Model identification and optimization for operational simulation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5091, Issue , 2003, Pages 294-303

  Popken, Douglas A ^a   Cox, Louis A ^a  

^a Systems View   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes Network; COA; HMM; Markov Decision Processes; Military Planning; Model Identification; Operational Simulation; Simulation Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION;

MILITARY PLANNING; OPERATIONAL SIMULATION;

MILITARY OPERATIONS;

EID: 0242467107     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.500937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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