Days 3 and 4 of the 17th International ISTVS Conference focused on the concurrent sessions where participants presented papers, as well as our poster sessions and exhibitors.
Concurrent sessions, Day 3, included these tracks:
Track 1. Soil and terrain modeling and characterization Chair Mr. Randolph Jones and Co-Chair Dr. Kyeong Uk Kim
Track 2. Planetary rovers and mobile robotics Chair Dr. Lutz Richter and Co-Chair Dr. James Lever
Track 3. Running gear characteristics and modeling Chair Dr. Paul Ayers and Co-Chair Dr. Pieter Schalk Els
Track 4. Agricultural and earth-moving equipment Chair Antonino Bonanno and Co-Chair Mr Jody Priddy
Track 5. Operation on snow and ice Chair Dr. Sally Shoop and Co-Chair Dr. Jonah Lee
Track 6. Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety Chair Dr. Péter Kiss and Co-Chair Prof. Iwan Wästerlund
Track 7. Terramechanics Chair Dr. George Mason and Co-Chair Dr. Péter Kiss
The late afternoon included time for poster sessions and visiting our exhibitors:
• Kistler Instrument Corporation
• Keweenaw Research Center
• USACE Engineering Research and Development Center
In the evening was our Awards Ceremony presented during a dinner banquet. Dr. Tateyama passed the position of ISTVS president on to Dr. Shoop for the three-year period until the next international conference.