Gunner Tracking Models for the MlAl Combat Vehicle Engineering Simulation

Abstract

During fiscal years 1998 and 1999, an effort was conducted as part of a technology program annex with the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command to develop gunner tracking models for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Combat Vehicle Engineering Simulation (CVES). CVES contains engineering models of the fire control system, chassis-suspension, and the gunner for the M1A1 combat tank and the A3 version of the Bradley fighting vehicle system. This effort addresses the gunner model for the M1A1. Gunner models were developed using the Xmath(TM) interactive system identification algorithms from the MATRIXx(registered) software package along with measured gunner tracking error and estimated target rate data (gunner handle control output). The resulting gunner tracking models are shown to be more accurate than the existing gunner tracking models used in CVES for two of the three maneuvering target paths that were considered in this study. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that usable models can be developed using the techniques discussed in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364368

Entities

People

  • Patrick E. Corcoran

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Military Research
  • Phase Shift
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Science
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.