Advancing the Behavior Modeling and Visualization of Entities in the Ground Vehicle Simulation Laboratory

Abstract

The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center's (TARDEC) Ground Vehicle Simulation Laboratory (GVSL) has provided warfighter- and hardware-in-the-loop simulation of current and future vehicle systems for several years. Gaps remain in GVSL capability regarding the visualization and behavior modeling of human entities. Filling these gaps is necessary to create an immersive and realistic urban environment for warfighter-in-the-loop patrol or convoy simulation. The current gaps in behavior modeling and visualization capabilities are being addressed through an academic partnership. The five-year project, part of the Simulation-based Reliability and Safety (SimBRS) program, is leveraging capabilities to generate a wide range of animations in the GVSL environment from human motion capture data and to develop extended and new vehicle and pedestrian behavior models. This long-term effort will significantly impact the breadth and realism of simulations possible using the TARDEC GVSL.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530814

Entities

People

  • Andrey Shvartsman
  • Chris Mikulski
  • Daniel W. Carruth
  • John Mcginley

Organizations

  • Mississippi State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Engineering
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Human Behavior
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Materials
  • Motion Capture
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Skeleton
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Virtual Reality
  • Visualizations
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation