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Scholarly Work

According to Google Scholar, as of August 10th, 2023, Dr. Corina Sandu has an H-index of 27, an i10 index of 94, and a total of 3248 citations. The number of citations per paper indicated in parenthesis for each paper is as of as of Aug. 10th, 2023; the other types of recognitions are as of July 31st, 2020.

Notes:

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Refereed Journal Publications (99 Total)

  1. Shenvi, M.N., Gorantiwar, A., Shenvi, M.N., Sandu,C., and Taheri, S. – “Vibration Characteristics and Control Algorithm for Semi-Active Suspension of Space Exploration Vehicles”, SAE Int. J. of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1064.
  2. Swamy, V.S., Pandit, R., Yerro, A., Sandu, C., Rizzo, D.M., Sebeck, K., Gorsich, D., - “Review of modeling and validation techniques for tire-deformable soil interactions”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line 4 July 2023, Vol. 109, pp 73-92 (20), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2023.05.007, Oct. 2023
  3. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., Untaroiu, C., Pierce, E., - “Correlating Tire Traction Performance on Snow with Measured Parameters of ASTM F1805 using Regression Analysis”, Cold Regions Science and Technology Journal, on-line 7 June 2023, Vol. 213, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103926, Sept. 2023
  4. Lopez Varela, A., Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Dopico, D. – “Discrete Adjoint Variable Method for the Sensitivity Analysis of ALI3-P formulations”, Paper no. ee298cbe-f206-4e60-b2fa-1f30979e9855, Multibody System Dynamics, 50th Anniversary Special Issue, on-line June 2, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-023-09911-x.
  5. Chaturvedi, E., Mukherjee, J., and Sandu, C. – “A novel dynamic dry friction model for applications in mechanical dynamical systems”, IMechE J. of Multi-body Dynamics, 25th Anniversary Special Issue “Multi-body Dynamics: fundamentals and applications of physics of motion”, on-line April 25, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1177/14644193231169325 (1 citation)
  6. Spies, L., Li, T., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Approach to Model Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling Based on Tire Noise Separation”. Applied Acoustics, Vol. 206, 109294, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109294, April 2023.
  7. Surkutwar, Y., Sandu, C., and Untaroiu, C. – “Review of Modeling Methods of Compressed Snow-Tire Interaction”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Nov. 10, 2022, Vol. 105, pp. 27-40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2022.10.004, Feb. 2023  (3 citations)
  8. Chaturvedi, E., Acar, P. and Sandu, C. - “Multiobjective macrogeometry optimization of gears: Comparison between sequential quadratic programing and genetic algorithm,” Paper no. LMBD-2022-0328, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines; An International Journal, on-line Nov. 16, 2022, Vol. 51, Issue 1, pp. 97-112 (16) https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2022.2146710, Jan. 2023.  (1 citation)
  9. Chaturvedi, E., and Sandu, C. – “Minimizing Transmission Error with Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm with Quadratic Mutation Rates”, LMBD-2022-0184, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines; An International Journal, on-line Nov. 17, 2022, Vol. 51, Issue 1, pp. 84-96 (13), https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2022.2146709, Jan. 2023.
  10. Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., Dopico, D., and Sandu, A. - “Computation of Direct Sensitivities of Spatial Multibody Systems with Joint Friction”, ASME J. of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, on-line April 1, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 7, 071006 (12),  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054110, July 2022  (2 citations)
  11. Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., and Sandu, C. – “Tread Rubber Compound Effect in Winter Tires: Benchmarking ATIIM 2.0 against Classical Models”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line March 17, 2022, Vol 101, pp. 43-58(16), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2022.02.002, June 2022.  (2 citation)
  12. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., and Untaroiu, C. – “Review of Compressed Snow Mechanics: Testing Methods”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line December 10, 2021, Vol. 100, pp. 25-37 (13), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2021.11.006, Apr. 2022.  (5 citations)
  13. Shenvi, M.N., Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., and Mousavi, H. – “Tread Rubber Compound Effect in Winter Tires: An Experimental Study”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line November 29, 2021, Vol. 99, pp. 57-73 (17), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2021.02.004, Feb. 2022.  (4 citations)
  14. Dopico, D., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Adjoint Sensitivity Index-3 Augmented Lagrangian Formulation with Projections”, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, published online April 19, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2021.1890614, 2021.  (12 citations)
  15. He, R., Sandu, C., Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., Carrilo, J., and Osorio, J.E. – “Laboratory Experimental Study of Tire Tractive Performance on Soft Soil: Towing Mode, Traction Mode, and Multi-Pass Effect”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line March 19, 2020, Vol. 95, pp. 33-58 (26), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2021.02.001, June 2021.  (6 citations)
  16. McBride, S., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. - “Modeling Vibration-Induced Tire Pavement Interaction Noise in the Mid-Frequency Range”, Tire Science and Technology Journal, on-line Oct. 15, 2020, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 146-169 (24), https://doi.org/10.2346/tire.20.190222, 2021.  (4 citations)
  17. Mousavi, H. and Sandu, C. – “Sensitivity Analysis of the Tire-ice Friction Coefficient with Respect to the Tire’s Rubber Compound Properties”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Sept 29, 2020, Vol. 91, pp. 319-328 (10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2020.08.004, Oct. 2020. (10 citations)
  18. He, R., Sandu, C., Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., Braun, K., Kruger, R., and Els, S.P. – “Updated Standards of International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line July 30, 2020, Vol. 91, pp. 185-231 (47), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2020.06.007, Oct. 2020.  (23 citations)
  19. Mousavi, H. and Sandu, C. – “Tire-Ice Model Development for The Simulation of Rubber Compounds Effect on Tire Performance”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line June 16 2020, Vol. 91, pp. 97-115 (19), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2020.06.001, Oct. 2020. (11 citations)
  20. Mousavi, H. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Study of Tread Rubber Compound Effects on Tire Performance on Ice”, Article ID 02-13-02-0006, SAE Int. J.  of Commercial Vehicles, on-line June 16, 2020, 13(2):99-101, https://doi.org/10.4271/02-13-02-0006, 2020. (5 citations)
  21. Corner, S., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of Hybrid Multibody Dynamical Systems”, Paper no. MUBO-D-19-00067, Multibody Systems Dynamics, on-line Feb. 10, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-020-09726-0. (15 citations)
  22. Sandu, C., Taheri, Sh., Taheri, S., Els, S., and Jimenez, E. – “Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM). Part III: Model Parameterization and Validation”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Nov. 28, 2019, Vol 88, pp. 1-15 (15), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2019.11.002, April 2020. (10 citations)
  23. Jimenez, E. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Investigation of the Tractive Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, Tire Science and Technology, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 22-45 (24), https://doi.org/10.2346/tire.18.460409, Jan.-March, 2020.  (18 citations)
  24. Li, T., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “Effect of Rubber Hardness and Tire Size on Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise”, Tire Science and Technology, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 258-279 (22), https://doi.org/10.2346/tire.18.460412, Oct.-Dec. 2019. (6 citations)
  25. Sandu, C., Taheri, Sh., Taheri, S., and Gorsich, D. – “Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM). Part I: Tire Material and Structure Modeling”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Aug. 10, 2019, Vol. 86, pp. 1-13 (13), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2019.08.002, Dec. 2019. (21 citations)
  26. Sandu, C., Taheri, Sh., Taheri, S., and Gorsich, D. – “Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM). Part II: Tire-Terrain Interaction”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Aug. 10, 2019, Vol. 86, pp. 15-29 (15),  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2019.08.004, Dec. 2019. (10 citations)
  27. He, R., Sandu, C., and Osorio, J.E. –  “Systematic Tests for Study of Tire Tractive Performance on Soft Soil: Part I – Experimental Data Collection“, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Aug. 21, 2019, Vol. 85, pp. 59-76 (18), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2019.07.004, Oct. 2019. (20 citations)
  28. He, R., Sandu, C., and Osorio, J.E. —  “Systematic Tests for Study of Tire Traction on Soft Soil: Part II — Parameterization of Terramechanics Models and Tire Models“, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Aug. 20, 2019, Vol. 85, pp. 77-88 (12),  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2019.07.003, Oct. 2019. (9 citations)
  29. Ivanov, V., Savitski, D., Ausburg, K., Els, S.P., Kat, C.-J., Botha, T., Dhaens, M., Sandu, C., He, R., McBride Granda, S., Alatorre, A., Victorino, A. – “Challenges of Integrated Vehicle Chassis Control: Some Findings of the European Project EVE”, IEEJ J. of Industry Applications, Vol. 8,    Issue No 2, pp. 218-230 (13),  https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejjia.8.218, March 1, 2019. (3 citations)
  30. Corner, S., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis Methodology for Hybrid Dynamical Systems”, Paper no. NAHS-D-17-00136, Journal of Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, Vol. 31, pp. 19-40 (22), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nahs.2018.07.003, Feb. 2019. (18 citations)
  31. Jimenez, E. and Sandu, C. – “Towards Real-Time Pneumatic Tire Performance Prediction using an Advanced Tire-Ice Interface Model”, Journal of Terramechanics, Special Issue: Terramechanics: Real-Time Applications, on-line June 20, 2018, Vol. 81, pp. 43-56 (14), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2018.04.004, Feb. 2019. (13 citations, 10th most downloaded in 2019)
  32. He, R., Sandu, C., Khan, A. K., Gutherie, G., Els, S.P., Hamersma, H. A. – “Review of Terramechanics Models and Their Applicability to Real-time Applications”, J. of Terramechanics, Special Issue: Terramechanics: Real-Time Applications, on-line April 18, 2018, Vol. 81, pp. 3-22 (20), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2018.04.003, Feb. 2019. (62 citations, 1st most downloaded in 2019)
  33. Schreiber, V., Ivanov, V., Augsburg, K., Noack, M., Shyrokau, B., Sandu, C. and Els, P.S. – “Shared and Distributed X-in-the-Loop Tests for Automotive Systems: Feasibility Study”, Paper no. Access-2017-08638, IEEE Access, on-line Jan. 1, 2018, (9), doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2789020, Vol. 6., Issue 1, pp. 4017-4026 (12),  Dec. 2018. (39 citations)
  34. Spies, L., McBride, S., Burdisso, A. and Sandu, C. – “A Non-negative Artificial Neural Network Configuration for Noise Predictions”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, on-line Oct. 18, 2018, Vol 144, Issue 3, No. 1756,  https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5067776, 2018. (3 citations)
  35. Li, T., Feng, J., Burdisso, R. and Sandu, C. – “Effects of Speed on Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (Tread-Pattern-Related Noise and Non-Tread-Pattern-Related Noise)”, Tire Science and Technology, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 54-77 (24), https://doi.org/10.2346/tire.18.460201, April 2018. (20 citations)
  36. Zhu, Y., Sandu, C., Dopico, D., and Sandu, A. – “Benchmarking of Adjoint Sensitivity-Based Optimization Techniques using a Vehicle Ride Case Study”, Paper no. LMBD-2016-0203, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, on-line July 26, 2017, pp. 1-13 (13), doi: 10.1080/15397734.2017.1338576, Vol. 46, Issue 2, pp. 254-266 (13), March 2018. (10 citations)
  37. Li, T., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “Literature Review of Models on Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise”, J. of Sound and Vibration, on-line Feb. 3, 2018, Vol. 420, pp. 357-445 (89), doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.01.026, Feb. 2018. (60 citations)
  38. Kolansky, J. and Sandu, C. – “Enhanced Polynomial Chaos-Based Extended Kalman Filter Technique for Parameter Estimation”, Paper no. CND-14-1146, ASME J. of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, on-line Nov. 29, 2017, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 1-9 (9), 021012, doi:10.1115/1.4031194, Feb. 2018. (14 citations)
  39. Motamedi, M., Taheri, S., Sandu, C., and Legrand, P. – “Characterization of Road Profiles Based on Fractal Properties and Contact Mechanics”, Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Frontiers Special Issue, http://rubberchemtechnol.org/doi/10.5254/rct.17-83714, on-line April, 2017, Vol. 90, Issue 2, pp. 405-427 (23), doi:10.5254/rct.17-83714, June 2017. (7 citations)
  40. Savitski, D., Schleinin, D., Ivanov, V. Augsburg, K., Jimenez, E., He, R., Sandu, C., Barber, P.- “Improvement of Traction Performance and off-Road Mobility for the Vehicle with Four Individual Electric Motors: Driving Over Icy Road”, J. of Terramechanics, Vol. 69, pp. 33-43 (11), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2016.10.005, Feb. 2017. (39 citations, 2nd most cited paper in 2019)
  41. He, R., Jimenez, E., Savitski, D., Sandu, C., and Ivanov, V. – “Investigating the Parameterization of Dugoff Tire Model using Experimental Tire-Ice Data”, Paper no. 2016-01-8039, SAE Int. J. of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 83-92 (10), doi:10.4271/2016-01-8039, Sept. 27, 2017. (18 citations)
  42. Motamedi, M, Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. – “Rubber-Road Contact: Comparison of Physics-Based Theory and Indoor Experiments”, Paper no. TST-15-096, Tire Science and Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 3, pp. 150-173 (24), doi:10.2346/tire.16.440303, July 2016. (22 citations)
  43. Bhoopalam, A. K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Tire-Ice Model (TIM) for Traction Estimation”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line March 8, 2016, Vol. 66, pp. 1-12 (12), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2016.02.003, 2016. (16 citations)
  44. Armstrong, E.G., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Investigation into Use of Piezoelectric Sensors in a Wheeled Robot Tire for Surface Characterization”, J. of Terramechanics, Special Issue on Robotic Vehicles, on-line July 9, 2015, Vol. 62, pp. 75-90 (16), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2015.07.003, 2015. (13 citations)
  45. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. –“Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice. Part I – Indoor Study”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Mar. 18, 2015, Vol. 60, pp. 43-54 (12), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2015.02.006, 2015. (28 citations, 4th most cited in 2015)
  46. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. –“Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice. Part II – Outdoor Study”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Mar. 20, 2015, Vol. 60, pp. 55-62 (8), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2015.03.001, Aug. 2015. (18 citations)
  47. Zhu, Y., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Dynamic Response Optimization of Complex Multibody Systems in a Penalty Formulation using Adjoint Sensitivity”, Paper no. CND-14-1268, ASME J. of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Special Issue on Multibody Dynamics for Vehicle Systems, on-line Feb. 11, 2015, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 1-9 (9), 031009, doi:10.1115/1.4029601, May 1, 2015. (37 citations)
