Preliminary Applications of the Variable Resolution Terrain Model to a Troop Movement Model.
Abstract
This report describes a methodology for simulating hastily planned cross-country movement. At the beginning of any military operation, one expects armies to move along routes determined by a thorough analysis of the terrain. However, as the operation progresses, local variations in the terrain may cause some of the troops to deviate from those preplanned routes, sometimes without much time to plan alternate routes. Our model simulates the local variations in troop movement on realistic terrain. The Variable Resolution Terrain (VRT) model was used to supply information about the terrain to the partial differential equation troop movement model. We also added functional overlays to the VRT model to describe environmental features such as bodies of water or foggy regions of the battlefield. By incorporating this information into our model, the simulated forces can avoid or react to environmental features while executing simple operational orders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA299315
Entities
People
- Mary A. Fields
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory