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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/46082| Title: | Cross country mobility (CCM) modeling using triangulated irregular networks (TIN) |
| Authors: | Rehrer, Sarah E. Griffin, Andrew W. Renner, Matthew. |
| Keywords: | Military topography Military geography Vehicles, Military Off-road vehicles--Performance Geospatial data |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/GRL TR-22-5 |
| Abstract: | Cross country mobility (CCM) models terrain that has insufficient or unavailable infrastructure for crossing. This historically has been done with either hand-drawn and estimated maps or with raster-based terrain analysis, both of which have their own strengths and weaknesses. In this report the authors explore the possibility of using triangulated irregular networks (TINs) as a means of representing terrain characteristics used in CCM and discuss the possibilities of using such networks for routing capabilities in lieu of a traditional road-based network. The factors used to calculate CCM are modified from previous methods to capture a more accurate measurement of terrain characteristics. Using a TIN to store and represent CCM information achieves comparable results to raster cost analysis with the additional benefits of an integrated network useful for visualization and routing and a reduction in the number of related files. Additionally, TINs can in some cases more accurately show the contours of the landscape and reveal feature details or impediments that may be lost within a raster, thus improving the quality of CCM overlays. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/GRL TR-22-5 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/46082 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46082 |
| Size: | 30 pages / 1.43 MB |
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| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC-GRL TR-22-5.pdf | 1.43 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |