Military applications of agent-based simulations

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 171-180

  Cioppa, Thomas M ^a   Lucas, Thomas W ^a   Sanchez, Susan M ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGENT-BASED SIMULATION; DATA COLLECTION; FORCE PROTECTION MISSION; MILITARY CONFLICTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 17744377794     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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