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New high for Journal of Terramechanics Impact Factor

October 9, 2014

The current impact factor of 1.236 is the highest that the Journal has ever achieved. The Journal of Terramechanics papers are downloaded in 97 countries around the world. The current Journal Ranking is 27th in the JCR category ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL from 36th last year.

ISTVS Past-President Robert Wismer

October 8, 2014

ISTVS regrets the passing of Robert Wismer, long-time member of ISTVS and president from 1987–1990. He was an effective link between our Society and industry. He was also the recipient of the ISTVS Bekker-Reece-Radforth award in 2005 (link).

Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family.

Robert Wismer, together with Harold Luth, was a recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award for their pioneering work in applying soil dynamics technology to the development of agricultural and industrial machinery. David Smith shared this announcement from the Spring 2013 ASABE Quad City Section newsletter:

Bob Wismer and Harold Luth were the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award for their pioneering work in applying soil dynamics technology to the development of agricultural and industrial machinery.

Bob and Harold began their careers at Deere’s Engineering Research Department developing a soil bin test facility whose descendant is still in use today. This facility was the first soil dynamics laboratory in an agricultural equipment manufacturing company. Their work in the soil bin incorporating similitude principles was used in the development of numerous soil engaging machines including tillage tools and the innovative and highly successful Deere MaxEmerge planter. They conducted a series of basic studies of soil cutting systems utilizing the soil bin facility including the performance of plane blades in sand and clay considering rate effects.

This work was shared with the outside world in a series of papers that are still referenced today in fundamental studies of soil cutting. In the early days of applying modeling and simulation technology to off-road equipment design, they developed off-road traction prediction equations that were used within Deere for an early vehicle productivity simulation and a tractor performance model. Later these equations (termed the Wismer-Luth equations) were also published and have been widely used throughout the world.

Their pioneering work in soil dynamics and traction prediction has been widely recognized in both the academic and industrial communities. Bob is a retired Deere & Company Vice President of Engineering while Harold retired as a Principal Engineer for John Deere Global Vehicle Communications.

We are please to be able to share here the presentation made by Wismer and Luth at the awards ceremony. (Click on any image to enlarge.)

Robert Wismer's long career in terramechanics is well reflected in his obituary:

Robert Dean Wismer, 77, of Moline, died peacefully Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at his home after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111 1st Street A, Moline. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Rafferty Funeral Home. Burial will be in Moline Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to either Genesis Hospice, memo line: Wismer Memorial Hospice. Genesis Foundation, 1227 East Rusholme St., Davenport, Iowa 52803, > 563-421-6865 > or Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association, PO Box 68003, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-8003.

Bob was born August 17, 1937 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, son of Amos Harold Wismer and Margery May (Hanawalt) Wismer. He married Eileen Anne O’Dell June 5, 1956.

Bob received engineering degrees from Penn State and Cornell Universities. He was an active member of several technical organizations including the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and the International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems, holding national and international offices in several.

Upon receiving his Master of Science in Engineering from Cornell University, he joined the US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a research engineer, later joining Deere & Company as the leader of the new soil dynamics laboratory. At Deere he contributed to numerous new product development programs including the MaxEmerge Planter and Deere’s wheeled traction prediction equations. He continued to hold management positions of increasing engineering responsibility, retiring as Vice President of Engineering in 1999.

Bob was an avid vintage sports car racer. After years of family trips to Elkhart Lake’s Road America he started to race his own car in the 1980s. Up until his final race in July 2013 he raced his Triumph TR3, Triumph TR4, Tornado Thunderbolt, Tornado Talisman and Lola S2000 race cars at almost every major road racing circuit east of the Mississippi. Some of his favorite tracks included Road America, Watkins Glen, and Sebring. He also served on the Board of Directors and as President of the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA).

You can leave a sympathy message to his family at http://www.raffertyfunerals.com/sitemaker/sites/raffer0/obit.cgi?user=1432273Wismer

Please share your memories of working with Bob with your ISTVS friends and colleagues.

We mourn the passing of Past President Dean Freitag

September 25, 2014

We mourn the loss of past ISTVS President Dean Freitag, who was president 1975–78. We send our warmest condolences to his family.

Journal of Terramechanics impact factor

August 7, 2014

Journal of Terramechanics rises in its impact factor, according to our publisher Elsevier:

I would like to congratulate all of you on a new impact factor of the journal which just came out, 1.236 which ranks 27th in the JCR category ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, from 36th last year.

