Dear ISTVS members and readers of the Journal of Terramechanics: Please welcome a new editor who will represent the Asia-Pacific region — Dr. Genya Ishigami. Dr. Ishigami received his PhD degree from Tohoku University, Japan in 2008. He worked as Postdoctoral Associate at the Robotics Mobility Group, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, U.S.A. Dr. Ishigami also served as Research Associate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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Thank you to our departing editor, Prof. Taizo Kobayashi
After serving for four years- **Prof. Taizo Kobayashi** would like to resign his editorship of the Journal of Terramechanics. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Advising Board of the Journal, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Kobayashi for his hard work on editing and reviewing manuscripts, promoting the Journal, and maintaining the Journal’s requirements and standards. Thank you, Prof. Kobayashi. We wish you the best with your future endeavors.
Read MoreNEW ISTVS Job Board and Research Opportunities Portal
Check out the two new resources here on the ISTVS website — the Job Board and the Research Opportunities Portal. ISTVS Job Board // Our new job board is the place to post terramechanics and off-road vehicle-related jobs, as well as your own information if you are looking for these types of jobs. ISTVS Research Opportunities // Our new research opportunities portal shares terramechanics-related research requests for applications.
Read MoreNew Editor Announced by our Journal Editor-in-Chief
In my capacity of the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Terramechanics, I am delighted to introduce Dr. Ramon Gonzalez as a new Editor. Dr. Gonzalez will be helping the Editorial Team to extend classical terramechanics and off-road vehicle mobility to the area of real-time applications, including terrain sensoring, computer-based vision and other techniques for terrain identification and estimation, advanced controls, AI, and geostatistics.
Read MoreBest Paper Award at Kyoto Conference
We selected the following three Best Papers at the Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics.
Read MoreBudapest 2017 Proceedings now available as individual papers
Individual papers from the 2017 ISTVS conference in Budapest, the 19th International & 14th European-African Regional Conference, are now available for purchase as individual papers.
Read MoreISTVS Member Book Announced
We are happy to share a new book announcement from long-time ISTVS member Bruce Mclaurin.
Read MoreAmericas Region Action Plan
As a chair of Organizing Committee, I am glad to announce that our Kyoto Conference, APISTVS2018, concluded successfully as total number of registered participants reached 93 and additional 12 accompanying persons.
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President’s Report from the Kyoto Conference
As a chair of Organizing Committee, I am glad to announce that our Kyoto Conference, APISTVS2018, concluded successfully as total number of registered participants reached 93 and additional 12 accompanying persons.
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Closing Report from our Kyoto Conference Chair
As a chair of Organizing Committee, I am glad to announce that our Kyoto Conference, APISTVS2018, concluded successfully as total number of registered participants reached 93 and additional 12 accompanying persons.
Read MoreEvent//Cooperative Demonstration of Technology on Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model Development
Cooperative Demonstration of Technology on Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model Development
Houghton, Michigan, USA // September 25th to 27th 2018
2018 ISTRO International Conference
The 21st International Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO) Conference will be held in Paris. We are pleased to invite you to participate in this Conference, which will be held from Monday 24th to Thursday 27th September 2018. The 21st ISTRO Conference is an excellent opportunity to present research, share ideas and obtain new perspectives in soil and tillage research that will meet these challenges. The final deadline to submit the abstract has been extended to 31 March 2018.
Read MoreJob Posting: Dynamic Systems Modeling Engineer
John Deere is actively searching for a Dynamic Systems Modeling Engineer. At John Deere, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. If you are interested in the position, we recommend you follow the application procedures. For more information please refer to the the website - Apply for John Deere
Read More2018 International Workshop on Bionic Engineering: Call for Abstract
The Joint International Conference – ISBE- IBO organized by the International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE) in collaboration with the Israeli Biomimicry Organization (IBO), the biomimicry laboratory, Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, and the Learning From Nature laboratory , Technion, will be held in Tel-Aviv University, Israel, June 14, 2018. The final deadline to submit the abstract is 1 February 2018.
Read MoreFISITA 2018: Final Call for International Abstract
In 2018, the 37th FISITA Congress will take place in Chennai, India, one of the biggest cultural, economic and educational centres in South India
The FISITA 2018 theme is Disruptive Technologies for Affordable and Sustainable Mobility. Alongside the technical programme, the Congress will feature a global exhibition, special sessions, student and young engineers' activities, technical visits and social events. The final deadline to submit the abstract is 25 December 2017.
Read MoreISTVS Research Grants Program 1st Award Progress Presentation
The Board of Directors had awarded the 1st award under the ISTVS Research Grants Program to Prof. Schalk Els, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Prof. Corina Sandu, Virginia Tech, USA, for their proposed research “Systematic Testing and Parameterization of Soft Soil for Vehicular Applications.”
The work done in the first year of this research included a technical survey on equipment and techniques for testing and parametrization of soft soil for vehicular applications. The progress of this work is compiled in the following presentation.