Program

10:40	Yang Jiao, Jozsef Kovecses, Marek Teichmann, Laszlo Kovacs and Henry Ho Soil deformation model for efficient simulation of off-road vehicles (abstract) PRESENTER: Laszlo Kovacs
11:00	Hiroaki Kawamura, Tadashi Matsuura, Nobutaka Tanishima, Natsu Fujioka and Shinichiro Noda Dynamics of Lunar Regolith Simulant Mobilization Induced by Rover Wheels under Vacuum Conditions (abstract) PRESENTER: Hiroaki Kawamura

12:00-13:00Lunch Break

13:00-14:40 Session 3

Session 3 - Innovative concepts in tyres, wheels, tracks, and other ground contact elements

Location: Auditorium

13:00	Carl Becker and Schalk Els OBTAINING FIRST ORDER TYRE PARAMETERS WITH IN-SITU TESTING (abstract) PRESENTER: Carl Becker
13:20	Junya Yamakawa, Ryosuke Eto and Yasuhiro Ichikado An Experimental Study on Tire Treads for Improving Traction on Sandy Soil (abstract) PRESENTER: Junya Yamakawa
13:40	Ryota Azuma, Genya Ishigami, Tatsuya Maeda, Kosuke Horie, Shinichiro Miyai and Shunsuke Sugimura Parameter Identification Method for Grouser-aware Drawbar Pull Modeling of Tracked Vehicles on Sandy Terrain (abstract) PRESENTER: Ryota Azuma
14:00	Frederik Fery, Hendrik Schulze Zumkley, César Andrés Arévalo-Montaña and Stefan Böttinger Recent developments in the Hohenheim Tyre Model for determining tyre parameters from road tests with a tractor (abstract) PRESENTER: Frederik Fery
14:20	Heine van der Walt and P. Schalk Els Modelling large-lug agricultural tyre dynamics with an extended brush tyre model framework (abstract) PRESENTER: Heine van der Walt

14:40-15:00Coffee Break

15:00-16:40 Session 4

Session 4 - Off-road autonomy, robotics and navigation

Chair:

Andries Peenze

Location: Auditorium

15:00	Erik Tingrot, Magnus Karlberg and Håkan Lideskog State Estimation using Extended Kalman Filter for a Center-Articulated Forest Vehicle equipped with GNSS, IMU and odometry (abstract) PRESENTER: Erik Tingrot
15:20	Ryosuke Eto, Takehiro Kobayashi and Junya Yamakawa Effect of Foot Trajectory on Walking Performance of Quadruped Robot on Sand (abstract) PRESENTER: Ryosuke Eto
15:40	Pierre-Lucas Aubin-Fournier and Krzysztof Skonieczny Vibration-based high-slip detection for skid-steer rovers (abstract) PRESENTER: Krzysztof Skonieczny
16:00	Marek Nowakowski Prediction of Terrain-Induced Mobility Conditions for Autonomous Mode of Optionally Manned UGVs Using Proprioceptive Sensing (abstract)
16:20	Stephen Marais, John Dickens, Thabisa Maweni, J David Reinecke and Tiro Setati Autonomous Group Vehicle Leader-Follower Stack Capability Building through Modelling and Simulation (abstract) PRESENTER: Stephen Marais

18:00-21:00

Dinner at Uitspan

Location: Uitspan, LC de Villiers

Tuesday, October 13th

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07:30-14:30

Technical tour

Location: Gerotek Test Facilities

15:00-18:00 Session 5

Session 5 - Student competition and poster session

Chair:

Andries Peenze

Location: Auditorium

Qinghao Yan, Bo Yang, Longgui Mu, Kang Li, Han Huang and Meng Chen

Parametric investigation and multi-objective optimization of a deployable claw-wheel on lunar regolith based on FEM erosion modeling (abstract)

PRESENTER: Qinghao Yan

Kang Li, Yaqi Wang, Ruoyun Jiang, Qinghao Yan, Han Huang and Jinbao Chen

Research on the pressure-sinkage model of a bionic elastic walking wheel for planetary rover (abstract)

PRESENTER: Kang Li

Yan Shen, Meng Zou, Haoran Xie, Jiyin Xie and Quqi Zeng

Fusion of Deep Learning-based Terrain Segmentation and Wheel-soil Interaction for Enhanced Mars Rover TraversabilityAssessment (abstract)

