Approximate dynamic programming for the dispatch of military medical evacuation assets
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- 作者：Aaron J. Rettke ; Matthew J. Robbins ; matthew.robbins@afit.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Brian J. Lunday brian.lunday@afit.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Approximate dynamic programming ; Emergency medical dispatch ; Least squares temporal differences ; Markov decision processes ; Military medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
- 刊名：European Journal of Operational Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：254
- 期：3
- 页码：824-839
- 全文大小：1206 K
文摘
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We consider the dispatching of aerial military medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) assets.
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A Markov decision process model of the MEDEVAC dispatching problem is formulated.
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We utilize approximate dynamic programming to obtain high quality dispatch policies.
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In a representative scenario, our policy improves system performance by 31%.
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Our work benefits military medical planners seeking to save lives on the battlefield.