  48. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Pinto, E., Gorsich, D. – “A Technical Survey on Terramechanics Models for Tire-Terrain Interaction Used in Modeling and Simulation of Wheeled Vehicles”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Nov. 26, 2014, Vol. 57, pp. 1-22 (22), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2014.08.003, 2015. (161 citations, , 3rd most cited and 6th most downloaded in 2019, 6th most downloaded in 2018, 8th most downloaded in 2015)
  49. Dopico, D., Zhu, Y., Sandu, A. and Sandu, C. – “Direct and Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations Multibody Formulations”, ASME J. of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, on-line Sept. 12, 2014, Vol. 10, Issue 1, 011012, pp. 1-7 (7), doi:10.1115/1.4026492, Jan. 2015. (66 citations)
  50. Naranjo, S., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Taheri, Sh. – “Experimental Testing of an off-Road Instrumented Tire on a Soft Soil”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line Oct. 2014, Vol. 56, pp. 119-137 (19), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2014.09.003, Oct. 2014. (47 citations)
  51. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Tire Traction of Commercial Vehicles Driving on Icy Roads”, SAE Int. J. of Commercial Vehicles, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 357-365 (9), doi:10.4271/2014-01-2292, Oct. 2014. (10 citations)
  52. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “Motion Planning of Uncertain Ordinary Differential Equation Systems”, ASME J. of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, on-line May 13, 2014, Vol. 9, Issue 3, 031021, pp. 1-15 (15), doi:10.1115/1.4026994, July 2014. (12 citations)
  53. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “Development of a 3-D Quasi-static Tire Model for On-road and off-road Vehicle Dynamics Simulations: Part I–On-road Flexible Tire Model”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, on-line Feb. 7, 2014, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 77-105 (29), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2014.059157, 2014. (13 citations)
  54. Hegazy, S. and Sandu, C., - “Experimental Analysis and Control Development for Vehicle Rollover Prevention”, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Special Issue on “off-Road Vehicle Dynamics”, Vol. 64, No. 2/3/4, pp. 347-371 (25), doi:10.1504/IJVD.2014.058501, 2014. (4 citations)
  55. Sandu, C. and Umsrithong, A. – “Discrete Mass Tyre Model for Ride Investigation over Uneven Rigid Terrain”, Paper no. IJVD-55269, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 87-106 (20), doi: 10.1504/IJVD.2014.064374, 2014. (11 citations)
  56. Bhoopalam, A. K., and Sandu, C. – “Review of the State of the Art in Experimental Studies and Mathematical Modeling of Tire Performance on Ice”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line April 2014, Vol. 53, pp. 19–35 (17), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2014.03.007, June 2014. (35 citations)
  57. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “Development of a 3-D Quasi-static Tire Model for On-road and off-road Vehicle Dynamics Simulations: Part II–off-road Rigid Wheel Model”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 107-136 (30), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2014.061427, May 2014. (17 citations)
  58. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “Development of a 3-D Quasi-static Tire Model for On-road and off-road Vehicle Dynamics Simulations: Part III–off-road Flexible Wheel Model”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 151-176 (26), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2014.061456, May 2014. (13 citations)
  59. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Finite Element Modeling of Tire Transient Characteristics in Dynamic Maneuvers”, SAE Int. J. of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 221-230 (9), doi:10.4271/2014-01-0858, April 1, 2014. (20 citations)
  60. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “Simultaneous Optimal Uncertainty Apportionment and Robust Design Optimization of Systems Governed by Ordinary Differential Equations”, Int. J. of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 2-27 (26), http://ijmerr.com/ijmerradmin/upload/ijmerr_52d576378b32c.pdf, Jan. 2014. (1 citation)
  61. Hegazy, S. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Investigation of Vehicle Mobility using a Novel Wheel Mobility Number”, J. of Terramechanics, Vol. 50, Issues 5-6, pp. 303-310 (8), doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2013.09.005, Oct.-Dec. 2013. (28 citations)
  62. Priddy, J., Jones, R., and Sandu, C., “Experimental Determination of the Effect of Cargo Variations on Steering Stability”, SAE Int. J. of Commercial Vehicles, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 308-314 (7), doi:10.4271/2013-01-2359, Oct. 2013. (1 citation)
  63. Li, L., and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Vehicle Handling Prediction using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 327-363 (37), doi:10.1504/IJVD.2013.057472, 2013. (5 citations)
  64. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Modelling of 1-D and 2-D Terrain Profiles using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Vol. 63, Nos. 2/3, pp. 305-326 (22), doi:10.1504/IJVD.2013.056074, 2013. (8 citations)
  65. Kolansky, J. and Sandu, C. – “Real-Time Parameter Estimation Study for Inertia Properties of Ground Vehicles”, The Archive of Mechanical Engineering, on-line March 27, 2013, Vol. LX, Issue 1, pp. 7–21 (15), doi:10.2478/meceng-2013-0001, March 2013. (16 citations)
  66. Pence, B., Hays, J., Fathy, H., Sandu, C., and Stein, J. L. – “Vehicle Sprung Mass Estimation for Rough Terrain”, Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Special Issue on “Modeling and Simulation of Ground Vehicle Systems”, Vol. 61, No. 1/2/3/4, pp. 3 – 26 (24), doi:10.1504/IJVD.2013.050837, 2013. (22 citations)
  67. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “Parametric Design Optimization of Uncertain Ordinary Differential Equation Systems”, ASME J. of Mechanical Design, on-line July 23, 2012, Vol. 134, Issue 8, 081003 (14), doi:10.1115/1.4006950, Aug. 2012. (16 citations)
  68. Umsrithong, A., and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Transient Tyre Model for Vehicle Dynamic Simulations on Rough Terrain”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 351-371 (21), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2012.049432, 2012. (13 citations)
  69. Lee, HW., Sandu, C., and Holton, C. — “Stochastic Analysis of the Wheel-Rail Contact Friction Using the Polynomial Chaos Theory”, ASME J. of Tribology, on-line June 27, 2012, Vol. 134, Issue 3, 031601 (11), doi:10.1115/1.4004877, July 2012. (9 citations)
  70. Lee, HW., Sandu, C., and Holton, C. -  “Dynamic Model for Wheel-Rail Contact Friction”, Vehicle Systems Dynamics: Int. J. of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility, on-line Aug. 15, 2011, Vol. 50, Issue 2, pp. 299-321 (24), doi:10.1080/00423114.2011.582121, 2012. (16 citations)
  71. Senatore, C. and Sandu, C. – “Torque distribution influence on tractive efficiency and mobility of off-road wheeled vehicles”, J. of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 5, pp. 372-383 (22), doi:10.1016/j.terra.2011.06.008, Oct. 2011. (74 citations, the 19th most downloaded in quarter 1, 2013, top 10 most downloaded in 2012)
  72. Senatore, C. and Sandu, C. – “Off-Road Tire Modeling and the Multi-Pass Effect for Vehicle Dynamics Simulations”, J. of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 4, pp. 265-276 (22), doi:/j.terra.2011.06.006, Aug. 2011. (102 citations, the 4th most downloaded in quarter 1, 2013, top 10 most downloaded in 2012, the 17th most downloaded in 2014)
  73. Chaudhari, G. S., Sturges, R. S., and Sandu, C. — “Impact of Combined Feedback-Feedforward Control-Based Ordering Policies on Supply Chain Stability and Responsiveness”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, on-line March 17, 2011, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 340-352 (13), doi:10.1002/sres.1085 , July-Aug. 2011. (4 citations)
  74. Sandu, C., Andersen, E.R., and Southward, S. – “Multibody Dynamics Modelling and System Identification of a Quarter-car Test Rig with the McPherson Strut Suspension”, Vehicle Systems Dynamics: Int. J. of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility, Special Issue on “Advanced Suspension Systems and Dynamics for Future Road Vehicles”, on-line June 10, 2010, Vol. 49, Issue 1-2, pp. 153-179 (27), doi:10.1080/00423110903406664, 2011. (51 citations)
  75. Ballew, B., Chan, B. J., and Sandu, C. – “Multibody Dynamics Modeling of the Freight Train Bogie System”, Vehicle Systems Dynamics, on-line March 18, 2011, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 501-526 (26), doi:10.1080/00423110903259527, April 2011. (19 citations)
  76. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “A Polynomial Chaos-Based Kalman Filter Approach for Parameter Estimation of Mechanical Systems”, ASME J. of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Special Issue on “Physical System Modeling”, on-line Nov. 9, 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 6, 061404 (18), doi:10.1115/1.4002481, Nov. 2010. (106 citations, top 10 most cited in 2012)
  77. Sandu, C., Southward, S., and Richards, R. – “Comparison of Linear, Nonlinear, Hysteretic, and Probabilistic MR Damper Models”, ASME J. of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Special Issue on “Physical System Modeling”, on-line Nov. 9, 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 6, 061403, pp. 164-172 (9), doi:10.1115/1.4002480, Nov. 2010. (16 citations)
  78. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “A 3D Semi-Empirical On-road Transient Tire Model”, SAE Int. J. of Commercial Vehicles, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 42-59 (18), doi:10.4271/2010-01-1916, Oct. 2010. (14 citations)
  79. Sandu, C., Worley, M. E., and Morgan, J. P. – “Experimental Study on the Contact Patch Pressure and Sinkage Analysis of a Lightweight Vehicle on Sand”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line July 23, 2010, Vol. 47, Issue 5, pp. 343-359 (17), doi:10.1016/j.terra.2010.04.005, Oct. 2010. (27 citations)
  80. Steets, J., Chan, B. J., and Sandu, C. – “Multibody Dynamics Approach to the Modeling of Friction Wedge Elements for Freight Train Suspensions. Part I: Theory”, J. of Transportation Engineering, on-line July 15, 2010, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp. 709-716 (8), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2010)136:8(709), Aug. 2010. (12 citations)
  81. Steets, J., Chan, B. J., Sandu, C., and Ballew, B. – “Multibody Dynamics Approach to the Modeling of Friction Wedge Elements for Freight Train Suspensions. Part II: Applications”, J. of Transportation Engineering, on-line July 15, 2010, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp. 717-726 (10), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2010)136:8(717), Aug. 2010. (11 citations)
  82. Blanchard, E. D., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Polynomial Chaos-Based Parameter Estimation Methods Applied to Vehicle System”, Proc. of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE) Part K: J. of Multi-Body Dynamics, on-line June 24, 2009, Vol. 224, Issue K1, pp. 59-81 (23), doi:10.1243/14644193JMBD204, March 1, 2010. (63 citations, top 5 most cited in the last 5 years as of March 2014)
  83. Lee, R. and Sandu, C. – “Terrain Profile Modeling using Stochastic Partial Differential Equations”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Special Issue on “Terrain Topology: Measurement, Analysis, and Applications”, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 318-356 (39), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2009.032023, 2009. (11 citations)
  84. Li, L., Sandu, C., Lee, J. H., and Liu, Q. — “Stochastic Modeling of Tire-Snow Interaction Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Special Issue on “Snow Mobility”, J. of Terramechanics, Vol. 46, Issue 4, pp. 165-188 (24), doi:10.1016/j.terra.2009.06.006, June 19, 2009. (25 citations)
  85. Sandu, C., Steets, J., Ballew, B., Chan, B. J., Wilson, N., and Urban, C. – “A Multibody Dynamics Approach to the Modeling of the Three-Piece Truck for Freight Train Suspension”, TTCI Technology Digest, Paper no. TD-09-013, (4), https://www.aarpublications.com/News/~/media/AARPublications/Catalog.ashx, May 2009.
  86. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Parameter Estimation for Mechanical Systems via an Explicit Representation of Uncertainty”, Engineering Computations. Int. J. for Computer-Aided Engineering and Software, Vol. 26, Issue 5, pp. 541-569 (29), doi:10.1108/02644400910970185, Feb. 2009. (58 citations)
  87. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation of 2D ARMA Terrain Models for Vehicle Dynamics Applications”, SAE 2007 Trans. of Passengers Cars-Mechanical Systems, Vol. 116, No. 6, pp. 1-9 (9), doi:10.4271/2007-01-0138, Aug. 2008. (20 citations)
  88. Ahmadian, M. and Sandu, C. – “An Experimental Evaluation of Magneto-Rheological Front Fork Suspension for Motorcycle Applications”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 296-311 (16), doi:10.1504/IJVSMT.2008.025405, 2008. (18 citations)
  89. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., Chan, B. J., and Ahmadian, M. – “A Response Spectral Decomposition Approach for the Control of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems”, Int. J. of Heavy Vehicle Systems, Vol. 15, No 1, pp. 27-52 (26), doi:10.1504/IJHVS.2008.017982, 2008. (3 citations)
  90. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “On the Impact of Cargo Weight, Vehicle Parameters, and Terrain Characteristics on the Prediction of Traction for off-Road Vehicles”, J. of Terramechanics, on-line June 12, 2007, Vol. 44, Issue 3, pp. 221-238 (18), doi:10.1016/j.terra.2007.04.002, July 2007. (87 citations, the 13th most downloaded in Jan.-March 2013, top 10 most downloaded since 2007)
  91. Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian, M. – “Modeling Multibody Dynamic Systems with Uncertainties. Part I: Theoretical and Computational Aspects”, Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 369-391 (23), doi:10.1007/s11044-006-9007-5, May 2006. (257 citations)
  92. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Ahmadian, M. – “Modeling Multibody Dynamic Systems with Uncertainties. Part II: Numerical Applications”, Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 241-262 (22), doi:10.1007/s11044-006-9008-4, April 2006. (185 citations)
  93. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Li, L. – “Stochastic Modeling of Terrain Profiles and Soil Parameters”, 2005 SAE Trans. of Commercial Vehicles, Vol. 114, No. 2, pp. 221-230 (10), doi:10.4271/2005-01-3559, Feb. 2006. (38 citations)
  94. Sandu, C., and Freeman, J. S. – “Military Tracked Vehicle Model. Part I: Multibody Dynamics Formulation”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2/3, pp. 48-67 (20), http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/e542u54y6v2rwjkf/, 2005. (20 citations)
  95. Sandu, C., and Freeman, J. S. – “Military Tracked Vehicle Model. Part II: Case Study”, Int. J. of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2/3, pp. 216-231 (16), http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=8580, 2005. (13 citations)
  96. Sandu, A., Negrut, D., Haug, E. J., Potra F. A. and Sandu, C. — “A Rosenbrock-Nystrom State Space Implicit Approach for the Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems: I — Theoretical Formulation”, Proc. of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE) Part K: J. of Multi-body Dynamics, Vol. 217, No. 4, pp. 263-271 (9), doi:10.1243/146441903322683013, Dec. 1, 2003. (16 citations, 2003 PE Publishing Award from the J. of Multi-body Dynamics)
  97. Negrut, D., Sandu A., Haug, E. J., Potra F. A. and Sandu, C. – “A Rosenbrock-Nystrom State Space Implicit Approach for the Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems: II — The Method and Numerical Examples”, Proc. of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE) Part K: J. of Multi-body Dynamics, Vol. 217, No. 4, pp. 273-281 (9), doi:10.1243/146441903322683022, Dec. 1, 2003. (10 citations, 2003 PE Publishing Award from the J. of Multi-body Dynamics)
  98. Sandu, C. and Freeman, J. – “Connectivity Algorithm for an Extended Flexible-Band Track Model”, Heavy Vehicle Systems, A Series of the Int. J. of Vehicle Design, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 333-353 (21), doi:10.1504/IJHVS.2002.001183, 2002. (13 citations)
  99. Grecu, E. and Sandu, C. – “Aspects of Head — Flexible Disk Interface for a 5.25 in. Floppy Disk Drive”, Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics, and Mechatronics, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 287-290 (4), http://www.incdmtm.ro/editura/revista/index.php?pag=arhiva&lang=en, 1993.

