Operations Research Analysis in Test and Evaluation (AIAA Education Series)

This text provides a technical exploration of military and commercial test and evaluation. Chapter One provides important history, and addresses the vital relationship of quality test and evaluation (T&E) to the acquisition and operations of defence weapons systems. Subsequent chapters cover such concepts as cost and operational effectiveness analysis, modelling and simulation, and verification, validation, and accreditation, among others. In the closing chapters, concepts for the future are discussed.