Using a low-resolution entity model for shaping initial conditions for high- resolution combat models

Determining the initial conditions for high-resolution combat models presents a challenging modeling problem. These initial conditions can have a major impact on the outcome of the analysis, and yet there is a significant difficulty setting those conditions in a manner that spans the important areas of the input factor space. This paper presents a method for setting those initial conditions using a low-resolution, entity-level combat model, Joint Dynamic Allocation of Fires and Sensors (JDAFS). Like its predecessor DAFS, JDAFS models entities on the battlefield, but to a lower degree of detail than most high-resolution combat models. This allows substantial exploration of the input factor space, and can help make the eventual high- resolution simulation runs more effective.