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      • 0356 / Hammering Energy Requirements For Surveying Lunar Surface With Dynamic Cone Penetrometers And Seismic Methods.
      • 0412 / Evaluation Of Grouser Wheel Traction Performance At High-Speed By Single-Wheel Test
      • 0906 / Experimental Investigation Of Increased Bearing Capacity When Imparting Vibration To Loose Ground In Low Atmospheric Pressure
      • 1204 / Measurement And Visualization Of Soil Cutting And Throwing Behavior By A Rotary Tillage Blade
      • 1241 / Study On Classification Of Excavated Soil Using Internal Sensor Data Of Hydraulic Excavator
      • 1525 / Photogrammetry Based Mobility Mapping For Small Scale Model Vehicle
      • 1649 / Dynamic Mode Decomposition For Piv-Based Sand Flow Field Beneath Traveling Wheel
      • 1710 / A Novel Measurement Method To Aid Development Of Soft Soil Tyre-Terrain Interaction Models
      • 1882 / Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Sand-Density Distribution Beneath Traveling Wheel Based On Particle Image Velocimetry
      • 1902 / The Combination Of Exhaust Gas Recirculation And Water Injection In A Modern Diesel Engine
      • 1928 / A Novel Soil Stress Estimation Method Of Wheel-Soil Interaction Using Photoelasticity
      • 2369 / Experimental Verification Of Particle Behavior During Crushing And Mixing Of Deteriorated Asphalt Pavement Layers By Stabilizer
      • 2411 / Proposing Turning Motion Of The Small And Lightweight Push-Rolling Rover With Mimimal Configuration
      • 2651 / Rapid Assessment Tools For Estimating Trafficability On Low-Volume Roads
      • 2812 / An Interaction-Aware Two-Level Robotic Planning And Control System For Vegetation Override
      • 2919 / Accurate Rover Mobility Analysis Using Hils-Drft With Real-Time Parameter Tuning Approach
      • 3181 / Assessing Sensitivities Of Off-Road Pneumatic Tire On Clay: A Finite Element Investigation On Tire Operational And Design Parameters
      • 3303 / Soil Instrumentation For Measuring Normal Stress Distribution Under Off-Road Tire
      • 3649 / Modeling The Resistive Forces On Vehicles In Deep Snow
      • 3769 / Mobility During The Transition Seasons In The Arctic
      • 3773 / Evaluation Of The Multi-Pass Effect Of An Exploration Rover By Single Wheel Testing Assuming Lunar Gravity And Soil
      • 4093 / The Role Of Tire-Soil Interface Characteristics On Performance Parameters Through Experimental And Numerical Investigation
      • 4142 / Root System Analysis After Vibratory Roller Compaction In Dry Direct Seeding Of Rice Field
      • 4213 / Dem-Based Analysis And Optimization Of An Excavation Bucket Drum For In-Situ Resource Utilization
      • 4476 / Spectral Determination Of Soil Moisture Content Based On The Dry Colour Of The Soil
      • 4715 / Uav-Based Three-Dimensional Rough Terrain Modelling
      • 4859 / Trafficability Conditions For Military Wheeled Trucks On Cultivated Fields
      • 4927 / Tip Angle Dependence For Resistive Force Into Dry Granular Materials At Shallow Cone Penetration
      • 4966 / Real-Time Implementation Of Non-Linear Controllers And Predictors For Off-Road Vehicle Dynamics On Embedded Systems
      • 5295 / Model-Based Online Optimal Control For Vehicles In Reduced Gravity.
      • 5334 / Enhanced Open-Loop Control Of Automatic Gear Shifting In Hydromechanical Cvt For Agricultural Tractors
      • 5620 / Step-Climbing Motion Acquisition Of Tracked Robot With Flippers Without Using Environment Information By Reinforcement Learning
      • 5720 / Suppress Slip While Crossing Loose Slopes Using Reverse Rotation Behavior Of Rovers With Function Of Independent Contraction/Expansion Mechanism
      • 6086 / Traveling Analysis Of Wheel For Lunar Exploration Rover Based On Extended Terramechanics Model: Examination Of Similarity Law Of Gravity
      • 6325 / Proposal Of A New Manual For Telescopic Penetrometer
      • 6412 / Traversing Abilities Simulation Of A Biomimetic Robot On Granular Soil Terrain
      • 6422 / Sinkage Study In Granular Material For Space Exploration Legged Robot Gripper
      • 6476 / Improved Trafficability Over Soft Soils Using Ground Matting
      • 7322 / Lateral Tyre Characterization: Rolling Tyre Vs Static Tyre Testing
      • 7453 / The Impact Of Changes In The River Regime On The Mobility Of Off-Road Vehicles
      • 7603 / Evaluation Of Off-Road Uninhabited Ground Vehicle Mobility Using Discrete Element Method And Scalability Investigation
      • 7829 / Development Of Foot In Balloon Biped Robot Using Buoyancy Force For Traveling Soft Ground
      • 8084 / Log Detection For Autonomous Forwarding Using Auto-Annotated Data From A Real-Time Virtual Environment
      • 8590 / Modeling Of Terrain Deformation By A Grouser Wheel For Lunar Rover Simulator
      • 8774 / Proposal Of Hybrid Locomotion Lunar Rover With Crawling Mechanism
      • 8812 / Energy Method To Compare Performance Of New Types Of Sugar Cane Transport Equipment
      • 9028 / Uncertainty Quantification For Wheeled Locomotion Machine Learning Predictions On Soft Soil
      • 9295 / Granular Scaling Laws For Accurate Prediction Of Wheel Mobility On Slopes In Low-Gravity Environments
      • 9663 / Year-Round Measurements Of The Soil Cone Index On Grass Airfields For Ground Performance Of Airplane
      • 9747 / Application Of A Rockie Bogie Suspension For A New Type Of Sugar Cane Transport System
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Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award