 

Book Chapters (11 Total)

  1. Willis, J. and Ramsey-Idem, K. - “Chapter 21. Dr. Corina Sandu”, in “Doing the Hard Work: Insights from Women Leading the Commercial Vehicle Industry”, Book R-522, pp. 127-132 (6 pages), Published by SAE International, May 18, 2022, U.S.A., ISBN 978-1-4686-0405-4, https://saemobilus.sae.org/content/R-522/. (Won 2023 Best Career Book Award from Independent Press)
  2. McBride*, S., Albakri*, M., Burdisso, R., Tarazaga, P., and Sandu, C., – “Experimental Study on Tire Vibrations and Induced Noise”, Topics in Modal Analysis and Testing, Volume 8, pp. 327-332, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12684-1_34, Jan. 2020.
  3. Agliullin, T., Ivanov, V., Ricciardi, V., Acosta, M., Augsburg, K., Sandu, C., Shyrokau, B., and Savitski, D. - “Torque Vectoring Control on Ice for Electric Vehicles with Individually Actuated Wheels”, in Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, Editors Klomp M, Bruzelius, F., Nielsen, J., and Hillemyr, A., Proc. of IAVSD 2019, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Cham, pp. 1543-1551 (9 pages), on-line Feb. 13, 2020, ISBN print 978-3-030-38076-2, ISBN online 978-3-030-38077-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_177. 
  4. Liang, C., Ji, L., Mousavi, H., and Sandu, C. — “Evaluation of Tire Traction Performance on Dry Surface Based on Tire-Road Contact Stress”, Paper no. 37, Proc. of The 30th SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Science and Management of Motor Vehicles and Transport, Science and Management of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Edited by Ilie Dumitru, Dinu Covaci, Laurentiu Racila, and Adrian Rosca, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020, ISBN 978-3-030-32563-3, ISBN 978-3-030-32564-0 (eBook), pp. 138-152 (15), on-line Oct 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32564-0_17. (10 citations)
  5. McBride, S., Motaharibidgoli, S., Albakri, M., Burdisso, R., Tarazaga, P., and Sandu, C. – “Chapter 34. Experimental Study on Tire Vibrations and Induced Noise”, in Topics in Modal Analysis and Testing, Vol. 8, Springer Int. Publishing, Copyright holder Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., 2020, Proc. of The 37th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2019, Editors Mains, Michael, Dilworth, Brandon J., 380 pg., eBook ISBN 978-3-030-12684-1, Hardcover ISBN 978-3-030-12683-4, Series ISSN 2191-5644, pp. 327-333 (7), on-line June 12, 2019, edition 1, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12684-1.
  6. Sandu, C. – “Chapter 2. Severe Environmental Conditions and Situations. 2.1. Experimental and Modeling Terramechanics Studies”, in Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, IOS Press BV, NATO ASI, Vol. 44 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series — D: Information and Communication Security, Editors Vantsevitch, V.V. and Blundell, M.V., 408 pg., ISBN print 978-1-61499-575-3, ISBN online 978-1-61499-576-0, Oct. 2015, pp. 40-68 (29), doi:
    10.3233/978-1-61499-576-0-40.
  7. Sandu, C., Lin, L., and Sandu, A. – “Chapter 6. Mathematical and Computational Techniques and Software Products. Part I. Mathematical Multibody Aspects. 6.1. Treatment of Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems using a Generalized Polynomial Chaos Approach; Case Study on a Full Vehicle, in Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, IOS Press BV, NATO ASI, Vol. 44 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series — D: Information and Communication Security, Editors Vantsevitch, V.V. and Blundell, M.V., 408 pg., ISBN print 978-1-61499-575-3, ISBN online 978-1-61499-576-0, Oct. 2015, pp. 184-199 (16), doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-576-0-184.
  8. Sandu, C., Blanchard, E., and Sandu, A. – “Chapter 6. Mathematical and Computational Techniques and Software Products. Part I. Mathematical Multibody Aspects. 6.2 Application of the Generalized Polynomial Chaos to the LQR Control Problem with Uncertain Parameters in the Formulation, in Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, IOS Press BV, NATO ASI, Vol. 44 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series — D: Information and Communication Security, Editors Vantsevitch, V.V. and Blundell, M.V., 408 pg., ISBN print 978-1-61499-575-3, ISBN online 978-1-61499-576-0, Oct. 2015, pp. 200-220 (21), doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-576-0-200.
  9. Sandu, C., Kolansky, J., Botha, T., and Els, S. – “Chapter 6. Mathematical and Computational Techniques and Software Products. Part I. Mathematical Multibody Aspects.6.3 Multibody Dynamics Techniques for Real-Time Parameter Estimation, in Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, IOS Press BV, NATO ASI, Vol. 44 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series — D: Information and Communication Security, Editors Vantsevitch, V.V. and Blundell, M.V., 408 pg., ISBN print 978-1-61499-575-3, ISBN online 978-1-61499-576-0, Oct. 2015, pp. 221-241 (21), doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-576-0-221. (1 citation)
  10. Dopico, D., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Zhu, Y. – “Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences”, Computational Methods and Applications Series, Edited by Zdravko Terze, Vol. 35, VIII, 322 pg., ISBN 978-3-319-07259-3, June 2014, Chapter 1, “Sensitivity Analysis of the Multibody Dynamic Systems Modeled by ODEs and DAEs”, pg. 1-32 (32), announced on-line April 2014, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07260-9 (5 citations)
  11. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “The Automobile and the Environment: International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering CONAT 2010”, Edited by Anghel Chiru, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK, 2011, ISBN (10): 1-4438-2972-2, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-2972-4, Part III: Vehicle Dynamics, Vehicle Systems Design, Chapter Eighteen, “A 3D Semi-Empirical Stochastic Transient Tire Model over Flat Rigid Surfaces”, pp. 237-276 (40), http://www.cambridgescholars.com/the-automobile-and-the-environment-14

 

Refereed Full Papers Conference Proceedings (109 Total)

