Modeling for a System Operating Characteristic for Wide Area Mines

Abstract:

Traditional landmines are limited in their attack range and information providing ability. There are currently several wide area search mines in the research and development phase to overcome these disadvantages. Progress on the individual technologies is promising, but there are insufficient analytical tools for evaluating the effectiveness of these concept mines. This paper examines some of the modeling aspects of wide area search mines with Autonomous Target Recognition (ATR) capability. The optimal employment of autonomous wide area search mines is addressed. The specific scenarios considered involve several mines searching a battle fields for targets in the presence of false targets. All relevant parameters are extracted from intelligence information, the sensor performance specification, and the vehicle performance specification. Analytic system effectiveness measures are derived using applied probability theory. Optimal schedules for controlling sensor threshold during a mission are derived. These schedules establish a system operating characteristic. An increase in system effectiveness is demonstrated when parameters are dynamically controlled during a mission.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 717)
• Pages: 598-602
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.717.598
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Ying Jiao Rong, Ping Sun, Shan Shan Li
• Keywords: Autonomous Target Recognition, Effectiveness, Simulation

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