Engineering Design Handbook Army Weapon Systems Analysis

Engineering Design Handbook. Army Weapon Systems Analysis

The objective of this Handbook is focused on the status and application of weapon systems analysis methodology and philosophy to evaluate, compare, select, or cost a weapon system. Weapon systems analysis is devoted to the comparison of various means of satisfying the military requirements and is totally apart from, but also dependent on, the detailed engineering effort that is required to design and produce new or improved weapons. Useful weapon systems analysis information of current applications and methodology is presented in this Handbook. Accordingly, the Handbook should: Provide orientation and guidance for new weapon systems analysts; Communicate to the analysis, in capsule form, the allied technical fields with which they must be concerned; Conserve time, materials, and funds by outlining approaches to problems which have proven to be helpful over the years; and Provide a summary of current weapon systems analysis methodology. Weapon systems analysis is concerned with and applied at the major milestones and decision points throughout the life cycle of weapon systems and is particularly applicable in early phases of research and development. In the initial phase, for example, studies may be conducted to investigate the possible uses, strategy, and tactics of a weapon system based on entirely new technology; the potential advantages which a proposed new Army weapon system would possess when compared with existing systems; or the range of parameters which would be most useful for a potentially new system.

Engineering Design Handbook, Army Weapon Systems Analysis

Army Weapon Systems Analysis