CONFIGURATION OF ROAD CONVOYS: A SIMULATION STUDY

An important element in the evaluation of transportation safeguards systems is the analysis of convoy configurations. The analysis should examine the influence of vehicle deployment and tactics, communications strategies, vulnerabilities, and adversary characteristics on survivability and emergency signal probability. A computerized model, SOURCE, has been developed which simulates the initial interaction between a convoy and an adversary force. The model is described and example results for several vehicle convoy configurations are presented. (ERA citation 03:002692)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America (USA), 29 Jun 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Sandia Laboratories

  P.O. Box 5800
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87115

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • GALLAGHER, R J
  • Stimmell, K G
  • Wagner, N R
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coding systems; Communications; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Domestic; Evaluation; Hazardous materials; Hazards and emergency operations; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Roads; Safety; Shape; Simulation; Traffic platooning; Transportation; Trucks; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computer codes; Configuration; Convoys; Trapezoidal girders
• Old TRIS Terms: Adversaries; Domestic safeguards; Emergency plan; S codes
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175224
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-770656-22
• Contract Numbers: EY-76-C-04-0789
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM