A Standards-Based Movement and Infrastructure Aggregation Methodology for Mobility Representation in Modeling and Simulation

The Mobility Systems Branch (MSB) has a long history of providing Tactical Decision Aids (TDA) for military planning systems and ground movement algorithms for Modeling and Simulation (M&S). These TDA and M&S algorithms are based on the NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM), which is an Army...

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Main Authors: McKinley, George B, Deliman, Niki C, Falls, Terril C, Bunch, Laura S
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AGGREGATES(MATERIALS)
ALGORITHMS
ARMY
Cartography and Aerial Photography
Computer Programming and Software
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
DATA BASES
DECISION AIDS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GROUND MOTION
GROUND VEHICLES
HISTORY
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
MILITARY PLANNING
MOBILITY
MSB(MOBILITY SYSTEMS BRANCH )
NATO
NETWORKS
NODES
ROADS
SIMULATION
TERRAIN MODELS
THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS
WARFARE
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Summary:The Mobility Systems Branch (MSB) has a long history of providing Tactical Decision Aids (TDA) for military planning systems and ground movement algorithms for Modeling and Simulation (M&S). These TDA and M&S algorithms are based on the NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM), which is an Army Model and Simulation Office (AMSO) standard for ground vehicle movement. There is currently a need to characterize vehicle pass rates in M&S as well as for planning and operations in the Army and Department of Defense (DoD). In particular, the theater-level Joint Warfare Simulations (IWARS) model has a requirement to represent ground movement in terms of a vehicular pass rate through an area. These pass rates are assigned to edges which are connected by nodes to form a movement network. Each edge may be required to represent several roads as a result of the large terrain areas that a theater-level model must accommodate. The MSB was tasked to provide vehicle pass rates and software to aggregate the roads provided in the Compact Terrain Data Base (CTDB) into a simpler network.