8th Asia-Pacific Fairbanks

6th Americas and 8th Asia-Pacific Joint Conference

Fairbanks, Alaska, 2007
ISBN 978-1-942112-36-5, €80

Track 1. High-Fidelity Ground Platform and Terrain Mechanics Program

Session 1/1

  1. “High-Fidelity Ground Platform and Terrain Mechanics Modeling for Military Applications Involving Vehicle Dynamics and Mobility Analysis”, by Alexander A. Reid, Sally Shoop, Randy Jones, and Patrick Nunez (paper, presentation)
  2. “A Vehicle Terrain Interface”, by Randolph A. Jones, George B. McKinley, Paul W. Richmond, Daniel C. Creighton, Richard B. Ahlvin, and Patrick Nunez (paper, presentation)
  3. “Verification and Validation of a Winter Driving Simulator”, by Michael Parker, Sally Shoop, Barry Coutermarsh, Kyle Wesson, and Jesse Stanley (paper, presentation)
  4. “Cross-Country Mobility on Various Snow Conditions for Validation of a Virtual Terrain”, by Rosa T. Affleck, Rae A. Melloh, and Sally A. Shoop (paper, presentation)

Track 2. Snow

Session 1/1

  1. “Tire Slip-Angle Force Measurements on Winter Surfaces”, by Barry A. Coutermarsh and Sally A. Shoop (paper, presentation)
  2. “Over-Snow Rolling Resistance of Wheeled Vehicles”, by J.H. Lever and S.A. Shoop (paper, presentation)
  3. “Characterization of Snow Cover for Vehicle Mobility Using Ground Penetrating Radar – Experiments and Modeling”, by Jonah Lee and Wei Wang (paper, presentation)
  4. “Development of Tire-on-Stochastic Snow Models Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, by Lin Li, Corina Sandu, Jonah Lee, and Qing Liu (paper, presentation)

Track 3. Modeling and Simulation

Session 1/2

  1. “Semi – Analytical Semi Numerical Track Soil Model”, by Mustafa Alsaleh (paper, presentation)
  2. “Simulation Model of Rotary Tillage for Designing Rotary Blade -Deformation and Stress Analysis of Rotary Blade”, by Ayaka Sato, Takashi Kataoka, Hiroshi Okamoto, and Shun-ichi Hata (paper, presentation)
  3. “Parameter Estimation Method Using an Extended Kalman Filter”, by Emmanuel Blanchard, Adrian Sandu, and Corina Sandu (paper, presentation)
  4. “A Holistic Simulation Approach To Assess Off-road Mobility Performance”, by Guido Korlath (paper, presentation)

Session 2/2

  1. “A Multi-Body Model of an Agricultural Tractor for Driving Dynamics Analysis”, by Bojan Ferhadbegovi, Stefan Böttinger, and Heinz-Dieter Kutzbach (paper, presentation)
  2. “Modeling and Validation of Hitch Loading Effects on Tractor Yaw Dynamics”, by David Bevly, Paul Pearson, and Randy Raper (paper, presentation)
  3. “Co-simulation Environment for Vehicle-Powertrain-Tire On/Off Road Analysis”, by Ilinca Stanciulescu, Makarand Datar, and Dan Negrut (paper, presentation)
  4. “Some Improvements on Soil-Tire Interaction Analysis by FE-DEM”, by Hiroshi Nakashima and Yuzuru Takatsu (paper, presentation)

