Our colleagues at FISITA are publishing regular updates on the road to the September conference where ISTVS will be exhibiting. Here’s a link to the latest update: mailchi.mp/fisita/tmce08august23-341205
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Call for Papers | Journal of Terramechanics Special Issue
Soil Modeling and Simulation for Terramechanics Applications of Manned and Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles. This Journal of Terramechanics Special Issue encourages manuscripts for: robust real-time physics-based soil models and simulation methods; real-time locomotion-soil interaction and 3D-force formation in the locomotion-soil contact; application of real-time physics-based soil models to vehicle mobility and energy efficiency modeling, simulation, and assessment on-the-go; calibration and validation of physics-based soil models, including but not limited to artificial intelligence-based validation of soil data; innovative in-situ soil exteroceptive and proprioceptive sensors, sensor models, and measurement methods for real-time applications on vehicle hardware and in real-time mobility simulations and prediction of vehicle dynamic behavior on off-road terrains.
Read MoreExciting event reminders for this fall
“Meet with the right people, for the right reason, at the right time.”
After these several years of online conferences for ISTVS, we’re excited that we have two opportunities to get together with our terramechanics colleagues this year: Lublin in October and Barcelona in September!
ISTVS 2023 // October 11-13, 2023 | Lublin, Poland
The Lublin conference committee has been hard at work pulling together this return to our long tradition of in-person events. The most recent update is the details of the technical tour at the Military Institute of Armored and Automotive Technology (MIAAT). Early bird registration rates available for one more week!
FISITA // September 12-15, 2023 | Barcelona, Spain
ISTVS will be exhibiting at the September FISITA conference in Barcelona. Plan to visit our booth where Lutz Richter and Alex Keen will be leading our presence. Alex Keen will also be presenting in the Climate Change Sessions series. ISTVS members receive a 20% registration discount with code TMCEsmE23.
Use this link to register for the FISITA conference with the ISTVS member discount:
https://intranet.pacifico-meetings.com/GescoWeb/?cfg=4280
Learn about the full event at their conference site: http://www.fisita.com/tmce
Dr. Herman Hamersma | Off-road advanced driver assist systems | July 25, 2023
Dr. Ole Balling | NG-NRMM | July 5, 2023
Vladimir V. Vantsevich and David J. Gorsich | Autonomous Terrain-Mobility Performance Optimization| May 23, 2023
Offer for ISTVS members | FISITA Technology of Mobility Conference and Exhibition 2023
The four day FISITA World Congress will run concurrently with the one day FISITA World Mobility Summit the three-day EuroBrake and the one-day inaugural FISITA Intelligent Safety Conference Europe, with all taking place in the Barcelona International Convention Centre from 12-15 September 2023. As a member of ISTVS you are entitled to a discount of 20% on all delegate tickets for the event simply enter code TMCEsmE23 when paying for your ticket.
Read MoreGuest editors of Special Issue of the Journal of Terramechanics | March 28, 2023
RECORDING | TERRABITE — The editors of the upcoming Journal of Terramechanics Special Issue on Soil Modeling and Simulation for Terramechanics Applications of Manned and Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles will discuss the topics of this special issue, invite authors to submit to the special issue, and open for questions for further discussion with the attendees. The proposed open-for-paper submission date will be June 2023.
Read MoreChris Mason, CEO, FISITA | March 21st, 2023
RECORDING | TERRABITE — Chris Mason, CEO, will join us to detail the rich history of FISITA, its modernization program, and how it is fit for purpose as a membership organization of the future. ISTVS is an affiliate of FISITA and we are pleased to host Chris for this talk about modern membership organizations in technical and engineering domains. We also talk about the FISITA World Congress in Barcelona in September, the ISTVS presence at the congress, and how ISTVS members can get involved.
Read MoreCall for contributions to FISITA World Congress 2023
Update 2023-03-14
Two weeks to submit a technical paper // Submit a technical paper abstract for the FISITA World Congress. This September you could be presenting your ideas to an audience of the world's leading mobility professionals. If your paper is chosen, you will receive a 50% discount on your delegate ticket to the TMCE. This could give you access to all four days of the World Congress, as well as the inaugural Intelligent Safety Conference Europe, World Mobility Summit and EuroBrake.
