Digital Terrain Simulation

Abstract

Road profiles available for digital terrain simulation at TARADCOM are cataloged. The terrain simulation program for the PACER 100/EAI 580 Hybrid computer system is described. The terrain simulation program was developed to better utilize the hybrid computing system when it is required to run several vehicles over known terrains at different speeds for varying lengths of time. The operator can interactively setup the test environment or feed in a prepared paper tape. Terrains are stored on disks and vary from profiles of actual test courses to synthesized forcing functions. Development and operation of the program are described and possible future refinements are explored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061471

Entities

People

  • Steve Charles

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Analog Computers
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Conversion
  • Digital Computers
  • Displacement
  • Elevation
  • Geometry
  • Hybrid Computers
  • Mathematics
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Simulations
  • Sine Waves
  • Trajectories
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Science.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.