  1. Vilsan, A. and Sandu, C. – “Hydroplaning of Tires: A Review of Numerical Modeling and Novel Sensing Methods”, Paper no. IDETC2023-116314, Proc. of The 25th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), IDETC/CIE 2023, Aug. 13-16, Boston, MA, USA.
  2. Shenvi, M.N., Gorantiwar, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Vibration Characteristics and Control Algorithm for Semi-Active Suspension of Space Exploration Vehicles”, Paper no. 23NVC-0066, SAE Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition, Vehicle Body & Chassis Structural Analysis session, May 15-18, 2023, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
  3. Mukherjee, J., Chaturvedi, E., and Sandu, C. – “Multibody Dynamics and Terramechanics based modeling and simulation of Quarter Car with Suspension”, Paper no. 256, Proc. of The 17th European Automotive Congress and The 32nd SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 26-28, 2022, Timisoara, Romania.
  4. Swamy, V.S., Pandit, R., Yerro-Colom, A., Sandu, C., Castellanos, B, Rizzo, D., and Sebeck, K.  – “Behavior of Wet Clay Due to Off-Road Traffic Loading”, Paper no. 283, Proc. of The 17th European Automotive Congress and The 32nd SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 26-28, 2022, Timisoara, Romania.
  5. Shenvi, M.N., and Sandu, C. – “Comparative Study on Rolling Resistance Force in Tire-Ice Interaction with a Variation of Tread Tubber Compound”, Paper no. 294, Proc. of The 17th European Automotive Congress and The 32nd SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 26-28, 2022, Timisoara, Romania.
  6. Swamy, V.S., Pandit, R., Yerro-Colom, A., Sandu, C., Rizzo,D., and Sebeck, K. – “A review of modeling and validation techniques for Tire-Deformable soil interactions”, Paper no. 7018, Proc. of The 11th Asia-Pacific International Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 26-28, 2022, Harbin, China. (Best Student Paper Award)
  7. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., and Untaroiu, C – “Benchmarking of Compression Testing Devices in Snow”, Paper no. 3351, Proc. of The 11th Asia-Pacific International Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 26-28, 2022, Harbin, China.
  8. White, H., Mukherjee, J., L'Afflitto, A., and Sandu, C. – “Terrain Classification and Parameter Estimation Techniques: A Review”, Paper no. 108, Proc. of The ISTVS 20th Int. and 9th Americas Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 27-29, 2021, Montreal, Canada (virtual).
  9. Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., Dopico Dopico, D, and Sandu, A. – “Direct Sensitivity Analysis of Spatial Multibody Systems with Joint Friction using Index-1 Formulation”, Paper no. DETC2021/MSND-68777, ASME IDETC/CIE 2021, 2021.
  10. Shenvi, M.N., Verulkar, A., and Sandu, C. – “Indoor Experimental Study of Tread Rubber Compound Effect on Tire Traction on Ice”, Paper no. 33, Proc. of the ISTVS 20th Int. and 9th Americas Conf., Sept. 20-23, 2020, Montreal, Canada. (Deferred to 2021 due to Covid-19)
  11. Spies, L., Li, T., McBride, S., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “An Artificial Neural Network-based Tool for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise”, Paper np. 440, Proc. of NOISE-CON 2020, Nov. 16-18, 2020, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A
  12. Li, T., Spies, L., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “Tone Characteristics of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise due to Pavement Distress”, Paper no. 344, Proc. of NOISE-CON 2020, Nov. 16-18, 2020, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.
  13. Mousavi, H. and Sandu, C. – “Study on the Effects of Rubber Compounds on Tire Performance on Ice”, SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1228, SAE WCX 2020, SS700 Tire and Wheel Technology session, April 21-23, 2020, Detroit, MI, U.S.A., doi:10.4271/2020-01-1228. (1 citation) (Not presented due to Covid-19)
  14. Liang, C., Ji, L., Mousavi, H., and Sandu, C. — “Evaluation of Tire Traction Performance on Dry Surface Based on Tire-Road Contact Stress”, Paper no. 37, Proc. of The 30th SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Science and Management of Motor Vehicles and Transport, SMAT 2019, Oct. 23-25, 2019, Craiova, Romania. (10 citations)
  15. He, R., Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Osorio, J. E. – “Modeling and Experimental Study of Tire Motion Resistance on Soft Soil”, Paper no. 40, Proc. of The 15th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Sept. 9-11, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic.
  16. He, R., Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., Sandu, C., Braun, K., Kruger, R., and Els, S.P. – “Updates of International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems Standards”, Paper no. 30, Proc. of The 15th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Sept. 9-11, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic.
  17. Mousavi, H., Shenvi, M.N., and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Study for Free Rolling of Tires on Ice”, Paper no. IDETC2019-97846, Proc. of The ASME IDETC/CIE Aug. 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, California, USA. (4 citations)
  18. McBride, S., Albakri, M., Burdisso, R., Tarazaga, P., and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Study on Tire Vibrations and Induced Noise”, IMAC XXXVII, Predictive Modeling for Engineering Design and Decision Making, Session Modal Analysis/Dynamic System – Vibroacoustics, Jan. 28-31, 2019, Orlando, FL, USA.
  19. Jimenez, E., and Sandu, C. – “Integration of Advanced Tire-Ice Interface Model into a Bicycle Model”, Paper no. 58, The Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, July 11-13, 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  20. He, R., Sandu, C., and Osorio, J. – “Investigating the Parameterization of Magic Formula Tire Model using Data from Dynamic Tire-Soil Tests”, Paper no. 38, The Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, July 11-13, 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  21. McBride Granda, S., Sandu, C., Alatorre, A., and Victorino, A. — “Estimation of Vehicle Tire-Road Contact Forces: A Comparison between Artificial Neural Network and Observer theory Approaches”, SAE Paper no. 2018-01-0562, WCX™: SAE World Congress Experience, April 10-12, 2018, Detroit, MI, U.S.A, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-0562. (5 citations)
  22. He, R., Khan, A., Guthrie, G., Sandu, C., and Els, S. — “A Technical Survey on Terminology, Testing Methodologies and Equipment used in Modeling and Parameterization of Soft Soil for Vehicular Applications”, Paper no. 138, The 19th Int. Conf. & 14th European-African Regional Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 25-27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary. (Best Paper Award)
  23. He, R., Sandu, C., and Osorio, J. E. — “Investigating the Influence of Tire, Soil, and Operational Parameters on the Traction Performance of an Instrumented Tire”, Paper no. 167, The 19th Int. Conf. & 14th European-African Regional Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 25-27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
  24. Botha, T. R., Guthrie, G., Jimenez, E. Els, S., and Sandu, C. – “Tyre Longitudinal Velocity and Slip Measurements from Inside a Tyre”, Paper no. 143, The 19th Int. Conf. & 14th European-African Regional Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 25-27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
  25. Jimenez, E. and Sandu, C. – “Advanced Tire-Ice Interface Model for Pneumatic Tire Performance”, Paper no. 113, The 19th Int. Conf. & 14th European-African Regional Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 25-27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
  26. Guthrie, A. G., Botha, T. R., Jimenez, E., Els, S. and Sandu, C. – “Dynamic 3D Measurement of Tire-Terrain Interaction”, Paper no. 147, The 19th Int. Conf. & 14th European-African Regional Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 25-27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
  27. Khan, A. and Sandu, C. – “Design and Manufacturing of a Clutch and Brake System for Indoor Tire Testing”, Paper no. DETC2017-67872, ASME IDETC/CIE, 19th Int. Conf. of AVT, Aug. 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH, USA. (5 citations)
  28. Li, T., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “An Artificial Neural Network Model to Predict Tread Pattern-Related Tire Noise”, Paper no. 2017-01-1904, 2017 SAE Noise and Vibration Conference, June 12-15, 2017, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. (5 citations)
  29. He, R., Jimenez, E., Savitski, D., Sandu, C., and Ivanov, V. – “Investigating the Parameterization of Dugoff Tire Model using Experimental Tire-Ice Data”, Paper no. 2016-01-8039, SAE Commercial Vehicles Congress and Exhibition, doi:10.4271/2016-01-8039, Oct. 4-6, 2016. (6 citations)
  30. Jimenez, E., and Sandu, C. – “Temperature Distribution and Traction Measurements at the Tire-Ice Interface”, Paper no. 23, The 8th Americas Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Sept. 12-14, 2016, Troy, MI, U.S.A.
  31. Els, S., Ausburg, K., Sandu, C., Hoepping, K., Bernius, V-G., Jimenez, E., Botha, T., Wright, K.R.S., Stallman, M.J., Guthrie, A.G. – “Comparison of Tire Footprint Measurement Techniques”, Paper No. IDETC2016-59944, ASME 2016 IDETC, Aug. 21-24, 2016, Charlotte, NC, U.S.A. (5 citations)
  32. Jimenez, E. and Sandu, C. – “Handling Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Sandy Loam”, Paper no. 2015017, The 13th European Conf. of the ISTVS, Oct. 21-23, 2015, Rome, Italy. (4 citations)
  33. Savitski, D., Ivanov, V., Augsburg, K., Dhaens, M., Els, S., and Sandu, C. — “State-of-the-art and Future Developments in Integrated Chassis Control for Ground Vehicles” Paper no. 2015019, The 13th European Conf. of the ISTVS, Oct. 21-23, 2015, Rome, Italy. (5 citations)
  34. Bhoopalam, A.K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Development of a Tire-Ice Model (TIM)”, Paper no. 2015018, The 13th European Conf. of the ISTVS, Oct. 21-23, 2015, Rome, Italy.
  35. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S – “Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM)”, Proc. of The 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, Korea. (11 citations, Best Paper Award)
  36. Armstrong, E., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Study on Using Piezoelectric Sensors in a Wheeled Robot Tire for Surface Characterization”, Proc. of the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, Korea.
  37. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Comprehensive Study of Tire Traction on Ice – Experimental and Simulation Studies”, Proc. of the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, Korea. (Best Paper Award)
  38. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Tire Traction of Commercial Vehicles Driving on Icy Roads”, Paper no. 2014-01-2292, 13 pg., SAE Commercial Vehicles Engineering Congress, Oct. 7-9, 2014, Rosemont, IL, USA. (7 citations)
  39. Zhu, D., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “MBSVT: Software for Modeling, Sensitivity Analysis, and Optimization of Multibody Systems at Virginia Tech”, Paper no. DETC2014-34084, 9 pg., Proc. of the ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, 2nd Biannual Conf. on Dynamics for Design (DFD), Aug. 17-20, 2014, Buffalo, New York, USA. (3 citations)