ISTVS Member discount announced // As a member of ISTVS, you are entitled to a 20% discount on delegate tickets. Email soonest Lutz Richter, lutzrichter2@gmx.de
Call for Papers
The 16th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS welcomes original and previously unpublished research and review papers describing results of research relevant to terrain-vehicle systems. The conference includes these thematic tracks: soil mechanical characterization; off-road mobility modeling; soil compaction; driving systems of off-road vehicles and machines; innovative concepts of tires, wheels, and tracks; propulsion systems and engines; vetronics; autonomous and robotic systems; metrology in terramechanics. Full submissions information: 2023.istvs.org/submissions
Read MoreMessage from Heidi Howard, ISTVS Deputy General Secretary for the Americas
The ISTVS 2022 Americas Symposium in Montreal, Canada, this past October finally brought together Americas members for the first time since 2019. We express our deep appreciation and gratitude for the significant lift by Professor Jozsef Kovecses and his research team. Professor Kovecses’ persistence over the last three years resulted in two wonderful events, the first-ever ISTVS online conference and the first return to in-person events in Montreal. Not only was it fantastic to see our friends and research colleagues, it was also the first opportunity for many of us to exchange research in person.
The Americas Symposium would not have been possible without the support and interest of our members. Remember now is the time to renew your ISTVS membership in the ISTVS Member Portal. Additionally, I would like to challenge my fellow ISTVS members to introduce the researchers and students you mentor to ISTVS and the Journal of Terramechanics. The ISTVS has started the creation of student chapters at universities. This affords the opportunity for students to serve as officers in an international society at the local chapter level.
As a young researcher, my mentor provided the opportunity for me to present my research in Alaska. Without his encouragement of my involvement in ISTVS, I would not have had the opportunities to collaborate and develop the extensive network of fellow researchers that I now have. ISTVS has been critical in the development of my research network. As a female researcher, I cannot overstate the significance of other female ISTVS member encouragement and support. I want to pass along to my team how involvement in ISTVS can support their goals and research efforts.
I hope to see you at the 16th European-African Regional Conference this fall in Lublin, Poland.
Heidi R. Howard
ISTVS Deputy General Secretary for the Americas
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Adriana Daca | Predicting planetary rover mobility in reduced gravity | January 31st, 2023
RECORDING | STUDENT RESEARCH SEMINAR — Traversing granular regolith, especially in reduced gravity environments, remains a potential challenge for wheeled rovers. Mitigating hazards for planetary exploration rovers requires testing in representative environments, but direct Earth-based testing fails to account for the effect of reduced gravity on the soil itself. The talk considers experimental approaches, and results from recent on-ground experiments evaluating the granular scaling laws in a cohesive lunar soil simulant are presented. Additionally, application of granular scaling laws to testing potential future lunar rovers under development by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is demonstrated. Finally, guidelines for conducting and interpreting 1-g mobility tests for lunar rovers are outlined.
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President’s Message
Dear ISTVS Colleagues and Friends, It is hard to believe, but 2022 is quickly approaching its end! I hope it was a good year for all of you! On behalf of the ISTVS, the Board of Directors, and myself, thank you for being part of our society!
Read More2023—The year for the Europe-Africa region of ISTVS to shine
We are pleased to announce that the 16th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS will be held in late 2023 in Lublin, Poland, and chaired by Prof. Jarosław Pytka from the Lublin University of Technology. I would especially like to encourage regional secretaries and members in the Europe-Africa region to not only participate in the conference, but also to get involved in the organization of the event.
Read MoreA report from the Japan Society for Terramechanics
The 43rd annual meeting of the Japan Society for Terramechanics was held November 13-16. This association has been in existence for over 40 years. For the past two years, the event has been held online, but this year it was held on-site at the Okayama University of Science campus (hosted by Professor Tetsuya Kinugasa) in Okayama Prefecture (about 200 km west of Kyoto) and attracted more than 30 participants.
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