Seoul Call for Papers open for just a short while longer

April 30, 2014

SEOUL CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline extended to 30 APRIL

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30 Apr 2014 ISTVS NEWSWIRE Call for Papers — Submissions Closing

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We’ll be closing the submissions for papers for the 18th International Conference shortly. If you’ve been considering attending (virtually or in person), please don’t hesitate to submit an abstract immediately:

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Seoul Call for Papers Deadline Extended through 31 APRIL

March 29, 2014

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29 Mar 2014 ISTVS NEWSWIRE Seoul Call for Papers — Deadline Extended to 30 April

Hello, ISTVS,

We are announcing a deadline extension for the Call for Papers for the 18th International Conference of the ISTVS this September in Seoul.

We are excited by the papers received so far and want to ensure the broadest participation possible for our small but mighty and very international collegues. The deadline for submitting your abstract is now 30 April.

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We look forward to supporting your work in terramechanics. We'll remind you again over the coming month!

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REMINDER: Award nominations for 2014 open through 31 MAR

March 27, 2014

REMINDER: Awards Nominations for Seoul open through 31 March

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27 Mar 2014 NEWSWIRE Awards nominations for Seoul Conference open thru 31 March

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We just wanted to remind you that nominations are open for our awards programs associated with our 18th International Conference this September in Seoul.

Honorees stretch back over our fifty-year history, from Dr. M. G. Bekker (1961), Dr. A. R. Reece (1965), and Dr. Walter Söhne (1969) to recent celebrants such as Professor Ray Arvidson (2011) of the Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=802110d1a3&e=77af6e2607) at Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Junya Yamakawa (2005), Associate Professor, Director of Engineering, National Defense Academy, Japan (now also ISTVS Deputy General Secretary for Asia-Pacific).

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We hope you will consider a nomination.

Warm regards, ISTVS Awards Committee

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ST. CHRISTOPHER LECTURE

Since 1966, ISTVS has honored distinguished workers in the field of terrain-vehicle interaction by offering them the opportunity to deliver the St. Christopher Lecture at an international ISTVS conference, held every three years. Named for the patron saint of travelers, this is the highest award offered by the society. The recipient need not be an ISTVS member.

BEKKER-REECE-RADFORTH AWARD

This award was established in 2002 and honors exceptional research and/or industrial achievements in engineering practice of the principles of terramechanics. The award recognizes the exceptional contributions of Dr. M. G. Bekker, Dr. A. R. Reece, and Professor N. W. Radforth to the field of terramechanics and to the ISTVS.

SOHNE-HATA-JURECKA AWARD FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS/SCIENTISTS

This award was established in 1995 to recognize the achievements of members under forty years of age for outstanding accomplishments. The award is named after Professors Walter Söhne, Shojiro Hata, and Walter Jurecka in recognition of their efforts to promote young people.

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REMINDER: ISTVS award nominations for 2014 open through 31 MAR

March 8, 2014

REMINDER: ISTVS Awards Nominations Open thru 31 March

08 Mar 2014 NEWSWIRE

Hello, ISTVS,

As most of you will know, ISTVS has three awards that are presented in conjunction with our international conferences. Please find below short descriptions of the awards and brief nomination instructions.

Please consider nominating a candidate and also feel free to forward this reminder to colleagues for further suggestions.

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** NOMINATIONS

A candidate for an award may be nominated by a member and seconded by another member of the ISTVS in good standing.

The proposer and the seconder should jointly submit relevant information in no more than two pages (A4 or 8 1/2 x 11) on the candidate, including his/her date of birth (for candidates of the Soehne-Hata-Jurecka Award), education, work experience, and reasons for the nomination in relation to the selection criteria for a particular award.

Submissions should be forwarded by e-mail as an attachment in Microsoft Word or PDF format, whenever possible, no later than March 31, 2014 to:

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Call for Papers - ISTVS 18th International Conference - Seoul, Korea - September 22-25, 2014

February 26, 2014

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ISTVS 18th International Conference

Seoul, Korea | 21-25 September 2014

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Join an amazing legacy of international conferences since our first meeting in 1962 in Turin, Italy — ISTVS is a small, connected group of professionals from industry, universities, and research institutions who have been meeting over five decades to share research findings.

Our 18th International Conference is being hosted at Seoul National University in Korea under the chair of ISTVS member Dr Kyeong Uk Kim. Please read Dr Kim’s welcoming letter below!

Our Technical Committee is listed below, along with some details about our popular conference tours.

Program highlights

Day 1. The conference begins Sunday evening with our ever-popular Ice Breaker Party — you’ll have the opportunity to interact informally with colleagues from all over the world. Day 2-4. Enjoy presentations and plenary sessions, including our awards programs and meals over Monday-Wednesday. Day 5. The conference concludes with our valuable all-day technical tour: we are pleased to be welcomed for a plant tour by LS Mtron°, one of the largest tractor manufacturers in Korea, at their facility LS Tractor*, located about 250 km southwest of Seoul. (°http://www.lsmtron.com/page/lsmtronMain.asp#Navside02) (*http://www.lstractor.com/)

We hope to see you in September!

