... a wide range of terrain types, but it is computationally impractical to simulate long distances of every terrain variation. This work seeks to study the terrain surface, rather than the terrain profile, to maximize the information available to the tire model (i.e., wheel path data), yet represent...

...Heather M. Chemistruck; John B. Ferris; David Gorsich Terrain is the principal source of vertical excitation to the vehicle and must be accurately represented in order to correctly predict the vehicle response. Ideally, an efficient terrain surface definition could be developed that maintains...