  40. Kolansky, J., Sandu, C., and Els, S. – “Tire-Ground Normal Force Estimation from Vehicle System Identification and Parameter Estimation”, Paper no. DETC2014-34812, 7 pg., Proc. of the ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, 2nd Biannual Conf. on Dynamics for Design (DFD), Aug. 17-20, 2014, Buffalo, New York, USA. (2 citations)
  41. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Finite Element Modeling of Tire Transient Characteristics in Dynamic Maneuvers”, Paper no. 214M-0224, doi:10.4271/2014-01-0858, SAE 2014 World Congress and Exhibition, Apr. 8-10, 2014, Detroit, MI, USA. (15 citations)
  42. Bhoopalam, A. K. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Study of Pneumatic Tire Performance on Ice”, Paper no. 78326, The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA. (3rd place in the Best Presentation Award competition)
  43. Naranjo, S., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Taheri, Sh., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. – “Experimental Testing of an off-Road Tire in Soft Soil”, Paper no. 81437, The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA.
  44. Motamedi, M., Su, C., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. — “Development of a Laboratory Based Dynamic Friction Tester”, Paper no. 83026, The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA. (2 citations)
  45. Priddy, J., Jones, R., and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Determination of the Effect of Cargo Variations on Steering Stability”, Paper no. 13CV-0230, 7 pg., doi:10.4271/2013-01-2359, SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Oct. 1-3, 2013, Chicago, IL, USA.
  46. Zhu, Y., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Computing Sensitivity Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics Based on Multibody Models” Paper no. DETC2013-13212, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME 2013 IDETC/CIE 15th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Aug. 4-7, 2013, Portland, OR, USA. (5 citations)
  47. Kolansky, J., Sandu, C., Botha, T., and Els, S.  – “Real-Time Vehicle Parameter Estimation”, Paper no. DETC2013-12083, 7 pg., Proc. of ASME 2013 IDETC/CIE 15th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Aug. 4-7, 2013, Portland, OR, USA. (4 citations)
  48. Kolansky, J. and Sandu, C. – “Generalized Polynomial Chaos-based Extended Kalman Filter: Improvement and Expansion”, Paper no. DETC2013-12082, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME 2013 IDETC/CIE 9th Int. Conf. on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics (MSND), Aug. 4-7, 2013, Portland, OR, USA. (4 citations)
  49. Dopico, D., Zhu, Y., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Direct and Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of Multibody Systems using Maggi’s Equations”, Paper no. DETC2013-12696, 10 pg., Proc. of ASME 2013 IDETC/CIE 9th Int. Conf. on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics (MSND), Aug. 4-7, 2013, Portland, OR, USA. (3 citations)
  50. Sandu, C., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., and Ross, B – “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model and Experimental Testing”, Paper no., 4 pg., Proc. of the 12th European Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 24-28, 2012, Pretoria, South Africa. (2 citations)
  51. Johnson, C. and Sandu, C. – “Comparative Analysis of Lightweight Robotic Wheeled and Tracked Vehicle”, Paper no. 26, 10 pg., Proc. of the 12th European Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 24-28, 2012, Pretoria, South Africa. (2 citations)
  52. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “Parameter Identification and Experimental Validation of a Discrete Mass Tire Model for Uneven Rigid Terrain”, Paper no. DETC2012-70674, 12 pg., Proc. of ASME 2012 IDETC/CIE 14th Int. Conf. on Advance Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Aug. 12– 15, 2012, Chicago, IL, USA. (8 citations)
  53. Kolansky, J. and Sandu, C. – “An Investigation of Real-Time Parameter Estimation Methods”, Paper no. 0048, 5 pg., Proc. of the 2012 Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Integration (VTI), July 16-19, 2012, Changchun, China.
  54. Sandu, C., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Andonian, A., Hubbell, D., and Ross, B. – “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, 15 pg., Proc. of the 17th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 18-22, 2011, Blacksburg, VA, USA. (5 citations)
  55. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “Parametric Design Optimization of Uncertain Ordinary Differential Equation Systems”, Paper no. IMECE2011-62789, 8 pg., Proc. of Track 20 Applied Stochastic Uncertainty and Probability, Symp. 20-2 Analysis, Monitoring and Optimization of Complex Systems and Infrastructures under Uncertainty, ASME IMECE, November 11–17, 2011, Denver, CO, USA. (8 citations)
  56. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “Motion Planning of Uncertain Under-Actuated Dynamical Systems—A Hybrid Dynamics Formulation”, Paper no. IMECE2011-62694, 8 pg., Proc. of Track 20 Applied Stochastic Uncertainty and Probability, Symp. 20-2 Analysis, Monitoring and Optimization of Complex Systems and Infrastructures under Uncertainty, ASME IMECE November 11–17, 2011, Denver, CO, USA. (10 citations)
  57. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. — “Motion Planning of Uncertain Fully-Actuated Dynamical Systems—A Forward Dynamics Formulation”, Paper no: DETC2011-48233, 7 pg., Proc. of The 13th Int. Conf. of AVTT, ASME IDETC 2011, Aug. 28-31, 2011, Washington D.C., USA. (9 citations)
  58. Hays, J., Sandu, A., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. — “Motion Planning of Uncertain Fully-Actuated Dynamical Systems—An Inverse Dynamics Formulation”, Paper no: DETC2011-48229, 7 pg., Proc. of The 8th Int. Conf. of MSNDC, ASME IDETC 2011, Aug. 28-31, 2011, Washington D.C., USA.  (9 citations)
  59. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “A 3D Semi-Empirical Stochastic Tire Model on Hard Flat and Uneven Surfaces”, Paper no. CONAT2010_R-1159, 10 pg., 2010 Int. Congress on Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 27-29, 2010, Brasov, Romania.
  60. Sandu, C., Allen, J, and Blanchard, E. – “Using Collocation to Propagate Uncertainties Through “Black-Box” Vehicle Models”, Paper no. 10CV-0214, 20 pg., 2010 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 5-6, 2010, Chicago, IL, USA.
  61. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “A 3D Semi-Empirical On-road Tire Model”, Paper no. 10CV-0213, 22 pg., doi:10.4271/2010-01-1916, 2010 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 5-6, 2010, Chicago, IL, USA. (10 citations)
  62. Blanchard, E., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Polynomial Chaos Based Method for the LQR Problem with Uncertain Parameters in the Formulation”, Paper no. DETC2010-28467, 10 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 12th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technology (AVTT), Aug. 15-18, 2010, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (9 citations)
  63. Hays, J., Hong, D., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. — “Design Optimization for Minimizing Actuation Energy of a Dynamic Tripedal Walking Robot—Revisiting the Double Pendulum”, Paper no. DETC2010-28134, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 34th Annual Mechanisms and Robotics Conf., Aug. 15-18, 2010, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (1 citation)
  64. Lee, HW., Holton, C., and Sandu, C. – “Wheel-Rail Dynamic Model and Stochastic Analysis of the Friction in the Contact Patch”, Paper no. JRC2010-36229, pp. 247-254 (9), doi:10.1115/JRC2010-36229, Proc. of ASME, IEEE, ASCE, AREMA and TRB JRC 2010 High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail, Vol. 2 Rail Equipment Engineering, ISBN: 978-0-7918-4907-1, April 27-29, 2010, Urbana, IL, USA. (4 citations)
  65. Hegazy, S. and Sandu, C. — “Evaluation of Heavy Truck Ride Comfort and Stability”, Paper no. 10AC-0148/2010-01-1140, 15 pg., 2010 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, April 13-15, 2010, Detroit, MI, USA. (2 citations)
  66. Hegazy, S. and Sandu, C. — “Vehicle Ride Comfort and Stability Performance Evaluation”, Paper no. 09CV-0175, 9 pg., 2009 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 6-8, 2009, Chicago, IL, USA. (9 citations)
  67. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. — “A Semi-Empirical Tire Model for Transient Maneuver of On-Road Vehicles”, Paper no. 2009-09-2919, 9 pg., 2009 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 6-8, 2009, Chicago, IL, USA. (8 citations)
  68. Chaudhari, G. S., Sturges, R. S., and Sandu, C. — “On the Structure of System Dynamics Models”, Paper no. 1247, 9 pg., Proc. of the 27th Int. System Dynamics Conf., July 26-30, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
  69. Lee, HW., Sandu, C., Holton, C., and Ahmadian, M. — “An Empirical Approach to Modeling the Friction Coefficient for Wheel-Rail Contact”, Paper no. DETC2009-86429, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 11th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Aug. 30-Sept.  2, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA. (2 citations)
  70. Blanchard, E., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. — “Comparison between a Polynomial-Chaos-based Bayesian Approach and a Polynomial-Chaos-based EKF Approach for Parameter Estimation with Applications to Vehicle Dynamics”, Paper no. DETC2009-86402, 12 pg, Proc. of ASME IDETC, 11th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA. (11 citations, 2009 AVTT Conf. Best Paper Award)
  71. Sperry, B., Sandu, C., and Ballew, B. — “Complex Bogie Modeling
    Incorporating Advanced Friction Wedge Components”, Paper no. JRC2009-63037, 7 pg., Proc. of ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference (JRC), Mar. 3-5, 2009, Pueblo, CO, USA. (6 citations)
  72. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “A Semi-Analytical Approach to Off-Road Tire Modeling for Vehicle Dynamics Simulations”, Paper no. 31, 18 pg., Proc. of the 16th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Nov. 25-28, 2008, Turin, Italy 2008. (5 citations, nominated for Best Paper Award)
  73. Sandu, C., Taylor, B., Biggans, J., and Ahmadian, M. – “Building Infrastructure for Indoor Terramechanics Studies: The Development of a Terramechanics Rig at Virginia Tech”, Paper no. 30, 9 pg., Proc. of the 16th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Nov. 25-28, 2008, Turin, Italy. (22 citations)
  74. Sandu, C., Worley, M., and Morgan, J. P. – “Experimental Study on the Mobility of Lightweight Vehicles on Sand”, Paper no. 29, 14 pg., Proc. of The 16th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Nov. 25-28, 2008, Turin, Italy. (4 citations)
  75. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Modeling of 1-D and 2-D Terrain Profiles using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Paper no. 3, 10 pg., Proc. of the 16th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Nov. 25-28, 2008, Turin, Italy 2008. (Nominated for Best Paper Award)
