Abstract
The mobility of military vehicles represents a first condition in operation planning. Consequently, the assessment of the vehicles mobility may support the decision regarding the appropriate type of the vehicle in terms of running gear. The ability to reach the desired area in war theatre represents the most important condition for a successful accomplishment of the mission for military vehicles. Meanwhile, the modern warfare put a large variety of terrains in front of decisions makers. These terrains differ by geometry and the soil characteristics. The extremely large variation of the soil characteristics has fueled the emergence of empirical models for the calculation of the mobility characteristics. NATO References Mobility Model (NRMM) is based on empirical relationship between the terrain characteristics, running conditions and vehicles design. The paper presents the overall structure of NRMM, and the results of simulation for mobility assessment adopting a given running scenario.
Keywords: mobility, acceleration, comparative analysis, NRMM