ISTVS 2024 | October 28–31, 2024 | Yokohama, Japan

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The Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award was established in 2002 and honors exceptional research and/or industrial achievements in engineering practice of the principles of terramechanics. The award recognizes the exceptional contributions of Dr. M. G. Bekker, Dr. A. R. Reece, and Professor N. W. Radforth to the field of terramechanics and to the ISTVS.


2024 Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award Honoree

Professor Schalk Els

Vehicle Dynamics Group Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa

Professor Schalk Els founded the Vehicle Dynamics Group (VDG) within the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria in 1999. Under his leadership, the VDG has grown into a sustainable and widely-recognized research group comprising over 20 postgraduate students and seven staff members, with more than 60 alumni benefiting from his expert mentorship. His research prowess is evidenced by 148 publications listed on Google Scholar, accumulating nearly 3000 citations.

Highlights of Professor Els's career include the development of a wheel force transducer widely utilized in off-road terrains, notably in successful tests with the US Army Corps of Engineers at their Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) and the Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory (GSL). He also pioneered the T2CAM, an innovative in-wheel, camera-based system capable of three-dimensionally measuring tire deformation across various terrains.

Professor Els has been a dedicated member of ISTVS for years, playing an influential role in the society's journal and spearheading the 2012 ISTVS conference held in Pretoria, South Africa. His involvement dates back to the 1997 ISTVS conference in Ferrara, marking his initial contributions, with his first publication in the Journal of Terramechanics published in 1998. He has attended each ISTVS conference since the 2008 conference held in Turin. His exceptional achievements have been honoured with several best-paper accolades across different ISTVS conferences. Professor Els continues to embody a spirit of continuous learning, striving for technical excellence in the fields of off-road vehicle dynamics and tire-terrain interaction.

His leadership in establishing and leading the VDG underscores his profound impact on the field. Profosser Els's pioneering work with the wheel force transducer and T2CAM exemplifies his dedication to advancing the understanding of tire-terrain interaction. His extensive publication record and significant citations underscore the influence of his research within academia and beyond. Furthermore, Professor Els's dedication to ISTVS is evident through his longstanding membership, editorial contributions, and successful conference organization, further illustrating his leadership in advancing global understanding of off-road vehicle dynamics.

ISTVS thanks the Vehicle Systems Development Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for sponsoring the award this year.

Vehicle Systems Development Corporation (VSDC) is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company specializes in the development of advanced vehicle mobility models, including the Nepean Tracked Vehicle Performance Model (NTVPM-85) and the Next-Generation Wheeled Vehicle Performance Model (NWVPM). VSDC collaborates with various defense and research organizations to enhance vehicle performance metrics and mobility solutions.


Previous Honorees

We thank Vehicle Systems Development Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for sponsoring the award this year.

Vehicle Systems Development Corporation (VSDC) is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company specializes in the development of advanced vehicle mobility models, including the Nepean Tracked Vehicle Performance Model (NTVPM-85) and the Next-Generation Wheeled Vehicle Performance Model (NWVPM). VSDC collaborates with various defense and research organizations to enhance vehicle performance metrics and mobility solutions.

2021

Dr. Sally Shoop

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH, USA

2014

Prof. Radhey Lal Kushwaha

Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

2011

Dr. Anders Bodin

Alvis Hägglunds AB, Sweden

2008

Yukio Nakajima

Director of Engineering Tire Research Department, Bridgestone Corp., Japan

2005

Mr. Robert D. Wismer

Vice President, Deere & Company, USA

2002

Mr. Alfons Falk

Haegglunds Vehicle AB, Sweden

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