Research on Modeling Maritime Patrol Behavior of Aircraft on Station in Theater-Level Operation Simulation

In order to meet the needs of multiple types of maritime patrol aircraft for patrol missions in theater-level operation simulation, this paper builds a patrol behavior model for maritime patrol aircraft based on search type and on-station type. First of all, the search types of maritime patrol aircraft were divided into patrol, orbit, buoy and buoy/patrol based on the motion characteristics and the ability of searching submarine of different types of maritime patrol aircraft (fixed-wing patrol aircraft, patrol helicopter and patrol unmanned aerial vehicle system). Secondly, a comprehensive analysis and description of the geometry of on-station area (point, line, surface and complex) was made based on the movement characteristic of the target assets and the on-station types were divided into picket, barrier, screen, fixed region, sector and complex. Finally, the patrol behavior rules of maritime patrol aircraft on station were described based on search type and on-station type and got the patrol behavior model of the maritime patrol aircraft, which is suitable for multiple types of maritime patrol simulation.