Assessment of survivability against laser threats: The ASALT-I computer program
Abstract
ASALT-I is a FORTRAN computer program used to evaluate the effectiveness of a high-energy laser weapon against an aircraft flying a path previously evaluated for various encounter conditions. The laser weapon system is described by a flux emission function, aiming errors caused by jitter, and slewing limits of the tracking mechanism. The target aircraft is characterized by a set of components which are combined using a fault tree structure. The program output includes a summary for the whole mission which presents probabilities of kill for the total aircraft, its subgroups, and components. This manual contains descriptions for the mathematical concepts, the input requirements, and the output for the ASALT-I program.
- Publication:
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Final Report Armament Systems
- Pub Date:
- September 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981asi..reptQ....S
- Keywords:
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- Damage Assessment;
- Laser Weapons;
- Threat Evaluation;
- Vulnerability;
- Aircraft;
- Computer Programs;
- Fortran;
- Missions;
- Probability Theory;
- Tracking (Position);
- Lasers and Masers