A Standards-Based Movement and Infrastructure Aggregation Methodology for Mobility Representation in Modeling and Simulation
Abstract
The Mobility Systems Branch (MSB) has a long history of providing Tactical Decision Aids (TDA) for military planning systems and ground movement algorithms for Modeling and Simulation (M&S). These TDA and M&S algorithms are based on the NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM), which is an Army Model and Simulation Office (AMSO) standard for ground vehicle movement. There is currently a need to characterize vehicle pass rates in M&S as well as for planning and operations in the Army and Department of Defense (DoD). In particular, the theater-level Joint Warfare Simulations (IWARS) model has a requirement to represent ground movement in terms of a vehicular pass rate through an area. These pass rates are assigned to edges which are connected by nodes to form a movement network. Each edge may be required to represent several roads as a result of the large terrain areas that a theater-level model must accommodate. The MSB was tasked to provide vehicle pass rates and software to aggregate the roads provided in the Compact Terrain Data Base (CTDB) into a simpler network.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA397514
Entities
People
- George B. Mckinley
- Laura S. Bunch
- Niki C. Deliman
- Terril C. Falls
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center