2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Vehicle Terrain Impact Prediction using Tactical GPS Tracking during Military Exercises.
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700-3 Vehicle Terrain Impact Prediction using Tactical GPS Tracking during Military Exercises.



Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 10:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 372A
Paul Ayers1, Heidi Howard2, Alan Anderson3, Naga Potteti4, Alex McLemore1, Adam Duncan1 and Rebecca Messer1, (1)Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 E. J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
(2)USA-CERL, U.S. Army Eng Res & Dev Ctr. CERL, PO Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826
(3)US Army, 2902 Farber Drive, Champaign, IL 61822
(4)Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman DR., Knoxville, TN 37996
Using GPS with Dfirst technology, military vehicles were tracked during a 12 day military training exercise at Camp Atterbury in Indiana in July 2007.  Approximately 80 vehicles were tracked each day.  One hundred vehicle GPS datasets that consisted of the most data per day were selected for analysis.  Vehicle movement patterns (distance traveled, off-road percentages) were determined for each vehicle.  The GPS data was used to estimate the site-specific environmental impacts during the maneuvers.  Training areas with significant off-road impacts were determined.
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