An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate the Performance of High-Energy Laser Weapons in Maritime Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Atmospheric Effects on Laser Beam Propagation in Maritime Environments
2.2. NPS Experimental Sites
3. Results
3.1. Research on Artificial Neural Networks
3.2. Regression Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lionis, A.; Tsigopoulos, A.; Cohn, K. An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate the Performance of High-Energy Laser Weapons in Maritime Environments. Technologies 2022, 10, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies10030071
Lionis A, Tsigopoulos A, Cohn K. An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate the Performance of High-Energy Laser Weapons in Maritime Environments. Technologies. 2022; 10(3):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies10030071
Chicago/Turabian StyleLionis, Antonios, Andreas Tsigopoulos, and Keith Cohn. 2022. "An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate the Performance of High-Energy Laser Weapons in Maritime Environments" Technologies 10, no. 3: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies10030071
APA StyleLionis, A., Tsigopoulos, A., & Cohn, K. (2022). An Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate the Performance of High-Energy Laser Weapons in Maritime Environments. Technologies, 10(3), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies10030071