Dec. 2, 2011
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ORLANDO, Fla. — ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Dr. Jay Ehrgott, Dr. Stephen Akers, Denis Rickman, Tim Shelton, and Dr. Ray Moral were recently awarded the 2011 Army Modeling and Simulation Experimentation Team Award for the development of wall-breaching methods for urban operations.
Under the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)/Urban Lethal Technologies Army Technology Objective, they developed and demonstrated innovative wall-breaching methods for use by Soldiers in MOUT environments.
The team's research combined experimental and numerical techniques that significantly advanced the current state of the art in lightweight contact explosive breaching methods. These efforts will give troops enhanced maneuverability in urban operations, as well as improved Soldier survivability.
The Army Modeling and Simulation Award was presented to the researchers at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 29.
The conference promotes cooperation among the armed services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multiservice programs and is the world's largest modeling, simulation and training conference.