Discrete Event Simulation of Aircraft Sortie Generation on an Aircraft Carrier

The Sortie Generation Rate (SGR) which refers to the number of sorties that can be generated per unit time, is a key indicator for evaluating the ability of an airbase. However, an aircraft carrier has many constraints compared to a land-based airbase, such as spatial and environmental constraints, making it difficult to apply existing land-based research to analyze aircraft carrier operations. On the other hand, the Sortie Generation Process (SGP) on an aircraft carrier is similar to a logistics/production system in that sorties are generated through aircraft. Therefore, this study proposes a framework for analyzing the SGP on an aircraft carrier using discrete event simulation and defines the classes that make up the simulation. In addition, SGP analysis simulations were implemented using the proposed framework and several experiments were performed to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the proposed framework in practice.