ISTVS 2025: 55TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TERRAIN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS
PROGRAM

Days: Tuesday, October 7th Thursday, October 9th

Tuesday, October 7th

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08:00-10:00 Session 1: General Session - Welcome: Student Competition; Keynote: Dr. Paul van Susante

Welcome Comments:  Conference Chairs: Mike Parker and Dr. Sally Shoop; ERDC-CRREL: Dr. Ivan Beckman; ISTVS President: Dr. Lutz Richter.

New ISTVS Student Completition Initiave: Devon Chen

Keynote Address: Dr. Paul van Susante

08:00
Innovating Mobility: A Student Competition in Wheel and Track Design (abstract)
10:40-12:00 Session 2A: Planetary Terramechanics 1
10:40
Effect of stress distribution model in wheel traveling analysis using the extended terramechanics model (abstract)
11:00
Simulation of the relationship between the decreased bearing capacity while imparting vibration to ground and vibration frequency in the discrete element method (abstract)
11:20
A simulation framework for autonomous lunar construction work (abstract)
11:40
Efficient Modelling of the Effect of Tire Deformation During Contact with Obstacles (abstract)
10:40-12:00 Session 2B: Terrain 1
10:40
Investigating data collection and processing strategies for UAV-based terrain models in vehicle dynamics simulation (abstract)
11:00
Correlation between Optical Reflectance and Load-Bearing Capacity of Soils (abstract)
11:20
Winter Route Planning Algorithm (abstract)
11:40
Evaluation of a new friction measurement device on arctic terrain (abstract)
10:40-12:00 Session 2C: Modeling 1
10:40
A General Model to Approximate the Slippage Curve for Applications from Analysis of the Tire and Soil Contributions to Longitudinal Slippage (abstract)
11:00
Automated system for determining military road and terrain passability based on terrain, meteorological and hydrological conditions (abstract)
11:20
Enhancing Combined Slip Manoeuvres in High Centre-of-Mass Off-Road Vehicles Using a Semi-Active Suspension System (abstract)
11:40
Simulation-based optimization of a tracked vehicle suspension system (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 3A: Planetary Terramechanics 2
13:00
DEM analysis of effect of interparticle forces on sand-outflow behavior from hopper under low-gravity environment (abstract)
13:20
A Data-Driven Parameter Identification Method of Characterization of Wheel-Regolith Interaction for Lunar Surface Vehicles (abstract)
13:40
On the Method of Gravity Offloading for Lunar Rover Mobility Performance Testing (abstract)
14:00
Improving the Expanding/Contracting Speed of a Push-Rolling Rover on Loose Surfaces with Steep Slopes (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 3B: Terrain 2
Chair:
13:00
Drawbar Pull Experiment and Analysis of Grousered-track Unit on Sandy Terrain (abstract)
13:20
Performance assessment of an off-road vehicle across different terrains (abstract)
13:40
Mobility Testing on Frost Susceptible Soils at Field Capacity (abstract)
14:00
Validation of Experimental Terramechanics Modelling Approaches through Physical Testing (abstract)
14:20
Dynamic Off-Road Route Planning: Integrating Terrain Passability and Weather for Optimal Mobility (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 3C: Modeling 2
13:00
AI-based Terrain Passability Modeling (abstract)
13:20
Extended Brush Model for use with Gravelly terrain (abstract)
13:40
Real-Time Simulation of Flexible Tracks for Accurate Vehicle-Terrain Interaction (abstract)
14:00
In-Situ Soil-Property Estimation and Bayesian Mapping with a Simulated Compact Track Loader (abstract)
14:20
Prediction of Soil Rut Depth and Tire Traction Forces Using Bekker and DEM-FEM techniques (abstract)
15:00-16:00 Session 4: Poster Session
15:00
Application of LSTM networks to prediction of a wheel traveling phenomena (abstract)
15:20
Optimizing Vehicle Navigation over Terrain (abstract)
15:40
CALIBRATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF DEM MODELS USING TRIAXIAL TEST OF 6 LUNAR REGOLITH SIMULANTS. (abstract)
16:00
Serrated Leading Edges for Snow Plows in Tactical Winter Operations (abstract)
16:20
Data assimilation analysis of footpad impact behavior of lander on soft ground (abstract)
16:40
The Role of the Evanescent Slow Wave in Non-Contact Moisture Measurement of Field Trafficability (abstract)
17:00
L-Band Microwave Radiometry for Non-Contact Moisture Measurement of Field Trafficability (abstract)
16:00-17:20 Session 5A: Autonomy Demonstrators Describe Their Technology and Demo

