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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/38839| Title: | Snow-covered obstacles’ effect on vehicle mobility |
| Authors: | Bodie, Mark O. Parker, Michael W. Stott, Alexander R. Elder, Bruce C. |
| Keywords: | Cold regions Obstacles (Military science) Snow Trafficability Vehicles, Military |
| Publisher: | Information Technology Laboratory (U.S.) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC TR-20-26 |
| Abstract: | The Mobility in Complex Environments project used unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to identify obstacles and to provide path planning in forward operational locations. The UAS were equipped with remote-sensing devices, such as photogrammetry and lidar, to identify obstacles. The path-planning algorithms incorporated the detected obstacles to then identify the fastest and safest vehicle routes. Future algorithms should incorporate vehicle characteristics as each type of vehicle will perform differently over a given obstacle, resulting in distinctive optimal paths. This study explored the effect of snow-covered obstacles on dynamic vehicle response. Vehicle tests used an instrumented HMMWV (high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle) driven over obstacles with and without snow cover. Tests showed a 45% reduction in normal force variation and a 43% reduction in body acceleration associated with a 14.5 cm snow cover. To predict vehicle body acceleration and normal force response, we developed two quarter-car models: rigid terrain and deformable snow terrain quarter-car models. The simple quarter models provided reasonable agreement with the vehicle test data. We also used the models to analyze the effects of vehicle parameters, such as ground pressure, to understand the effect of snow cover on vehicle response. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC TR-20-26 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/38839 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/38839 |
| Size: | 38 pages / 2.57 MB PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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