  76. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “Development of a Multibody Dynamics Ford Expedition Model for Simulation Analysis”, Paper no. DETC2008-49377, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 10th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Aug. 3-6, 2008, New York, NY, USA.
  77. Chan, B. J., Sandu, C., Hissong, E., and Southward, S. – “Development and Design of a Cost-Efficient Tire Mechanics Test Apparatus”, Paper no. DETC2008-49013, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 10th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Aug. 3-6, 2008, New York, NY, USA. (2 citations)
  78. Ballew, B., Sandu, C., and Chan, B. J. – “Three-Piece Half-Truck Multibody Dynamics Models for Freight Train Suspensions”, Paper no. JRC2008-63055, 10 pg., Proc. of ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conf. (JRC), April 22-23, 2008, Wilmington, MD, USA. (2 citations)
  79. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Analysis of Soil-Wheel Interaction under Combined Slip Condition”, Paper no. 2008_01_0779, 15 pg., 2008 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, April 2008, Detroit, MI, USA. (1 citation)
  80. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Analysis of Tire Force Equations”, Paper no. 2007_01_4259, 13 pg., 2007 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2007, Chicago, IL, USA. (6 citations)
  81. Andersen, E., Sandu, C., and Southward, S. – “Development and System Identification of a Multibody Dynamics Model for a Quarter-Car Test Rig with McPherson Strut Suspension”, Paper no. 2007_01_4184, 13 pg., 2007 SAE Commercial Vehicles Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2007, Chicago, IL, USA. (Won the 2007 SAE Engineering Meetings Board Outstanding Oral Presentation Award)
  82. Li, L., Sandu, C., Lee, J., and Liu, Q. – “Development of Tire-on-Stochastic Snow Models Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Paper no. PI-074, 16 pg., Proc. of The 6th Americas and 8th Asia-Pacific Joint Conference of the International Society of Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), June 23-26, 2007, Fairbanks, AK, USA. (6 citations)
  83. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Parameter Estimation Method using an Extended Kalman Filter”, Paper no. PI-083, 15 pg., Proc. of The 6th Americas and 8th Asia-Pacific Joint Conference of the International Society of Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS)., June 23-26, 2007, Fairbanks, AK, USA. (51 citations)
  84. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation of Stochastic Lorenz Systems using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, Paper no. DETC2007-34604, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 6th Int. Conf. on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamic, and Control (MSNDC), Sept. 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA. (Presenter: Blanchard, E.) (1 citation)
  85. Blanchard, E., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “A Polynomial-Chaos-based Bayesian Approach for Estimating Uncertain Parameters of Mechanical Systems”, Paper no. DETC2007-34600, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 9th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Sept. 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA. (33 citations)
  86. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “A Novel Wheel-Soil Interaction Model for off-road Vehicle Dynamics Simulation”, Paper no. DETC2007-34602, 11 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 9th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Sept. 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA. (6 citations)
  87. Richards, R., Sandu, C., and Southward, S. – “Comparison of Static and Dynamic Models for the Force Output of Magnetorheological Dampers”, Paper no. DETC2007-34603, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IDETC, 9th Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), Sept. 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
  88. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation of 2D ARMA Terrain Models for Vehicle Dynamics Applications”, Paper no. 2007-01-0138, 9 pg., doi:10.4271/2007-01-0138, 2007 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, Apr. 16-19, 2007, Detroit, MI, USA. (16 citations)
  89. Worley, M., Ren, P., Sandu, C., and Hong, D. – “The Development of an Assessment Tool for Mobility of Lightweight Autonomous Vehicles on Coastal Terrain”, Paper no. SPIE No. 6564-24, Proc. of SPIE Defense and Security Symp., Modeling and Simulation for Military Operations II, Vol.: 6564, pp. U168-U179 (12), Apr. 9-13, 2007, Orlando, FL, USA. (3 citations)
  90. Chan, B. J., Sandu, C., Ko, A., and Streett, T. – “Modeling and Simulation of an VTOL UAV for Landing Gear Performance Evaluation”, Paper no. SPIE No. 6564-30, Proc. of SPIE Defense and Security Symp., Modeling and Simulation for Military Operations II, Vol. 6564, pp. U204-215 (12), Apr. 9-13, 2007, Orlando, FL, USA.
  91. Steets, J., Chan, B. J., and Sandu, C. – “A Multibody Dynamics Approach to Friction Wedge Modeling for Freight Train Suspensions”, Paper no. JRCICE2007-40050, 11 pg., Proc. of ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conf. (JRC), Mar. 13-16, 2007, Pueblo, CO, USA. (10 citations)
  92. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “Development of a Virtual 7-Post Test Rig for Experimental Results Validation”, Paper no. IMECE2006-13971, 7 pg., Proc. of ASME IMECE, 8th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Nov. 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL, USA. (1 citation)
  93. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Algorithm for the Prediction of Traction of Terrain Vehicles”, Paper no. IMECE2006-13968, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IMECE, 8th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Nov. 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL, USA. (8 citations)
  94. Chan, B. J., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian, M. – “Development of a Virtual Terramechanics Rig (VTR) for Experimental Validation”, Paper no. 06CV-179, 7 pg., 2006 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 2006, Chicago, IL.
  95. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Li, L. – “Stochastic Modeling of Terrain Profiles and Soil Parameters”, Paper no. 2005-01-3559, 10 pg., doi:10.4271/2005-01-3559, 2005 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Nov. 1-3, 2005, Chicago, IL, USA. (29 citations)
  96. Chan, B. J., Thompson, N., Sandu, C., and Dankowicz, H. – “A Novel Tire-soil Interaction Model for Simulation of off-road Vehicles”, 16 pg., Proc. of the 15th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Sept. 25-29, 2005, Hayama, Japan. (9 citations)
  97. Li, L., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Modeling and Simulation of a Full Vehicle with Parametric and External Uncertainties”, Paper no. IMECE2005-82101, Proc. of ASME IMECE, 7th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. On Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Parts A and B, pp. 209-214 (6), Nov. 6-11, 2005, Orlando, FL, USA. (27 citations)
  98. Ahmadian, M., Goncalves, F. D., and Sandu, C. – “An Experimental Analysis of Suitability of Various Semiactive Control Methods for Magneto-Rheological Vehicle Suspensions”, Proc. of the 12th SPIE Annual Int. Symp., Smart Structures and Materials: Damping and Isolation, Vol. 5760, pp. 208-216 (9), March 6-10, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA. (20 citations)
  99. Ahmadian, M., Song, X., and Sandu, C. — “Designing an Adaptive Semiactive Magneto Rheological Seat Suspension for Heavy Truck Applications”, Proc. of the 12th SPIE Annual Int. Symp., Smart Structures and Materials Damping and Isolation, Vol. 5760, pp. 247-255 (9), March 6-10, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA. (9 citations)
  100. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., Chan, B. J., and Ahmadian, M. – “Treatment of Constrained Multibody Dynamic Systems with Uncertainties”, Paper no. 2005-01-0936, 11 pg., 2005 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, April 11-14, 2005, Detroit, MI. (21 citations)
  101. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., Chan, B. J., and Ahmadian, M. – “Treating Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems using a Polynomial Chaos Spectral Decomposition”, Paper no. IMECE2004-60482, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME IMECE, 6th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. On Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Nov. 14-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA, USA. (28 citations)
  102. Sandu, A., Sandu, C., Chan, B. J., and Ahmadian, M. – “Control of Mechanical Systems using a Parameterized Spectral Decomposition Approach”, Paper no. IMECE2004-60484, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME IMECE, 6th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. On Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Nov. 14-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA, USA. (4 citations)
  103. Hou, B., Goncalves, F., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian M. – “Dynamic Simulation of a Full Vehicle with Magneto-Rheological Damper”, Paper no. IMECE2004-59768, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME IMECE, 6th Vehicle Design Committee (VDC) Annual Symp. On Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT), Nov. 14-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA, USA. (4 citations)
  104. Zekevat, S. A., Sandu, C., Archer, G., and Hungwe, K. — “A Preliminary Study on Shortcomings of the Interdisciplinary Course “Electrical Engineering for Non-Majors””, 15 pg., Proc. of ASEE Conf., June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. (2 citations)
  105. Sandu, C. and Freeman, J. S. – “Three-Dimensional Multibody Tracked Vehicle Modeling and Simulation”, Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48359, 9 pg., Proc. of ASME DETC, 19th Biennial Conf. on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), 4th Symp. On Multibody Dynamics and Vibration, Sept. 2-6, 2003, Chicago, IL, USA.
  106. Sandu, A., Negrut, D., Sandu, C., Haug, E. J., and Potra, F. A. – “Rosenbrock-Nystrom Integrator for SSODE of Mechanical Systems”, Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48329, 8 pg., Proc. of ASME DETC, 19th Biennial Conf. on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), 4th Symp. On Multibody Dynamics and Vibration, Sept. 2-6, 2003, Chicago, IL, USA. (1 citation)
  107. Chan, B. J. and Sandu, C. – “A Ray-tracing Approach to Simulation and Evaluation of a Real-time Quarter Car Model with Semi-active Suspension System using Matlab”, Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48559, 6 pg., Proc. of ASME DETC, 19th Biennial Conf. on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), Active and Hybrid Vibration Control Symp., Sept. 2-6, 2003, Chicago, IL, USA. (14 citations)
  108. Bettig, B., Sandu, C., Joshi, A., and Birru, K – “Dynamic Solver Selection for an Internet Simulation Backbone”, 8 pg., Proc. of 2003 ACM Symp. On Applied Computing, March 9-13, 2003, Melbourne, FL, USA
  109. Sandu, C. and Freeman, J. S. – “Connectivity Algorithm and Track Tension Computation for the Extended Flexible-Band Track Model”, 10 pg., Proc. of the 14th Int. Conf. of the Int. Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Oct. 20-24, 2002, Vicksburg, MS, USA. (3 citations)

