Patriot Air Defense System Simulation

Overview

This project is a Python implementation of a simulation for the Patriot Air Defense System, based on the provided assessment description. The simulation models the behavior of radar, IFF (Identification Friend or Foe), and firing unit over a 20-second period, processing radar data and determining whether to engage detected threats.

Functionality

• Radar Module: Scans for inbound threats and logs detections.
• IFF Module: Identifies hostile entities based on the radar output. A target is considered hostile if it has more odd-value entries than even-value entries in its decimal representation.
• Firing Unit: Launches a missile when a hostile is detected. The missile has a Probability of Kill (Pk) of 0.8, meaning it has an 80% chance of neutralizing the target.

Usage

By default, the script processes data from radar_data.csv. However, an alternative file can be specified as a command-line argument:

python main.py path/to/your/file.csv

Output

The simulation runs for 20 seconds, displaying:

• Whether a hostile entity was detected.
• Whether a missile was launched.
• Whether the target was neutralized.

Notes

The code is written with readability and maintainability in mind, ensuring future extensions can be implemented efficiently.