DYNAMIC WEAPON ASSIGNMENT BASED ON DETERMINISTIC THREAT EVALUATION AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES FOR HETEROGENEOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS

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.