Autonomy Demonstrators: Forterra; FieldAI; Parry: Stratum

16:00
Foundational Software Architectures: The Cornerstone of Off-Road Autonomy and Multi-Mission UGV Performance (abstract)
16:00-17:20 Session 5B: Terrain 3
16:00
Ground vehicle detection metrics and terramechanical characterization derived from a distributed acoustic sensing system deployed on an Arctic ice road (abstract)
16:20
Effect of Snow Subduction on Vehicle Mobility (abstract)
16:40
Physical Testing and Digital Twin Simulations for Prediction of Ride Quality of Light Utility Vehicle (abstract)
17:00
Real-time ground segmentation and terrain topography mapping using point clouds (abstract)
16:00-17:20 Session 5C: Modeling 3
16:00
Cornering performance of rigid wheel in granular media using coarse-scale DEM models (abstract)
16:20
Validation of Mechanistic DEM Calibration (abstract)
16:40
Vehicle Impact Analysis Using Remote Datasets (abstract)
17:00
Simulation of Dynamic Behavior in Armored Vehicles Using Modified Off-Road Vehicles for Civil Protection Applications (abstract)
Thursday, October 9th

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08:00-10:00 Session 6: General Session - Keynote: Dr. John Eylander

Recap of Technical Tour, possible Demonstrato panel

Journal of Terramechanics Annoucement

Keynote Address: Dr. John Eylander

10:40-12:00 Session 7A: Autonomy 1
10:40
Optical Velocity and Slip Estimation for Off-Road UGV Control (abstract)
11:00
Off-Road Autonomy using Koopman Theory (abstract)
11:20
Local Path Planning on Rough Terrain for Unmanned Ground Vehicle by Reinforcement Learning Considering Search Reward (abstract)
11:40
Impact of Operational Environment on Mobility in Unmanned Mode of Wheeled UGVs (abstract)
10:40-12:00 Session 7B: Terrain 4
Chair:
10:40
Assessing the strength of river sediments for vehicle fording (abstract)
11:00
The status of soil physical, mechanical, and chemical properties two years after deforestation in a military training area (abstract)
11:20
Relationship between seasonal terrain properties and vehicle rut depths (abstract)
11:40
KRC Bevameter Development and Mobility Data Collection (abstract)
10:40-12:00 Session 7C: Modeling 4
10:40
Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Vehicular Systems at ERDC - I Software Integration Laboratory: Development and Applications (abstract)
11:00
Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Vehicular Systems at ERDC - III Verification and Validation of M&S for Autonomous Vehicles (abstract)
11:20
Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Vehicular Systems at ERDC - II Soft Soil Model Support in Vehicle Dynamics (abstract)
11:40
Modeling Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Response in Snowy Environments (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 8A: Autonomy 2
13:00
Acoustic winter terrain classification for offroad autonomous vehicles (abstract)
13:20
One AI Driver for Multi-Mission Ground Operations (abstract)
13:40
TERRA-V Toolchain: Virtual Validation and Optimization of Autonomous Vehicles in Unpaved Terrain (abstract)
14:00
Effects of electronic control systems on autonomous vehicle performance in granular terrain (abstract)
14:20
Survey of LiDAR Effects for Autonomous Driving Simulations (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 8B: Tires 1
13:00
OBTAINING FIRST ORDER TYRE PARAMETERS WITH INSITU TESTING (abstract)
13:20
Analysis of Passenger Tire-Salted Pavement Interaction: A Traction Perspective (abstract)
13:40
Dynamic Contact Patch Estimation from 3D Contact Patch Measurements inside a Moving Tyre Under Combined Slip Conditions (abstract)
13:00-14:40 Session 8C: Deformation 1
13:00
A contact dynamics approach to analysing slope collapse triggered by heavy vehicles (abstract)
13:20
Numerical Modeling of Plate Sinkage and In Situ Bevameter Shear Testing Using FEM and the Density-Dependent NorSand Critical State Constitutive Soil Model (abstract)
13:40
Constraint-based terramechanics simulation for realtime and faster simulation (abstract)
14:00
A computationally efficient plug-in for high-fidelity off-road vehicle dynamics studies on deformable terrains (abstract)