Thursday, 16 November 2006
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Analysis of the Turning Angle Distributions of Off-Road Vehicles.

Shoufan Fang1, George Z. Gertner1, and Alan Anderson2. (1) University of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 1102 South Goodwin, Urbana, IL 61821, (2) US Army Corps of Engineers, CERL, 2902 Farber Drive, Champaign, IL 61822

Off-road vehicles produce chemical, physical, and biological disturbance to vegetation. To predict their disturbance for efficient management, it is very useful to model and simulate the movement of off-road vehicles. The turning angles (move directions) of moving entities are very important in modeling and simulation of their movement. The distribution of the turning angle expresses the frequency of changing moving directions. This study will investigate the turning angle distribution of off-road vehicles under different scenarios and levels. Descriptive statistics and von Mises distribution, the most common angular distribution, will be used in analysis. The results will be applied in simulation of individual- and unit-based movement simulation.


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