Yun, W.-S., Moon, I.-C. and Lee, T.-E., 2013. Entity Level Combat Modeling with Functions of Unit Level Combat. In Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013. Orlando, FL.

Abstract : 
 Both unit level and entity level combat models are required with different strengths and weaknesses. Unit level combat models have certain advantage in terms of computations while entity level combat models have higher fidelity than unit level models. Whether both or either one of those models should be applied for making a combat model depends on the objective of the model.
In combat modeling for brigade or lower level of echelon, entity level combat modeling should be appropriate since the computational load is felicitous and describing individual combat entities in detail is necessary on that level of echelon. Yet functions that allows to do unit level operations could be still required for certain simulation systems such as a constructive simulation model for command post exercise of commanders and staffs in a brigade level of echelon.
In this research, a method of entity level combat modeling that also has necessary functions of unit level combat models is suggested. The method is to model all combat entities and their interactions individually but allow operators or training audiences of the simulation system to control a set of entities as a unit according to military doctrine and tactics. We introduces commanding agents that receive orders from operators or training audiences, process the orders, and issue the processed orders to their subordinate commanding agents or individual entities. Agent-based modeling techniques are used to model such commanding agents. A case study to show the concept of this study is also presented.

@inproceedings{Yun2013a,
address = {Orlando, FL},
author = {Yun, W.-S. and Moon, I.-C. and Lee, T.-E.},
booktitle = {Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013},
mendeley-groups = {test,WORK},
title = {{Entity Level Combat Modeling with Functions of Unit Level Combat}},
year = {2013}
}