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Automated Support for Battle Operational–Strategic Decision-Making

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  • Gerardo Minguela-Castro

    (Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ruben Heradio

    (Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Carlos Cerrada

    (Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Battle casualties are the subject of study in military operations research, which applies mathematical models to quantify the probability of victory vs. loss. In particular, different approaches have been proposed to model the course of battles. However, none of them provide adequate decision-making support for high-level command. To overcome this situation, this paper presents an innovative high-level decision-making model, which uses an adaptive and predictive control architecture. The paper reports empirical evidence supporting our model by considering one of the greatest battles of World War II: the Battle of Crete.

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  • Gerardo Minguela-Castro & Ruben Heradio & Carlos Cerrada, 2021. "Automated Support for Battle Operational–Strategic Decision-Making," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(13), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:9:y:2021:i:13:p:1534-:d:585748
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