Patent ID: 7552669
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: F41H,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for computer-aided generation of a plan for coordinating ballistic missile defense assets against ballistic missile threats, said method comprising the steps of: defining potential ballistic missile launch areas and areas to be defended; defining available defense assets and allowable locations for said available defense assets, at least some of said defense assets having at least (1) sensing capabilities independent of those of others of said defense assets and (2) engagement capabilities independent of those of other of said defense assets; defining from said launch areas, defended areas, defense assets and allowable locations an initial population of potential defensive solutions; binary encoding said initial population of potential defensive solutions using a first processor; applying the binary encoded initial population of potential defensive solutions to a genetic algorithm engine, to thereby generate a population of binary encoded genetically modified potential defensive solutions; decoding said binary encoded genetically modified potential defensive solutions to thereby produce non-binary-coded genetically modified potential defensive solutions; re-applying at least some of said non-binary-coded genetically modified potential defensive solutions to said genetic algorithm engine to thereby generate a further population of binary encoded genetically modified potential defensive solutions; decoding said further population of binary encoded genetically modified potential defensive solutions to produce a further population of unencoded potential solutions; evaluating said unencoded potential solutions and deeming one of said unencoded potential solutions to represent the desired plan for coordinating the defense assets against the ballistic missile threats.