Title :
Integrated High-Fidelity Geoscience Simulations for Enhanced Terrain-Related Target Detection
Author :
Horner, David A. ; Eslinger, Owen J. ; Howington, Stacy E. ; Ketcham, Stephen A. ; Peters, John F. ; Ballard, Jerrell R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Eng. R&D Center, US Army, Vicksburg, MS, USA
Abstract :
A loosely coupled suite of physics-based geotechnical, geospatial, hydrogeologic, and thermal simulations are integrated into a virtual testing facility aimed at resolving terrain-related warfighter problems. This article describes the key aspects of the research conducted by the US Institute for Maneuverability and Terrain Physics Simulation and provides two examples of the virtual testing facility applied to subsurface threat detection.
Keywords :
digital simulation; geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; military computing; object detection; remote sensing; virtual reality; US Institute for Maneuverability; enhanced terrain-related target detection; geospatial simulation; hydrogeologic simulations; integrated high-fidelity geoscience simulations; physics-based geotechnical simulation; subsurface threat detection; terrain physics simulation; terrain-related warfighter problem resolving; thermal simulations; virtual testing facility; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Explosives; Geoscience; Landmine detection; Numerical simulation; Object detection; Physics; Research and development; Weapons; High-fidelity simulations; physics-based modeling; simulating near-surface environmental processes; virtual testing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2010.75
