Virtual Combat Vehicle Experimentation for Duty Cycle Measurement

This paper describes a human-in-the-loop motion-based simulator which was designed, built and used to measure the duty cycle of a combat vehicle in a virtual simulation environment. The simulation environment integrates two advanced crewstations which implement both a driver's station and a gunner's station of a simulated future tank. The simulated systems of the tank include a series hybrid-electric propulsion system and its main weapon systems. The simulated vehicle was placed in a virtual combat scenario which was then executed by the participating Soldiers. The duty cycle as measured includes the commands of the driver and gunner as well as external factors such as terrain and enemy contact. After introducing the project, the paper describes the simulation environment which was assembled to run the experiment. It emphasizes the design of the experiment as well as the approach, challenges and issues involved. It presents the experiment results and briefly discusses on-going and future work.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-0776
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/1946391X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Brudnak, Mark
  • Pozolo, Mike
  • Meldrum, AnnMarie
  • Mortsfield, Todd
  • Shvartsman, Andrey
  • Smith, Wilford
  • Goodell, Jarrett
  • Holtz, Dale
• Conference:
  • SAE World Congress & Exhibition
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2008-4-14 to 2008-4-17
• Publication Date: 2008-4-14

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 54-70
• Serial:
  • SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: SAE International
  • ISSN: 1946-391X
  • EISSN: 1946-3928
  • Serial URL: https://www.sae.org/publications/collections/content/E-JOURNAL-02/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Combat tanks; Engine cycle; Hybrid vehicles; Military vehicles; Propulsion; Simulation
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01641841
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2008-01-0776
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Jul 26 2017 9:28AM