The weapon-target assignment problem

A Kline, D Ahner, R Hill - Computers & Operations Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Research addressing the Weapon Target Assignment (WTA) Problem, the problem
of assigning weapons to targets while considering their effective probability of kill, began …

[HTML][HTML] Current development and future prospects of multi-target assignment problem: A bibliometric analysis review

S Liu, Z Lin, W Huang, B Yan - Defence Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The multi-target assignment (MTA) problem, a crucial challenge in command control,
mission planning, and a fundamental research focus in military operations, has garnered …

Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for multi-stage weapon target assignment problem

X Chang, J Shi, Z Luo, Y Liu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Weapon target assignment (WTA) is a critical operational research topic that can be applied
to plentiful military fields. A new variant of WTA, the multi-stage WTA problem, is …

Approximate dynamic programming for missile defense interceptor fire control

MT Davis, MJ Robbins, BJ Lunday - European Journal of Operational …, 2017 - Elsevier
Given the ubiquitous nature of both offensive and defensive missile systems, the catastrophe-
causing potential they represent, and the limited resources available to countries for missile …

Task assignment of UAV swarms based on deep reinforcement learning

B Liu, S Wang, Q Li, X Zhao, Y Pan, C Wang - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
UAV swarm applications are critical for the future, and their mission-planning and decision-
making capabilities have a direct impact on their performance. However, creating a dynamic …

Probabilistic expression analysis on manifolds

Y Chang, C Hu, M Turk - … of the 2004 IEEE Computer Society …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a probabilistic video-based facial expression recognition method
on manifolds. The concept of the manifold of facial expression is based on the observation …

A bi-objective dynamic collaborative task assignment under uncertainty using modified MOEA/D with heuristic initialization

W Xu, C Chen, S Ding, PM Pardalos - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
The collaborative task assignment involved in Command and Control Systems is a key
problem to be solved. The existing researches have their limitations to the natures of …

A Modified Pareto Ant Colony Optimization Approach to Solve Biobjective Weapon‐Target Assignment Problem

Y Li, Y Kou, Z Li, A Xu, Y Chang - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The weapon‐target assignment (WTA) problem, known as an NP‐complete problem, aims at
seeking a proper assignment of weapons to targets. The biobjective WTA (BOWTA) …

Hierarchical task assignment strategy for heterogeneous multi‐UAV system in large‐scale search and rescue scenarios

J Chen, K Xiao, K You, X Qing, F Ye… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For the large‐scale search and rescue (S&R) scenarios, the centralized and distributed multi‐
UAV multitask assignment algorithms for multi‐UAV systems have the problems of heavy …

Improved Ant Colony Optimization for Weapon‐Target Assignment

X Hu, P Luo, X Zhang, J Wang - Mathematical Problems in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Weapon‐target assignment (WTA) which is crucial in cooperative air combat explores
assigning weapons to targets with the objective of minimizing the threats from those targets …