ONE ON ONE AIR COMBAT MODELING AND SIMULATION IN THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE

• Main Author: Ardi Probo Suseno (NIM : 23615303), Prasetyo
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/23695
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Air superiority is an important issu in an air battle. For this purpose many countries in the world compete to create advanced fighter. Radar systems and armaments are also developed continuously for this purpose. However to obtain air superiority not only some good hardware is needed but also the use of good tactics and strategies are very influential for the battle outcomes. This tesis is expected to be used as a tools to develop air combat tactics and strategies. This thesis mainly presents air combat simulation as a one-on-one battle between two fighter aircraft in a 3 dimensional space. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In an air combat analysis, mathematical model is one of the common method of air combat analysis. This method used because it is relatively cheap and fast. Considering that, this thesis is created using simulation as the main methodology. The simulation is done using software MATLAB®. The thesis only cover within visual range (WVR) air combat where the maneuver is much more aggressive than the beyond visual range (BVR) air combat. To assess the superiority of the fighter, two measurement called NADM (Neutral-Advantage-Disadvantage-Mutual Disadvantage) and probability of kill is calculated using model weapon missile. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> During simulation, both aircraft will be evaluated to determine the quality of the position. The position is used to determine the threat condition for both aircraft whether it is an ‘advantage’, ‘disadvantage’, ‘mutual disadvantage’, or ‘neutral’. Each possible state then will be quantified to determine the dominant condition. The pilot decision making is created based on this threat assessment. The results of the simulation are the fighter’s position and attitude in a certain time interval. Other than that the advantage and the probability of kill for both fighters will also be known. Those parameters will be analyzed, so a better maneuver and decision making could be arranged. The analysis done to the air combat model shows that the results are qualitatively compatible with the real air combat conditions.