Mobility Performance of Selected 1/4- to 10-ton Tactical Trucks and Cargo Carriers in the HIMO West Germany Study Area (TACV Study).
Abstract
This study evaluates the mobility performance of 49 selected 1/4- to 10-ton cargo trucks in the HIMO West Germany study area. The Army Mobility Model (AMM) was used to establish for each candidate vehicle the on- and off-road travel times over designated routes for use in the Government-owned Tactical Vehicle Fleet Simulation (TVFS) model. The AMM was also used to obtain on- and off-road mobility predictions in terms of speed profiles for each study vehicle for the dry, wet, and snow surface conditions. The SWIMCRIT/WACROSS water-crossing model was used to obtain study vehicle performance crossing linear features (water crossing). The HIMO methodology was used to establish mobility rating speeds for five levels of mobility (on-road, tactical support, tactical standard, tactical high, and high-high) in the HIMO West Germany study area. The study vehicles are compared with the standard military vehicles and with each other for each tactical mobility level. The mobility of the vehicles is graphically portrayed in terms of a 'cube' in order to compare the complete mobility of the study vehicles over all mobility levels. A method is then suggested for relating the performance of cargo vehicles in the tactical mobility levels to the mobility required for cargo vehicles operating in the brigade, division, and corps areas. Finally, a procedure is suggested to indicate which of the study vehicles would have the mobility required for the brigade, division, and corps operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA062455
Entities
People
- Donald D. Randolph