 

Full Papers Conference Proceedings Accepted Based on Peer-Reviewed Abstracts (19 Total)

  1. Chaturvedi, E., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Formulation for Non-Smooth Dynamics of Planar Translational Joints with Clearances”, Paper no. 4, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, July 24- 28, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.
  2. McBride, S., Burdisso, R. and Sandu, C. - “Modeling Vibration-Induced Tire Pavement Interaction Noise in the Mid-Frequency Range”, Paper no. TST-19-222, 38th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Tire Society, Sept. 10-11, 2019, Akron, OH, USA.
  3. Acosta, M., Augsburg, K., Agliullin, T., Ivanov, V., Ricciardi, V., and Sandu, C.  - “Torque Vectoring Control on Ice for Electric Vehicles with Individually Actuated Wheels”, Paper no. 288, extended abstract, The 26th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, 12-16 August 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  4. McBride, S., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “A Non-uniform Cylindrical Shell Model for Tire-pavement Interaction Noise Simulations”, Paper no. INTERNOISE2019/xx, The 48th Int. Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering (INTER-NOISE 2019), June 16-19, 2019, Madrid, Spain. (1 citation)
  5. McBride, S., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “A Comparison between Modal and Wave Propagation Models for Simulation of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise”, Paper no. INTERNOISE2018/xx, The 47th Int. Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering (INTER-NOISE 2019), June 16-19, 2019, Madrid, Spain. (3 citations)
  6. Li, T., Burdisso, R., and Sandu, C. – “The Effect of Rubber Hardness and Tire Size on Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise”, Paper no. TST-17-155, The 36th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 12-13, 2017, Akron, OH, USA. (5 citations)
  7. Jimenez, E. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Investigation of the Tractive Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, Paper no. TST-17-153, The 36th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 12-13, 2017, Akron, OH, USA. (1 citation)
  8. Li, T., Feng, J., Burdisso, R, and Sandu, C. – “The Effects of Speed on Tire Pavement Interaction Noise (Tread-Pattern-Related Noise and Non-Tread-Pattern-Related Noise)”, Paper no. TST-16-116, The 35th Annual Meeting and Conf. on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 13-14, 2016, Akron, Ohio, USA. (7 citations)
  9. Li, T., Feng, J., Burdisso, R, and Sandu, C. – “The Effect of Tread Patterns on Tire Pavement Interaction Noise”, Paper no. INTERNOISE2016/32, The 45th Int. Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering INTER-NOISE 2016, Aug. 21-24, 2016, Hamburg, Germany. (14 citations)
  10. Motamedi, M, Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. – “Rubber-Road Contact: Comparison of Physics-Based Theory and Indoor Experiments”, Paper no. TST-15-096, The 34th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 8-9, 2015, Akron, OH. (8 citations)
  11. Kolansky, J. and Sandu, C. – “Real-Time Parameter Estimation Study for Inertia Properties of Ground Vehicles”, 8 pg., Proc. of the 2nd Joint Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics, May 29 – June 2012, Stuttgart, Germany.
  12. Sandu, C., Umsrithong, A., and Holley, T. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Tires under Uncertain Intrinsic and Operational Parameters. Transient Models and Traction on Ice”, 31 pg., Proc. of the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference 2011 Jan. 4-7, 2011, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  13. Senatore, C. and Sandu, C. – “Off-Road Vehicle Mobility and Energy Efficiency Prediction”, Paper no. 0060, 23 pg., Proc. of Joint 9th Asia-Pacific ISTVS Conf. and Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, Sept. 27-30, 2010, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan. (2010 ISTVS Best Paper Award based on two double blind reviews.)
  14. Taylor, B., Sandu, C., Asnani, V., and Creager, C. – “Effect of Individual Wheel Parameters on the Tractive Performance on Lunar Soil Simulant”, Paper no. P-27, 10 pg., Proc. of the 11th European Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Oct. 5-8, 2009, Bremen, Germany.
  15. Lee, R. and Sandu, C. – “A Stochastic PDE Approach for Terrain Modeling”, Paper no. P-16, 14 pg., Proc. of the 11th European Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Oct. 5-8, 2009, Bremen, Germany.
  16. Senatore, C. and Sandu, C. – “Exit Angle Influence on Energy Efficiency of off-Road Tires”, Paper no. P-15, 13 pg., Proc. of the 11th European Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Oct. 5-8, 2009, Bremen, Germany.
  17. Sandu, C. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Tires under Uncertain Intrinsic and Operational Parameters”, 35 pg., Proc. of the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference 2009; June 22-25, 2009; Honolulu, HI, USA.
  18. Sandu, C., Less, D. M., and Truax, J. D. – “Dynamic Performance and Mobility Analysis Workstation for off-Road Vehicles”, 25 pg., Proc. of 14th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation (GTMV) Conf., Aug. 25-28, 2003, Houghton, MI, USA.
  19. Sandu, C. and Freeman, J. S. – “Analysis of Vehicles Subjective Performance and its Impact on Driving Simulations and Powertrain Design”, 15 pg., Proc. of 14th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation (GTMV) Conf., Aug. 25-28, 2003, Houghton, MI, USA.

 

Posters (119 Total)

