Introduction to AHVVA
What is AHVVA?#
Automated Hostile Vehicle Vector Analysis (AHVVA) is a patent-pending technology that uses geospatial data to rapidly analyse and model the vulnerability and consequences of a vehicle attack on any location in the world in minutes. Accessed via our cloud-based risk intelligence platform Assess Threat, users simply designate locations for AHVVA to analyse. AHVVA processes and analyses thousands of possible attack vectors and returns its analysis, including risk ratings, maximum achievable speeds, kinetic energy, recommended actions and more. All of this can also be processed into a professional report with just one click.
What is Vehicle Vector Analysis?#
Vehicle Vector Analysis is the assessment and modelling of the physical characteristics of a vehicle travelling towards a certain point. It is mostly applied to assess and model the physical behavior of a vehicle travelling at speed towards a target with the intention of impacting that point to cause damage and harm. Vehicle Vector Analysis requires an assessment of the possible paths that can be taken by the vehicle (i.e. its "vectors") as each path has a significant impact on how the vehicle behaves. For example, the angle of impact, any turns the vehicle must make, the amount of run up distance, and so on, all affect the behavior of the vehicle, the speed it can reach, and ultimately the consequence at the point of impact.
About AHVVA#
The primary source for the methodology employed in AHVVA is UFC 4-022-02 “Selection and Application of Vehicle Barriers”. UFC 4-022-02 “provides a unified approach for the design, selection, and installation of active and passive vehicle barriers associated with Department of Defense (DoD) facilities”.
In the course of its analysis, AHVVA relies upon assumptions which are required as a matter of practicality. These assumptions are aligned with engineering guidelines, and industry best practice or standards wherever possible and are disclosed in this document. It is important to both note and understand these assumptions as they influence the results generated by AHVVA. For more details about the methodology, please contact your Assess Threat representative.
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AHVVA does not replace or substitute for advice provided by a qualified expert or engineer experienced in roadway/transportation engineering. You should always seek further guidance and advice from a qualified expert or engineer in relation to the results produced by AHVVA.