Track 4. Soil Mechanics and Unique Applications of Terramechanics

Session 1/1

  1. “The Direct Assessment of Virgin Compression Line Parameters to Enable the Prediction of Soil Density Change Resulting from Agricultural Tires”, by Dirk Ansorge and Richard J. Godwin (paper, presentation)
  2. “Optical Measurement of Soil Penetration Resistance and Automatic Determination of Rating Cone Index ”, by Sergey Sandomirsky, Alan Anderson, Gajendra Savant, and Michael Naumov (paper, presentation)
  3. “Numerical Analysis for Cone Penetration of Mesoscopic Soil Model”, by Hiroshi Nakashima, Takayuki Konishi, and Yusuke Toki (paper, presentation)
  4. “Some Experimental Observations on Cone Penetration of Mesoscopic Soil Model”, by Hiroshi Nakashima, Yusuke Toki, and Takayuki Konishi (paper, presentation)
  5. “Pseudo-Dynamic Vehicle-Terrain Interaction Tests: A Feasibility Study”, by Hidenori Murakami, Junya Yamakawa, and Keiji Watanabe (paper, presentation)
  6. “Study on Agitation Torque of Excavated Soils and Additives in the Soil-Recycling Machine”, by Hiroshi Takahashi and Yasuo Mori (paper, presentation)
  7. “Single Wheel Test to Elucidate the Mechanism of Vehicles Driving with Cyclic Steering on Dry Sand”, by Junya Yamakawa, E. Natsagdorj, Keiji Watanabe, and Hidenori Murakami (paper, presentation)

Track 5. Vehicle-Terrain Impacts

Session 1/1

  1. “Dynamic Interaction of Soil and a Steel Roller for Landmine Neutralization”, by Jude Liu and Radhey Lal Kushwaha (paper, presentation)
  2. “Vegetation Recovery Rates after Military Training”, by Heidi R. Howard, Paul D. Ayers, and Katie J. Simmons (paper, presentation)
  3. “Influence of Turning Radius on Military Vehicle Induced Rut Formation”, by Kun Liu, Paul Ayers, Heidi Howard, and Alan Anderson (paper, presentation)
  4. “Assessing Vehicle Impacts at Multiple Scales on US Army Installations, Example Using Fort Riley, Kansas”, by Alan B. Anderson, Paul D. Ayers, Guangxing Wang, George Z. Gertner, Heidi R. Howard, Shoufan Fang, and Phil Woodford (paper, presentation)
  5. “Modeling Military Vehicle Terrain Impacts”, by Paul Ayers, Matt Rice, Qinghe Li , Heidi Howard, and Alan Anderson (paper, presentation)
  6. “Desert Terrain Characterization of Landforms and Surface Cover within Vehicle Test Courses at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, USA”, by Steven N. Bacon, Eric V. McDonald, Sophie E. Baker, Todd G. Caldwell, and Graham Stullenbarger (paper, presentation)
  7. “Modeling Desert Pavement Deterioration due to Heavy Vehicle Traffic”, by Markus Berli, Todd G. Caldwell, Eric V. McDonald, and Daniel A. Gilewitch (paper, presentation)

Track 6. Terrain Roughness and Ride

Session 1/2

  1. “The Development and Validation of a Terrain Severity Measurement System”, by Nicholas Dembski, Ahmed Soliman, Giorgio Rizzoni, Feilong Liu, Grant Malmedahl, and Lorenzo DiSaro (paper, presentation)
  2. “Development of a 3-D Vehicle-Terrain Measurement System Part I: Equipment Setup”, by Joshua V. Kern and John B. Ferris (paper, presentation)
  3. “Development of a 3-D Vehicle-Terrain Measurement System Part II: Signal Processing and Validation”, by Shannon M. Wagner, Joshua V. Kern, Wescott B. Israel, and John B. Ferris (paper, presentation)
  4. “Methods of Simulation of Terrain Profiles”, by T. C. Sun, Milton Chaika, David Gorsich, Jinfeng Wei, and Kussy Alyass (paper, presentation)
  5. “Modeling of Moguls on an Endurance Test Course”, by Mark J. Brudnak, David D. Gunter, and Wesley Bylsma (paper, presentation)

Session 2/2

  1. “Instrumenting an All-Terrain Vehicle for Off-Road Mobility Analysis”, by Kyle D. Wesson, Michael W. Parker, Sally A. Shoop, Barry A. Coutermarsh, and Jesse M. Stanley (paper, presentation)
  2. “Ride Comfort of Agricultural Tractors - Objective Measurements and Subjective Evaluation”, by Jürgen Haberland, Stefan Böttinger, and Christian Brinkmann (paper, presentation)
  3. “Determination of Rolling Resistance Components”, by Péter Kiss and Lajos Laib (paper, presentation)
  4. “Design and Development of Valve Train System for Terrain Vehicle Engine Using GT-SUITE Software”, by A.K.M. Mohiuddin, Ataur Rahman, and Asral Fikri (paper, presentation)

