Abstract:
The recent advancement in information technology has significantly changed the
battlefield situation in a time-varying network centric environment. The fog of war can be reduced
using enabling systems integrating sensors, weapon systems and smart decision support systems.
Real time data sharing enables enhanced situational awareness which has effectively improved
commanders' decision-making in the battlefield situation. The significance of the smart decision
support systems in a time-compressed, highly stressful and dynamic air defence environment can
never be undermined. In this research thesis, a novel solution for target to weapon assignment
problem based on the real time integrated systems for ground-based air defence is presented. The
proposed model offers an effective weapon assignment solution inspired by decision tree algorithm
and is capable of scheduling multiple targets based on deterministic threat evaluation and weapon
system capabilities in a heterogeneous weapon systems environment.
