Recommendations for a New and Improved ORCA Modeling System Blast Module

The blast module of the Operational Requirement-based Casualty Assessment (ORCA) modeling system computer software package was reviewed and compared to the WRAIR blast injury model (INJURY). As a result, recommendations are presented in this report to improve ORCA by expanding it capabilities consis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Litt, Owen P.
Other Authors: ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Weapons Effects(biological)
Computer Programming and Software
Explosions
*WOUNDS AND INJURIES
*EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
*BLAST
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
OVERPRESSURE
Orca
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA428071
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA428071
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Summary:The blast module of the Operational Requirement-based Casualty Assessment (ORCA) modeling system computer software package was reviewed and compared to the WRAIR blast injury model (INJURY). As a result, recommendations are presented in this report to improve ORCA by expanding it capabilities consistent with INJURY results and to expand the ORCA input-output capabilities. The recommended improvements include incorporating a newly developed ORCA mathematical lethality/injury blast effects model and its computer implementation, ORCA model changes, and expanded user interaction capabilities. The original document contains color images.

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