PRESENTER: Yan Shen

18:00-20:00

Light dinner at Future Africa

Location: Auditorium

Wednesday, October 14th

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08:00-09:40 Session 6

Session 6 - Planetary terramechanics

Location: Auditorium

08:00	Haoran Xie, Yan Shen, Hongtao Cao, Zihao Liu and Meng Zou Optimization Design and Experimental Study on Wheel Grousers of Metal Elastic Wheels for Manned Lunar Rover (abstract) PRESENTER: Haoran Xie
08:20	Johannes Opitz, James Hurrell and Kazuya Yoshida Optimised Lunar Bucket Drum Study (abstract) PRESENTER: James Hurrell
08:40	Hunter Moore, James Hurrell, Simon Giel, Ramson Nyamukondiwa and Kazuya Yoshida A comparison of discrete element model calibration methods for rotating cylinders (abstract) PRESENTER: James Hurrell
09:00	Tomohiro Watanabe, Koya Kobayashi, Kazuhiko Hiramoto and Kojiro Iizuka Shape Design of a Vibration-Based Subsurface Locomotion Unit for Underground Exploration Rovers (abstract) PRESENTER: Tomohiro Watanabe
09:20	Zhen Chen, Zihao Liu and Meng Zou Simulated Extraterrestrial Regolith and Its Applications in Engineering and Scientific Exploration (abstract) PRESENTER: Zhen Chen

09:40-10:20Coffee Break

10:20-12:00 Session 7

Session 7 - Off-road vehicle dynamics and control / Propulsion systems and vehicle electrification

Location: Auditorium

10:20	Silvia Eldring, Herman Hamersma, Andries Peenze and Schalk Els Gas Mass Estimation for Hydropneumatic Suspension Characterisation (abstract) PRESENTER: Silvia Eldring
10:40	Alexander Bürger and Stefan Böttinger The potential of the suspension system in standard-design tractors for optimizing driving safety and vibration isolation for the driver (abstract) PRESENTER: Stefan Böttinger
11:00	Massimo Martelli, Pietro Marani, Silvia Gessi and Francesca Pedrielli SFATT: a versatile functional analysis tool for on- and off-road vehicle power transmissions (abstract) PRESENTER: Massimo Martelli
11:20	Yuki Hosomi, Yuna Morimoto, Binh-Minh Nguyen, Daisuke Gunji, Sakahisa Nagai, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Junki Ohashi, Hiroaki Ikeda, Kyohei Seta and Tatsuro Nohara Frequency-Domain Identification-Based Drivetrain Modeling for Speed Control Design of On-board Motor Electric Mining Dump Trucks (abstract) PRESENTER: Yuki Hosomi

12:00-13:00Lunch Break

13:00-14:40 Session 8

Session 8 - New instrumentation and analysis methods in terramechanics testing

Chair:

Glenn Guthrie

Location: Auditorium

13:00	Zihao Liu, Meng Zou and Zhen Chen Development and Probe Optimization of an In-Situ Lunar Penetration and Shear Apparatus (abstract) PRESENTER: Zhen Chen
13:20	Lutz Richter, Meng Zou, Jessica Flahaut, Bernard Foing, Yuguang Ye and Qi Zhao The Terrain Testing Instrument (TTI) for the Chang’e 8 Lunar Landing Mission (abstract) PRESENTER: Lutz Richter
13:40	Stuart Martin, J David Reinecke and Danika Saayman Remote Terrain Scanning for Off-Road Autonomous Ground Vehicle Stack Development (abstract) PRESENTER: Stuart Martin
14:00	Bohumir Jelinek, John Ethan Salmon, Daniel Carruth and George Mason Wheel-Soil-Box Simulator for the ISTVS 2026 Student Wheel Design Competition (abstract) PRESENTER: Bohumir Jelinek

14:40-15:00Coffee Break

15:00-16:40 Session 9

Session 9 - Creative terrain mechanical characterization and deformation modelling

Chair:

Carl Becker

Location: Auditorium

15:00	Annabelle Bester and Schalk Els Developing a contact patch estimation algorithm suitable for use on deformable terrain from 3D measurements inside a tyre (abstract) PRESENTER: Annabelle Bester
15:20	Jo Wong and Wei Huang A Constitutive Modeling Approach to Predicting Slip-Sinkage Based on the Bevameter Technique (abstract) PRESENTER: Wei Huang
15:40	György Pillinger, Nimród Fekete and Peter Kiss Evaluation of Clay Soil Deformation Based on Consistency Limits in the Plastic Range (abstract) PRESENTER: György Pillinger
16:00	Kazuya Kondo, Genya Ishigami, Masanori Sato, Shinichiro Miyai and Daisuke Dobashi Parameter Calibration of DEM-SPH Simulation for an Analysis of Underwater Excavation (abstract) PRESENTER: Kazuya Kondo