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 …

A novel real-time penetration path planning algorithm for stealth UAV in 3D complex dynamic environment

Z Zhang, J Wu, J Dai, C He - Ieee Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, stealth aircraft penetration path planning has been a significant research
subject in the field of low altitude combat. However, previous works have mainly …

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 …

Two-stage hybrid heuristic search algorithm for novel weapon target assignment problems

Y Ma, G Wang, X Hu, H Luo - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of the weapon target assignment (WTA) problem is to maximize the total
damage of targets or minimize the total consumption of weapons. However, the existing …

Simplified swarm optimization with initialization scheme for dynamic weapon–target​ assignment problem

CM Lai, TH Wu - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
The dynamic weapon–target assignment (DWTA) problem is a critical issue in the field of
military operations research. The problem is highly constrained; thus, the use of an …

A modified MOEA/D algorithm for solving bi-objective multi-stage weapon-target assignment problem

X Wu, C Chen, S Ding - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In command of modern intelligent operations, in addition to solving the problem of multi-unit
coordinated task assignment, it is also necessary to obtain a suitable plan according to the …

Constrained multi-objective weapon target assignment for area targets by efficient evolutionary algorithm

K Zhang, D Zhou, Z Yang, Q Pan, W Kong - Ieee Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The weapon target assignment (WTA) problem is the crucial decision support in Command
& Control (C2). In the classic WTA model, the point-to-point saturation salvo has a low …

A comprehensive survey of weapon target assignment problem: Model, algorithm, and application

J Li, G Wu, L Wang - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the weapon target assignment problem, which aims to
optimize the assignment of weapons to targets in order to maximize weapon damage to …

Counterfactual regret minimization for integrated cyber and air defense resource allocation

A Keith, D Ahner - European Journal of Operational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This research presents a new application of optimal and approximate solution techniques to
solve resource allocation problems with imperfect information in the cyber and air-defense …