Cylindrical Warhead Design Optimization

This report documents the Cylindrical Warhead Design Optimization segment of the Weapons Optimization Techniques computer program. This segment enables the user to optimize or parameterize the basic design parameters of a theoretical warhead for a given target or set of targets. The warhead lethality is determined as a function of the basic design parameters: warhead weight, warhead volume, warhead diameter, charge-to-metal ratio, fragment mass, ratio of warhead length to diameter, and fragment height-to-width ratio. This segment can also optimize or parameterize height of burst, terminal velocity, impact angle, and fragment spray angle.