An optimal dynamic threat evaluation and weapon scheduling technique

Real time scheduling problems demand high level of flexibility and robustness under complex dynamic scenarios. Threat Evaluation (TE) and Weapon Assignment (WA), together TEWA is one such complex dynamic system that has optimal or near optimal utilization of scarce defensive resources, a supreme priority. Several static solutions of TEWA have been proposed. This paper discusses an optimal dynamic multi-air threat evaluation and weapon allocation algorithm using a variant of Stable Marriage Algorithm (SMA). WA uses a new dynamic weapon scheduling algorithm, allowing multiple engagements using shoot-look-shoot strategy, to compute near-optimal solution. For optimality different types of constraints are identified and defined. Testing part of this paper shows feasibility of this approach for a range of scenarios.