High-Fidelity Ground Platform and Terrain Mechanics Modeling for Military Applications Involving Vehicle Dynamics and Mobility Analysis

• Main Authors: Nunez, Patrick, Jones, Randy, Shoop, Sally
• Other Authors: TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Human Factors Engineering & Man Machine System; Surface Transportation and Equipment; Military Operations; Strategy and Tactics; *MODELS; *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN); *MOTION; *TERRAIN; *GROUND VEHICLES; *MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; MOBILITY; SYMPOSIA; ROBOTICS; REAL TIME; HIGH RESOLUTION; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPONENT REPORTS; HGTM(HIGH-FIDELITY GROUND PLATFORM AND TERRAIN MECHANICS MODELING); STO(SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE); Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA432776; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA432776

The US Army's High-Fidelity Ground Platform and Terrain Mechanics Modeling (HGTM) Science and Technology Objective (STO) is developing methods to facilitate the creation and application of high fidelity, real-time, ground platform mobility and terrain models. The models are applicable to warfighter in the loop virtual experiments investigating methods of mitigating the effects of motion on soldier performance, for the development and evaluation of conceptual manned and unmanned ground platform dynamic performance and mobility, and as a component of embedded simulation and training systems. This paper provides an overview of the HGTM STO vehicle and terrain M&S technology development effort and a description of the application of the STO products. See also ADM001736, Proceedings of the Army Science Conference (24th) held in Orlando, FL on 29 Nov-2 Dec 2004. Prepared in cooperation with U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical Structures Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS; and ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hanover, NH. The original document contains color images.