Title :
Software environment for tactical training with trajectory planning through multiple moving targets
Author :
Buntha, Sermsak ; Dascalu, Sergiu ; Debnath, Narayan ; Okamoto, Sohei ; Buntha, Pawinee
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Abstract :
This paper describes a simulation environment for training naval officers and presents details of one of its main functions, planning a secure trajectory through moving targets. For this function we applied the well-known A* search to determine the shortest possible path from our current position to the destination without entering the hazardous zone of the targets. We approximate the circular shapes of radar surveillance areas as N-vertex polygons, which significantly reduces computational complexity by limiting the number of possible waypoints. The experiments conducted show that our method can find the optimal solution sufficiently fast such that it can be applied in real-time situations where target platforms continuously change their direction of movement and/or speed.
Keywords :
command and control systems; digital simulation; naval engineering computing; A* search; command and control; computational complexity; multiple moving target; naval surface warfare training; radar surveillance; software simulation; tactical training; trajectory planning; Computational modeling; Computer science; Force control; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Technology planning; Trajectory; command and control; path finding; simulation; warfare;
Conference_Titel :
Electro/Information Technology, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0941-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0941-9
DOI :
10.1109/EIT.2007.4374544