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The Terramechanics, Multibody, and Vehicle Systems (TMVS) Laboratory educates students and conducts research in a broad range of fundamental and applied topics in the three main areas mentioned in its name: terramechanics (vehicle-terrain interaction, tire/track modeling, vehicle mobility, soil/terrain modeling), multibody systems (modeling, simulation, uncertainty quantification, parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis, design optimization), and vehicle dynamics (tire dynamics, suspension modeling; handling, ride, and performance analysis)
Dr. Corina Sandu
Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
ASME Fellow, SAE Fellow, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow
Director, Terramechanics, Multibody, and Vehicle Systems (TMVS) Laboratory
Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
President, ISTVS
Prof. Sandu and Dr. Rui He with the Terramechanics Rig
Group picture with students outside Randolph Hall (November 2021)
Group picture with some Alumni during CenTiRe IAB Meeting Spring 2019
Prof. Sandu delivering the Keynote Address at Transilvania University
Prof. Sandu receiving the SAE Fellow nomination at SAE WCX 2019
Prof. Sandu with Dr. Lin Li at the SAE WCX
Prof. Sandu and Dr. Rui He during the poster presentation at ISTVS 2018
Prof. Sandu with Dr. Sterling McBride at SAE conference
Prof. Sandu and Marilyn Worley at SAE conference
Prof. Sandu and organizers at ISTVS 2019
Prof. Sandu, Dr. Rui He, Mohit Shenvi and Luis Diaz at TATRA truck facility