The primary objective of this study was to extend current state of the art for predicting temporal changes in soil strength with time as it relates to vehicle traction. A secondary objective was to develop an algorithm which could be included in high-resolution combat models for improvement of modeling mobility. To this end, the algorithms developed in this study were included in the Semiautomated Forces (SAF) models, specifically JointSAF 5.4. This provided an approach to evaluating combat models in the context of weather effects on mobility. Two models are developed. The first is the Short-Term Operational Forecasts of Trafficability (SOFT) model. The second Real-Time Mobility (RTM) model is a vehicle movement model which reacts to continuous changes in soil strength.


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    Title :

    Short-Term Operational Forecasts of Trafficability


    Contributors:
    G. Mason (author) / R. Ahlvin (author) / J. Green (author)

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    114 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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