Cold Regions Test of Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles

Abstract

This TOP provides specific and general procedures for testing tracked and wheeled vehicles in a Cold Regions environment. The common characteristics of a cold region are cold temperatures, strong seasonality with distinct changes in insolation, frozen atmospheric moisture, frozen ground, and freeze thaw of water. These characteristics have moderate to high risk impacts on the operation of tracked and wheeled vehicles and are best addressed through natural environmental testing. Methods for testing vehicles for the effect of these cold-regions characteristics are a primary goal of this TOP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 2015
Accession Number
AD1000580

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Climate Change
  • Cold Regions
  • Collective Protection
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Performance Tests
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Immunology
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.