Traslation about AI

(i.e., among the sites under consideration the best site
advances towards a defended site, we want to select those
agenda stored as a heap that is accurate and acceptably
algorithm is run twice, each time with a different cost
algorithms would be suitable, we have chosen a pointbased,
along a path increase, more visibility scores contribute to
and overlapping coverage can be resolved against a
approach path to each of the candidate positions. The
approach paths).
approaches to the candidate defensive positions. In
areas in an effort to decrease overall path length.
Avenues of Approach
best-first algorithm that relies on a best-first
Both cost functions result in reasonable enemy
cost function are more circuitous than those from the
cover increased distances. The resulting paths from this
develop a new set of visibility scores, this time with a
dispersion requirements imposed by the template, the
each point along the path. However, this cost function
efficient. The path planning agenda is initialized with all
encourages paths that may “cut across” highly visible
exposure (both to observation and direct fire) as it
first.
function.
implicitly includes a distance component; as distances
In order to identify concealed approach routes, we
In the first run, the cost of each path is measured by
in the worst case. Additionally, factors of mutual support
maintaining a cumulative score of the visibility rating at
more than one site).
need for mutual support (LOS between sites), and has
northem orientation.
northem visibility scores to locate these highly concealed
of the points on the southern boundary of the northern
overall cost for longer paths. Thus, the costing function
overlapping fues (ability to engage concealed routes from
paths that remain concealed, even when those paths
plan is to identify possible concealed avenues of approach
routes for movement. Although several different
selecting our final defensive positions, we first select the
site that has the highest-cost, least-cost approach path
sized elements in platoon defensive positions, ensuring
squad positions that have highly observable approaches
Standard path planning algorithms can be applied to the
template that matches deployment patterns for squad
that an attacking force will attempt to minimize its
the cumulative path cost, yielding a generally higher
the reasonableness of the overall plan.
The second cost function overcomes this by rewarding
The sites selected are those that best satisfy both the
The third step in our approach to developing the mission
to each of the remaining candidate positions. Assuming
visibility map and then executed to find the least-cost
will have the greatest visibility over low-visibility.