Dr. Lutz Richter, General Secretary Dr. Sally Shoop, President Dr. Peter Kiss, Vice President International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

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Letter from the Chair:

The 18th International Conference of the ISTVS will provide you a place where you can exchange ideas and information on the current research and technology developments in the field of terramechanics and terrain-machine systems.

Seoul, the capital of Republic of Korea, is one of the largest cities in the world, risen from the ashes of the Korean war to become a modern metropolis with a population of 10.6 million, and a political, economic, and educational hub of the country with many elegant historical attractions.

Seoul National University, founded in 1946, is the most prestigious university in Korea, is comprised of 16 colleges and 8 professional graduate schools with 1,800 professors and 28,000 students. The conference venue is located at the outskirts of the campus, about 1.5 km away from its center.

It is a real pleasure to extend to all ISTVS members, students, and nonmember professionals a cordial invitation to visit Seoul, Korea, for the 18th International Conference.

—Dr. Kyeong Uk Kim Conference Chair and Professor, Department of Biosystems and Biomaterial Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

** IMPORTANT SEOUL DEADLINES

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September 25 Conference Technical Tour

TECHNICAL TRACKS » Soil and terrain modeling and characterization » Planetary rovers and mobile robotics » Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling » Agricultural and earthmoving equipment » Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice » Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety » Terramechanics

Technical Committee

Dr. Kyeong Uk Kim, Chair, Korea Prof. Shalk Els, South Africa Dr. Alex Keen, United Kingdom Prof. Jonah Lee, United States Prof. Jianqiao Li, China Dr. George Mason, United States Prof. Hiroshi Nakashima, Japan Dr. Lutz Richter, Germany Prof. Corina Sandu, United States Dr. Sally Shoop, United States Prof. Kazuyoshi Tateyama, Japan Prof. Valadimir Vantsevich, United States

Technical Tour

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December 31, 2013

ISTVS had a great 2013, and we have you—and all our members—to thank.

Early Registration Rates End Today 8 OCT 2013 - ISTVS 7th Regional Conference - Tampa

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** Tampa Dates

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September 26, 2013

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Final submission deadlines for spaces at the poster session at ISTVS 7th Regional Conference in Tampa November 2013:

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** Important Tampa Dates

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Friendly reminder: early registration rates for the 7th ISTVS Regional Americas Conference this November in Tampa, Florida, ends tonight 17 September 2013 at midnight.

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If you are interested in submitting an abstract for the poster session, please contact Sally Shoop at sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil (mailto:sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil) with your 1-page abstract to be included in the ISTVS program book.

Spaces will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until full, deadline 26 September 2013. No papers required. Poster instructions can be found at:

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Looking forward to seeing you all in Tampa in November!

Sally A. Shoop, PE, PhD President ISTVS ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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7th American ISTVS Conference Tampa, Florida, US, 4-7 November 2013

The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS will be held jointly with the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy in Tampa, Florida, 4-7 November 2013.

The full ASA 2013 meeting will host over 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators, and students. Also participating are the Crop Science Society of America and the Soil Science Society of America.

The conference provides you a place to exchange ideas and information on current research and technology developments in the field of terrain-machine systems.

Please make your plans to join us in Tampa this November!

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International Engineering Symposium, 9/8-11/2013 →

August 28, 2013

We are pleased to be cosponsoring this symposium lead by one of our Jourmal of Terramechanics editors, Dr. Vladimir V. Vantsevich:

Agile Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Energy Efficiency, and Performance in Severe Environments

Jointly organized by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Southern Company, and the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, this international engineering symposium provides an avenue to meet with world-class professionals, learn, and discuss leading-edge research and engineering accomplishments and future trends in:

Manned and unmanned agile ground vehicle dynamics
Vehicle energy efficiency
Vehicle performance in severe environments

Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park Hotel
Birmingham, Alabama
September 8-11, 2013

Symposium topics

The following topics from the manned ground vehicle area will be discussed with appropriate reference to their applicability to unmanned ground vehicles:

historical aspects, pivotal accomplishments, and analysis of future trends in Road/off-the road and vehicle dynamics
innovative online, real-time modeling Methot methodologies, open architecture software, and visualization in virtual environment of vehicles with multibody, multi-physics, and multi-input output systems, fast and slow conflicting holonomic/non-holonomic systems with interconnected dynamics
new fast and predictive control techniques and advanced sensors/actuator designs and electronics in under/over actuated systems to accommodate agile vehicle dynamics requirements
Tara mechanics, soil dynamic characteristics, uncertainties and stochastic characteristics of vehicle-environment interaction for agile vehicle dynamics modeling
case studies of agile vehicle dynamics and vehicle systems design

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