A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING OVERLAY MAPS TO INDICATE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT IN SELECTED WORLD ENVIRONMENTS
Abstract
An evaluation is given of a specific methodology for attempting to predict performance of Ordnance self-propelled vehicles in selected world environments using presently available vehicle test data and world geographical data as inputs. Vehicles selected for evaluation were: tank, 90mm gun, full-tracked, M48; carrier, personnel, armore , full-tracked, M113; truck, cargo, 2- 1/2-ton, M35; and carrier, light weapons, infantry, 4 X 4, M274. The South Asian desert was the geographical area used in the evaluation. General performance limits of a vehicle can be plotted for a given area. However, the degree of reliability of these plots is severely limited by the lack of definitive data relating vehicle performance to precise soil and terrain definitions. Suggestions were given for improving the system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0296134
Entities
People
- Carroll G. Robinson
- Howard M. Bunch
Organizations
- Southwest Research Institute