Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model (NG-NRMM)
Abstract
The NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM) is a simulation tool aimed at predicting the capability of a vehicle to move over specified terrain conditions. NRMM was developed and validated by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in the 1960s and 70s, and has been revised and updated throughout the years, resulting in the most recent version, NRMM II. NRMM is traditionally used to facilitate comparisons between vehicle design candidates and to assess the mobility of existing vehicles under specific scenarios. Although NRMM has proven to be of great practical utility to the NATO forces, when compared to modern modeling tools it exhibits several inherent limitations. Exploratory Team 148 was formed to explore the development of a Next-Generation NRMM (NG-NRMM). Theme areas were developed and teams worked on Requirements, Methodology, Tool Choices, and Input/Output needs for a NG-NRMM. Two new areas were also explored that were not part of the original NRMM: stochastics and intelligent vehicles. Based on the results of the exploration of tool choices, a benchmarking exercise was also planned to understand the capabilities of the physics-based tools available from software developers. At the conclusion of ET-148, the committee, consisting of 38 persons from 13 nations, was confident that the time was right to develop an improved vehicle mobility model appropriate to the needs of the NATO nations. As laid out in this report, the requirements and methodology necessary for developing a NG-NRMM have been well specified. The follow-on activity, AVT-248, has been approved and will proceed from 2016 to 2018 to develop such a model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 11, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1011267
Entities
People
- Abhinandan Jain
- Brian Wojtysiak
- Henry Hodges
- J. Y. Wong
- Jean Dasch
- Jody Priddy
- Karl Iagnemma
- Michael Bradbury
- Michael Hoenlinger
- Michael Letherwood
- Michael Mccullough
- Paramsothy Jayakumar
- Ramón González