CNA Research Memorandum CRM 97-61.10

Irreducible Semi-Autonomous Adaptive Combat (ISAAC): An Artificial-Life Approach to Land Combat

Andy Ilachinski
Center for Naval Analyses
Research Memorandum CRM 97-61.10
August 1997


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Table of Contents (PDF, 10 pages, 113K)
Executive Summary (PDF, 8 pages, 36K)
Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF, 18 pages, 197K)
Chapter 2: Overview of ISAAC (PDF, 32 pages, 386K)
Chapter 3: A Concise User's Guide to ISAAC (PDF, 48 pages, 422K)
Chapter 4: Sample Runs (PDF, 35 pages,685K)
Chapter 5: Built-In Data Collection Tools (PDF, 27 pages, 518K)
Chapter 6: Genetic Algorithm Evolutions of ISAACA Personalities (PDF, 39 pages, 712K)
Chapter 7: Future Enhancements (PDF, 21 pages, 274K)
Chapter 8: What is ISAAC Useful For? (PDF, 19 pages, 284K)
Appendix A: A Brief Primer on Cellular Automata (PDF, 7 pages, 173K)
Appendix B: A Brief Primer on Genetic Algorithms (PDF, 9 pages, 191K)
Appendix C: Source Code for ISAAC (Main Module & Table of functions; PDF, 46 pages, 343K)
Appendix D: Source Code for ISAAC_GA (Main Module; PDF, 31 pages, 315K)
Appendix E: STATS_[X].dat Data Fields (PDF, 13 pages, 228K)
Appendix F: Cluster Counting Algorithm (PDF, 6 pages, 204K)
Appendix G: Sample Input Data Files (PDF, 11 pages, 198K)
References (PDF, 5 pages, 146K)

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Figure 64 (Output of ISAAC_PM for Sample Run #1, 1 page, 15K)
Figure 65 (Output of ISAAC_PM for Sample Run #2, 1 page, 15K)
Figure 66 (Output of ISAAC_PM for Sample Run #3, 1 page, 15K)
Figure 87 (Example of a One-Dimensional CA, 1 page, 18K)
Figure 88 (Glider Patterns in Conway's Life, 1 page, 5K)
Figure 89 (Two-Dimensional Lattice-Gas Simulation of a Fluid, 1 page, 16K)
Figure 92 (Sample Forms of Fitness Landscapes, 1 page, 6K)

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Figure 32 (Screenshot of Main Viewscreen, 1 page, 107K)
Figure 36 (Sample Run #1, 1 page, 124K)
Figure 37 (Sample Run #2, 1 page, 115K)
Figure 38 (Sample Run #3, 1 page, 117K)
Figure 39 (Sample Run #4, 1 page, 113K)
Figure 40 (Sample Run #5, 1 page, 116K)
Figure 41 (Sample Run #6, 1 page, 117K)
Figure 42 (Sample Run #7, 1 page, 117K)
Figure 43 (Sample Run #8, 1 page, 116K)
Figure 44 (Sample Run #9, 1 page, 116K)
Figure 45 (Sample Run #10, 1 page, 138K)
Figure 47 (Sample Run #11, 1 page, 123K)
Figure 49 (Sample Run #12, 1 page, 124K)
Figure 50 (Sample Run #13, 1 page, 122K)
Figure 52 (Opening Screen for BATTLE1.out, 1 page, 117K)
Figure 53 (Screenshots for BATTLE1.out, 1 page, 130K)
Figure 54 (Sample Statistics for BATTLE1.out, 1 page, 137K)
Figure 62 (Screenshot of "Phase Mapper" program, 1 page, 99K)
Figure 73 (Screenshot of "Genetic Algorithm Evolver" program, 1 page, 103K)
Figure 76 (Sample GA Run #1, 1 page, 158K)
Figure 77 (Sample GA Run #2, 1 page, 157K)
Figure 78 (Sample GA Run #3, 1 page, 149K)
Figure 79 (Sample GA Run #4, 1 page, 148K)

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