Influence of Tree Spacing on Vehicle Manoeuvers in Forests

Abstract

Vegetation on the Earth’s surface affects the use of military technology, but also on the process of planning and managing operations. Each type of vegetation affects the use of military technology and the decision-making process of the commanders in another way. One of the most important types of vegetation for the analysis of passability are forests that cover large parts of the territory (for the Czech Republic about 33%). The manoeuvers in the forest affects many parameters, one of the most important being the spacing of the trees. To determine the passability of the forest unit, the issue of the passage between the trees and influence of the terrain slope on it was solved. The analysis was carried out in six locations for vehicles: the Tatra T810 6 × 6 truck, the Land Rover Defender 110 and the military wheeled vehicle Pandur II.