An object-oriented simulation of Air Force support equipment usage

Author

Zahn, Eric A. ; Stute, Nicholas J. ; Clark, Patrick K.

Author_Institution

TASC Inc., Fairborn, OH, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Dec 1995

Firstpage

1193

Lastpage

1199

Abstract

The paper summarizes a joint study by the U.S. Air Force and TASC, Inc. that models aerospace support equipment usage during a deployment of fighter aircraft. The model explains the present role of the equipment, and introduces a possible alternative. The main objective of the study, to replace the current support equipment system while maintaining efficiency, is illustrated. The implementation of the model in IMDE, an object-oriented discrete-event simulation package, is then described. The two options are compared; results are displayed showing the number of sorties aborted with each equipment arrangement

Keywords

aerospace computing; discrete event simulation; military aircraft; military computing; military equipment; object-oriented programming; Air Force support equipment usage; US Air Force; aborted sorties; aerospace support equipment usage modelling; efficiency; equipment arrangement; fighter aircraft deployment; object-oriented discrete-event simulation package; object-oriented simulation; Aerospace materials; Discrete event simulation; Ground support; Military aircraft; Military equipment; Object oriented modeling; Packaging machines; Scheduling; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-78033018-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1995.479024

Filename

479024