Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model (NG-NRMM) Development
Abstract
The NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM) is a simulation tool used to compare vehicle design candidates and to assess the mobility of existing vehicles under specific conditions. NRMM was developed and validated in the 1970s and computer technology and models have advanced greatly since then. The AVT-248 team provided a basis to update and improve NRMM with physics-based models to replace the empirical data used in NRMM. The proposed result is the Next-Generation NRMM (NG-NRMM). The deliverables from AVT-248 include simple and complex terramechanics prototype demonstrations, a Verification and Validation benchmarking exercise, and the initial release of a STANREC documenting the requirements for an NG-NRMM. In addition, two complementary Research Task Groups were spun off as new activities: a Cooperative Demonstration of Technology (AVT-308); and an RTG to upgrade and manage the STANREC (AVT-327). NG-NRMM is vital to NATO's mission as it will add new capabilities in the design, modeling, and simulation of a broad class of vehicles, with the potential to reduce costs and improve performance. This could yield a new paradigm for ground vehicle mobility with the possibility to model complex vehicle maneuvers in high fidelity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1183639
Entities
People
- Michael Honlinger
- Paramsothy Jayakumar
Organizations
- NATO Science and Technology Organization