THEORY TO MULTIPLE MINE TYPES AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGET TYPES IN A NON-HOMOGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT. DATA BASE DEFINITION INCLUDES USE OF EXISTING, USER DEFINED AND PROGRAM GENERATED DATA BASES AS REQUIRED TO SOLVE THE VARIED PROBLEMS OF MINE WARFARE. THE PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE WILL PRODUCE AN EFFICIENT AND USER ORIENTED PROGRAM WHICH COMBINES THE MODELS AND DATA BASES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL AND UNDERSTANDABLE RESULTS.