Target: A Model for Determining Hits on an Irregularly Shaped Target

摘要

This report documents a program for finding whether a shot will hit an irregularly shaped target. The program uses the projectile velocity and speed and the coordinates of the target's corners to determine whether the target was hit. If desired, the program will tell which faces of the target were entered or exited. The target may be complex as desired. It is a useful program as it stands, but it is designed to be imbedded in stochastic simulations of combat where its utility would be even greater. This report describes the input, output, and mathematics of the algorithm and contains a copy of the Fortran 77 program.