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Accession Number:
ADA576445
Title:
Development of a Road/Terrain Characterization Rating Tool
Descriptive Note:
Conference paper
Corporate Author:
SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC HAWTHORNE CA
Report Date:
2003-08-04
Pagination or Media Count:
12.0
Abstract:
The U.S. Army currently uses the root mean square of elevation and power spectral density to characterize roadterrain off-road roughness for durability. This paper describes research aimed toward improving these metrics. One method currently under consideration involves running a relatively simple, yet vehicle class specific, model over a given terrain and using predicted vehicle responses to classify or characterize the terrain. A precedent for this concept is the International Roughness Index or IRI, used in the highway industry to rate road roughness. This paper will provide a summary of the research done to date on this problem.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE