Finding Metrics for Combat Aircraft Mission Efficiency: An AHP-based Approach

For assessment of multi-aircraft cooperation, e.g. in manned-unmanned teaming, total mission outcomes must be evaluated instead of simple single-aircraft parameters. In order to quantify mission efficiency (benefit and expense), a transparent and systematic metric derivation process is proposed. It involves the hierarchical decomposition of concrete missions by subject-matter experts (SMEs) to find measurable features. Subsequently, weightings are determined via pairwise comparison in a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) using linguistic variables. An example study for one specific scenario was conducted as a proof-of-concept, which was evaluated positively by the SMEs.