Recommendations for a New and Improved ORCA Modeling System Blast Module

• 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

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.