Terrain vehicles
co-sponsored session of ISTVS and FISITA
This session is co-organized between the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS) and FISITA and is inviting papers on all aspects of terrain vehicles, with particular emphasis on:
terramechanics
design methodology for terrain vehicles
driveline control for terrain vehicles
AI for terrain vehicle driver assistance and autonomy
Session description / Terrain vehicles represent a unique class of mobility systems as they need to operate on unprepared surfaces. Historically, the need for systematic and “rational” development of terrain vehicles provided the key impetus to the emergence of the discipline of terramechanics about a century ago, and over time an ever more sophisticated treatment of the interaction of vehicles with natural terrain was achieved. Today, terrain vehicles find use in agriculture, the military, mining, forestry, and in robotics. Key design issues in terrain vehicles that differ from those in road vehicles are limiting ground pressure by suitable running gear sizing to ensure mobility and to avoid embedding, and providing the vehicle with the “right” suspension to make it apt to the terrain and mission it is intended for. Current research and development trends in terrain vehicles include energy efficiency, impact on the environment (e.g. through rutting), and automation, the latter benefiting from Artificial Intelligence for advanced slip and traction control in particular for electrically driven terrain vehicles.
To submit a paper, please email:
ISTVS President Corina Sandu, csandu@vt.edu, and
ISTVS 1st Vice President Lutz Richter, lutzrichter2@gmx.de
Deadline: July 28
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www.fisita.com/events/congress/2021/about
