Coordinating Plans for Agents Performing AAW Hardkill and Softkill for Frigates

Target Engageability Improvement through Adaptive Tracking

Reaction time of current and future naval warships is eroded since they are expected to operate in a large variety of situations with constantly increasing complexity. To cope with diverse air and surface threats, the warships, either operating in a single ship configuration or within a task group, will require their combat power resources to be efficiently managed. The coordination and tight i...

A Method to Optimize Ship Maneuvers for the Coordination of Hardkill and Softkill Weapons within a Frigate

The coordination of anti-air warfare hardkill and softkill weapon systems is an important aspect of command and control for a Frigate. Since the effectiveness of a particular weapon varies depending on the orientation of the Frigate with respect to the threats faced, a key element of the coordination process is to maneuver the Frigate to most effectively use all the weapons available. This pape...

On the Integrated Scheduling of Hardkill and Softkill Assets Using Dynamic Programming

CIWS : The Last - ditch Defence

The last-ditch defence against the anti-ship missile is the close-in weapon system (CIWS), which takes the form of ultra-short range lightcalibre guns by putting a “wall of lead” in the path of the oncoming missile. This is after the missiles have “leaked” through the layers of hardkill and softkill defences. Systems like the American Phalanx, the Dutch Goalkeeper or the new German Millennium G...

Influence of sense of coherence, spirituality, social support and health perception on breast cancer screening motivation and behaviors in African American women.

Despite formidable barriers, some African American women (AAW) engage in breast cancer screening (BCS) behaviors. Understanding individual characteristics that allow AAW to overcome barriers to BCS is critical to reduce breast cancer mortality among AAW. A salutogenic model of health was used to evaluate the influence of sense of coherence, social support, spirituality and health perception on ...