| An optimisation technique for Land Countermines System (2003) | |||||||||
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| A land countermine system is a complex system that involves many different sub-systems: communication, weapon, mine detection, spoofing, neutralization, command and control and logistics. It is desirable to develop a quantitative method to support upcoming decisions regarding the upgrading of the Australian land countermine capability. The objective of this paper is to develop a mathematical model to describe a land countermine system and implement the model in practice. To this end, an optimisation approach is presented on how best to upgrade a specific, complex land countermines system. The system is treated as a whole entity with cost (dollar, casualty and training) as the independent variable, and the optimal solution is obtained that involves upgrading all component sub-systems simultaneously, not just one at a time. A constrained, non-linear optimisation model is formulated whose objective function is a representation of the primary measures of effectiveness (MOE) (time, clearance rate, casualty etc), with constraints represented by secondary MOE (time, casualty, clearance rate, cost etc.), and technology-driven bounds on system measures of performance. Both analytical and stochastic optimisation approaches will be demonstrated, showing they can result in more effective and comprehensive systems acquisition, technology upgrading and investment strategies. | |||||||||
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