Terrain Analysis Research Needs to Support Test and Evaluation at YPG: Workshop Report

Abstract

The Workshop included attendance and discussions by about twenty-five YPG personnel including Test Officers (personnel responsible for conducting and coordinating test operations at YPG), YPG Test Branch Directors, and range technicians. Other personnel included five DRI staff (representing expertise in hydrology, modeling, geology, civil engineering, soil science), and representatives from the US Military Academy, and Strategic Planning, Test Resource Management Center. The workshop provided an environment for dynamic and interactive exchange regarding how best to link knowledge of science and engineering aspects of terrestrial terrain characterization with improving the efficiency of test operations. Issues of interest ranged from how to better characterize current test courses (e.g. terrain, soils, analogs for in theater military operations) to how to provide both test officers and products manufacturers (who are the primary YPG customers) with ready access to important environmental data and science to better conduct test operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2013
Accession Number
ADA606487

Entities

People

  • Eric McDonald
  • Heather R Green
  • Markus Berli
  • Rina Schumer

Organizations

  • Desert Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Lidar
  • Mathematics
  • Military Operations
  • Resource Management
  • Roughness
  • Soil Classification
  • Soil Science
  • Soils
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.