Test Operations Procedure. Tropic Testing of Vehicles.

Abstract

This report fulfills the need for a document that establishes procedures for conducting mobility subtests in tropic environments. Facilities, instrumentation, test controls and data required are described, in addition to test procedures to be followed for conduct of the following mobility subtests: Soil tests: One-Pass Vehicle Cone Index, Drawbar Pull, Motion Resistance, and Acceleration/Deceleration; Surface Geometry Tests: Slope Negotiation and Discrete Obstacle; and Vegetation Tests: Single-Tree Override, Multiple-Tree Override and Grassland Override. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066798

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Instrumentation
  • Ions
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Moisture Content
  • Pull Tests
  • Self Propelled
  • Sites
  • Soil Tests
  • Surface Properties
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Vehicles
  • Time Intervals
  • Timing Devices
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles

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