Given the increased threat and proliferation of adversary military capabilities, this research seeks to develop reasonably accurate and computationally tractable models to optimally maneuver aircraft to intercept cruise missile attacks. The research leveraged mathematical programming to model the problem, informed by constraints representing a system of (temporal) difference equations. The research began by comparing six models having alternative representations of velocity and acceleration constraints while analyzing situations with stationary targets. The Multiple Aircraft, Multiple Stationary Target Engagement Problem with Box Constraint Bounds (MAMSTEP-BC) Model yielded superior overall performance and was further analyzed through alternative mathematical programming model enhancements to create feasible flight profiles, in terms of leveraging a valid sequence of maneuvers. Lastly, the MAMSTEP-BC model was modifixC;ed to maneuver aircraft to engage moving targets. This model proved effective with multiple aircraft and multiple targets when optimizing the time needed to engage. MAMSTEP-BC was able to maintain a high-level of granularity by accounting for aircraft and pilot limitations while managing to generate optimal solutions quickly for both stationary and moving targets.
Optimal Aircraft Maneuvering Models for Cruise Missile Engagement: A Modeling and Computational Study
2022
55 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air force , Cruise missiles , Department of defense , Difference equations , Equations , Governments , Integer programming , Mathematical models , Mathematical programming , Military capabilities , Multiple targets , Operations research , Optimization , Systems engineering , United states , United states government , Unmanned aerial vehicles
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