Track 7. Robotics and Planetary Terramechanics

Session 1/2

  1. “Estimation of Net Traction for Differential-Steered Wheeled Robots”, by Laura Ray, Devin Brande, and James H. Lever (paper, presentation)
  2. “Concept of Light Autonomous Machines for Dual Use”, by Dinko Mikulic, Vladimir Koroman, Davorin Ambrus, and Vjekoslav Majetic (paper, presentation)
  3. “Collision Detection of Moving Polygonal Mobile Robots”, by Cheng-fu Chen (paper, presentation)
  4. “Design and Mobility Evaluation of a Tracked Lunar Vehicle”, by Sachiko Wakabayashi, Hitoshi Sato, and Shin-Ichiro Nishida (paper, presentation)
  5. “Study on a Vane-telescopic Walking Wheel for Lunar Rover”, by Chen Baichao, Wang Rongben, Jin Lisheng, Guo Lie, and Chen Zeyu (paper, presentation)
  6. “Development of a Simple Shear Test Apparatus with Low Confining Pressure for a Regolith Simulant”, by Kazuyoshi Tateyama (paper, presentation)

Session 2/2

  1. “Numerical Analysis of Sand Flow under Low Gravity Condition”, by Hiroshi Nakashima, Yasuyuki Shioji, Taizo Kobayashi, and Shigeru Aoki (paper, presentation)
  2. “Research the Interaction between the Rigid Wheel and the Lunar Soil by DEM”, by Li Jianqiao, Zou Meng, Jia Yang, Ma wenzhe, Ren Luquan, and Li yinwu (paper, presentation)

Written-only papers

  1. “The Sustainability and Performance of Vehicle Dust Courses for Desert Military Testing”, by Todd G. Caldwell, Eric V. McDonald, Steven N. Bacon, and Graham Stullenbarger (paper)
  2. “Modeling and Simulation of In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Forces of Pneumatic Tires on Fresh Snow Based on the Finite Element Method”, by Jonah Lee and Qing Liu (paper)
  3. “Utilizing Biomimetic Image Processing to Detect the Road Edge of Off-road Terrain”, by H. M. El-Zomor, S. M. Shaaban, M. A. El-Nashar, and I. M. Ibrahim (paper)
  4. “Changes in Soil Pore Continuity Indices under Different Controlled Deformation Types”, by M.R. Mosaddeghi, M.A. Hajabbasi, and A. Hemmat (paper)
  5. “Gas Transport Characteristics as Influenced by Concurrent Loading and Drying/Wetting Processes in Soils with Weak Structure”, by M.R. Mosaddeghi, A. Hemmat, and M.A. Hajabbasi (paper)
  6. “Dynamic Control Research of Dual-motor Driven Electric Tracked Vehicle”, by Zou Yuan, Zhang Cheng-ning, and Wu Jing-bo (paper)
  7. “Relationship between Soil Pre-compaction Stress and Shear Strength”, by A. Hemmat, M. Tahmasebi, M. Vafaeian, M.R. Mosaddeghi (paper)
  8. “Engine Misfire Diagnosis Based on Frequency Domain and Fuzzy Logic”, by Zhenchun Xia, Guozhong Wang, Kazuo Kido, Hiroki Yamaura (paper)
  9. “An Investigation into the Rollover Conditions of a Light Offroad Vehicle With Consideration of Soil-Tire Interaction”, by Mohammad M. Davari, Hojat Noori, Mohammad Khodabakhshian, Abbas Hemmat, and Morteza Sadeghi (paper)
  10. “Determination of Snow Stress State Under Vehicle Loads”, by Jaroslaw Pytka, Gabriel Szymani, Jaroslaw Dabrowski, and Robert Rusinek (paper)
  11. “Development of a Single Wheels Oilbin Testbed for Studying Wheel-Terrain Interaction”, by Dang Zhaolong, Shen Zhenrong, and Jia Yang (paper)