Close-in weapon system planning based on multi-living agent theory

Abstract The close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a combat system that faces a complex environment full of dynamic and unknown challenges, whose construction and planning require a systematic design method. Multi-living agent (MLA) theory is a methodology for the combat system design, which uses the livelihood degree to evaluate the multi-dimensional long-term operational effectiveness of the system; whereas, there is still no uniform quantization framework for the livelihood degree, and the adjustment methods of livelihood degree need to be further improved. In this paper, we propose the uniform quantization framework for the livelihood degree and detailed discuss the methods of livelihood adjustment. Based on the MLA theory, the multi-dimensional operational effectiveness of the missile-gun integrated weapon system (MGIWS) is analyzed, and the long-term combat effectiveness against the saturation attack is assessed. Furthermore, the planning problem of the equipment deployment and configuration is investigated. Two objectives, including the overall livelihood degree and cost-effectiveness (CE), are proposed, and the optimization method based on genetic algorithm (GA) is studied for the planning problem.