  1. L’Afflitto, A., Sandu, C., Mukherjee, J., White, H., - “Physics-Based Robust, Adaptive, and Scalable Control Algorithms for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Operating at High-Speed in Adversarial Environments”, Poster at the ARC Annual Meeting, May 9-10, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  2. Sandu, C., Yerro-Colom, A., Swamy, V. S., Pandit, R., Rizzo, D. M., Sebeck, K., and Kumari, V. – “Tire–mud interaction modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) techniques, and experimental validation”, Poster at the ARC Annual Meeting, May 9-10, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  3. Mukherjee, J., White, H., Sandu, C., and L’Afflitto, A.,  - “Physics-Based Robust, Adaptive, and Scalable Control Algorithms for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Operating at High-Speed in Adversarial Environments”, Poster at the 2nd edition of the Walter O'Brien Graduate Research Symposium, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, April 28, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  4. Vilsan, A. and Sandu, C. - “Real-time estimation of hydroplaning using an instrumented tire and hydroplaning modeling”, Poster at the 2nd edition of the Walter O'Brien Graduate Research Symposium, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, April 28, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  5. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Testing and Modeling of Compacted Snow for Tire Traction”, Poster at the 2nd edition of the Walter O’Brien Graduate Research Symposium, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, April 28, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  6. Swamy, V. S., Pandit, R., Sandu, C., Yerro-Colom, A.,– “Tire–mud interaction modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) techniques, and experimental validation”, Poster at the 2nd edition of the Walter O’Brien Graduate Research Symposium, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, April 28, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  7. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  8. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  9. Sandu, C. and Vilsan, A.  - “Real-time estimation of hydroplaning using an instrumented tire, and hydroplaning modeling”, Poster for the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  10. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  11. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  12. Sandu, C. and Vilsan, A.  - “Real-time estimation of hydroplaning using an instrumented tire, and hydroplaning modeling”, Poster for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  13. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., and Untaroiu, C – “Comparative Testing of Compression Testing Devices in Snow”, Poster at the 41st Annual Tire Science and Technology Meeting and Conference, Sept. 12-13, 2022, The University of Akron, Akron, OH.
  14. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. – “Modelling and Prediction of Snow Compression and Shear Behaviour Using Finite Element Analysis– Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Techniques”, Poster at the 41st Annual Tire Science and Technology Meeting and Conference, Sept. 12-13, 2022, The University of Akron, Akron, OH.
  15. L’Afflitto, A., Sandu, C., Mukherjee, J., White, H., - “Physics-Based Robust, Adaptive, and Scalable Control Algorithms for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Operating at High-Speed in Adversarial Environments”, Poster at the ARC Annual Meeting, June 21-22, 2022, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  16. Sandu, C., Yerro-Colom, A., Swamy, V. S., Pandit, R., Rizzo, D. M., Sebeck, K., and Kumari, V. – “Tire–mud interaction modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) techniques, and experimental validation”, Poster at the ARC Annual Meeting, June 21-22, 2022, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  17. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Spring 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2022, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  18. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Spring 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2022, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  19. Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Gradient-Based Optimal Design and Control of Multibody Systems”, Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  20. Swamy, V., Pandit, R., Sandu, C., and Yerro-Colom, A. – “Study of Tire-Mud Interactions using Numerical Techniques and Experimental Validation”, Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  21. Shenvi, M.N., Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Testing and Modeling of Compacted Snow for Tire Traction”, Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  22. Mukherjee, J., White, H., L’Afflitto, A., and Sandu, C. - “Physics-Based Robust, Adaptive, and Scalable Control Algorithms for UGVs Operating at High-Speed in Adversarial Environments”, Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  23. Chaturvedi, E. and Sandu, C. – “Transmission error minimization with Neural Networks and Genetic algorithm: An extended study with evolving mutation rates", Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  24. Bisquera, C., Blankenship, D., and Sandu, C. - “Design of an Ankle Exoskeleton Employing Dual Action Plantarflexion Assistance and Gait Progression Detection”, Poster for the 1st edition of the Walter O’Brien Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium, April 29, 2022, Blacksburg, VA.
  25. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., and Untaroiu, C. – “Review of Testing Methods for Compacted Snow Evaluation”, Paper no. 111, Poster for the ISTVS 20th Int. and 9th Americas Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 27-29, 2021, Montreal, Canada (virtual).
  26. Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Spring 2021 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 2021, on-line.
  27. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Spring 2021 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 2021, on-line.
  28. Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Fall 2020 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 16-19, 2020, on-line.
  29. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Fall 2020 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 16-19, 2020, on-line.
  30. He, R., Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Osorio, J. E. – “Modeling and Experimental Study of Tire Motion Resistance on Soft Soil”, Poster associated with Paper no. 40, Proc. of The 15th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Sept. 9-11, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic.
  31. He, R., Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., Sandu, C., Braun, K., Kruger, R., and Els, S.P. – “Updates of International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems Standards”, Poster associated with Paper no. 30, Proc. of The 15th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Sept. 9-11, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic.
  32. Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Shenvi, M.N. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, Poster for the Fall 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 14-15, 2019, Akron, OH USA.
  33. Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, poster for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  34. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  35. Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Shenvi, M.N. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  36. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  37. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA.
  38. Sandu, C. and Mousavi, H. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA.
  39. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA.
  40. He, R., Sandu, C., Guthrie, G., and Els, S.P. – “Updates of ISTVS project: Systematic Testing and Parameterization of Soft Soil for Vehicular Applications”, poster for Paper no. 57, The Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, July 11-13, 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  41. Jimenez, E., and Sandu, C. – “Integration of Advanced Tire-Ice Interface Model into a Bicycle Model”, poster for Paper no. 58, The Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, July 11-13, Kyoto, 2018, Japan.
  42. He, R., Sandu, C., and Osorio, J. – “Investigating the Parameterization of Magic Formula Tire Model using Data from Dynamic Tire-Soil Tests”, poster for Paper no. 38, The Joint 10th Asia-Pacific Conference of ISTVS and 39th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, July 11-13, 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  43. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 12-13, 2018, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  44. Sandu, C. and Jimenez, E. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 12-13, 2018, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  45. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 12-13, 2018, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  46. Sandu, C., and Hoda, M. – “Non-pneumatic Tire Model (NPTM) using Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation (ANCF) for Multibody Dynamics Simulations”, poster for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  47. Untaroiu, C., Sandu, C., and Yates, K. – “A 2D/3D Integrated Computational, FE, and DOE Approach for Multiscale Modeling of Tire Friction for Dry and Wet Surfaces”, poster for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  48. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  49. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 506, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  50. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  51. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  52. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, E. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  53. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and McBride Granda, S. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  54. Sandu, C. – “Quantifying Rolling Resistance based on Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Testing”, poster for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA.
  55. Burdisso, R. and Sandu, C. – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, poster for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA.
  56. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, E. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA.
  57. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and McBride Grada, S. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA.
  58. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), May 16-17, 2016, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  59. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and Feng, J. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), May 16-17, 2016, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  60. Sandu, C. and Jimenez, E. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 9-10 2015, Akron, OH, USA.
  61. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C. Li, T., Feng, J. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 9-10 2015, Akron, OH, USA.
  62. Sandu, C. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  63. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C. and Li, T. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  64. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  65. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Gorsich, D., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “A Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM) for Vehicle Mobility and Performance Analysis in Terramechanics Applications”, poster for The Annual Review Meeting of the Automotive Research Center (ARC), May 20-21, 2015, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  66. Bundy, M. and Sandu, C.  – “Fabrication of a Bevameter for Soil Characterization”, poster at the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research Poster Session, Dec. 12, 2014, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  67. Sandu, C. and Olgun, G. — “Methodology to Characterize Soil Properties for Tire-Soil Simulations”, poster for the Fall 2014 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 17-18, 2014, Akron, OH, USA. (Jimenez*, E. presenter)
  68. Burdisso, R. and Sandu, C. — “Tire-Pavement Noise Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, poster for the Fall 2014 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 17-18, 2014, Akron, OH, USA. (Li*, T. presenter)
  69. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2014 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 17-18, 2014, Akron, OH, USA.
  70. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S – “Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM)”, poster for the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, Korea.
  71. Armstrong, E., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Study on Using Piezoelectric Sensors in a Wheeled Robot Tire For Surface Characterization”, poster for the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, South Korea.
  72. Bhoopalam, A., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Comprehensive Study of Tire Traction on Ice – Experimental and Simulation Studies”, poster for the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, Korea.
  73. Kolansky, J., Sandu, C., and Els, S. – “Methodology for Improved Vehicle Stability Control”, poster for the 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, South Korea.
  74. Bhoopalam, A. K., Sandu, C. and Taheri, S. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the SAE Commercial Vehicles Engineering Congress, Oct. 7-9, 2014, Rosemont, IL, USA.
  75. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2014 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 2-4, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  76. Bhoopalam, A. K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “Pneumatic Tire Performance on Ice”, poster for the 2014 Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student Research Excellence Award, April 15, 2014, Blacksburg, USA. (5th place in the Ph.D. student competition)
  77. Taheri, Sh., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. – “Cloud-Integrated Infrastructure for Automotive Cyber-Physical Network (ACPN)”, NSF Young Professionals’ Workshop on Exploring New Frontiers in Cyber-physical Systems (CPS-YP), March 13-14, 2014, Washington, D.C., USA. (Best Posters Award and the student received a full NSF scholarship to present the poster at the CPS Conf., April 15-17, 2014, Berlin, Germany)
  78. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., Christ, D. – “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA. (4 citations)
  79. Bhoopalam, A. K. and Sandu, C. – “Experimental Study of Pneumatic Tire Performance on Ice”, poster for The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA. (Best Poster Award)
  80. Motamedi, M., Su, C., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. — “Development of a Laboratory Based Dynamic Friction Tester”, poster for The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 4-7, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA.
  81. Taheri, S., Sandu, C., Motamedi, M., and Su, C. — “Road Surface Measurement and Multi-scale Modeling of Rubber/Road Contact and Adhesion”, poster for the Fall 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 14-17, 2013, Akron, OH, USA.
  82. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 14-17, 2013, Akron, OH, USA.
  83. Mead, D., Bhoopalam, A. K., and Sandu, C. – “Design Enhancements of AVDL Terramechanics Rig”, poster for the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research Conf., July 31, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  84. Arendt, D., Taheri, Sh., and Sandu, C. – “Modal Analysis for Tire Parameterization”, poster for the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research Conf., July 31, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  85. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Taheri, Sh., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for The Annual Review Meeting of the Automotive Research Center (ARC), June 5-6, 2013, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  86. Taheri, S., Sandu, C., Motamedi, M., and Su, C. — “Road Surface Measurement and Multi-scale Modeling of Rubber/Road Contact and Adhesion”, poster for the Spring 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 3-4, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  87. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Spring 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 3-4, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  88. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Taheri, Sh., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for Spring 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 3-4, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  89. Taheri, S., Sandu, C., Furukawa, T., Ferris, J., Motamedi, M., Su, C., Anton, S., Rainey, C. — “Road Surface Measurement and Multi-scale Modeling of Rubber/Road Contact and Adhesion”, poster for the Fall 2012 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 15-16, 2012, Akron, OH, USA.
  90. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the Fall 2012 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 15-16, 2012, Akron, OH, USA.
  91. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Taheri, Sh., Jayakumar, P., and Ross, B. — “off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for the Iranian Showcase of Research and Culture, Aug. 27, 2012, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  92. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Zhu, Y. – “Optimal Design of Constrained Multibody Dynamical Systems”, poster for the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conf. 2012, July 10-12, 2012, Boston, MA, USA.
  93. Sandu, C. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, poster for the 1st Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 4-5, 2012, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  94. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Taheri, Sh., Jayakumar, P., and Ross, B. — “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for the 1st Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 4-5, 2012, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  95. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Taheri, Sh., Jayakumar, P., and Ross, B. — “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for The 18th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 21-22, 2012, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  96. Sandu, C., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Andonian, A. – “off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for The 17th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 18-22, 2011, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  97. Sandu, C., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Andonian, A. – “off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, poster for The 17th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 23-24, 2011, Ypsilanti, MI, USA.
  98. Sandu, C., Umsrithong, A., and Holley, T. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Tires under Uncertain Intrinsic and Operational Parameters. Transient Models and Traction on Ice”, poster for the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conf. 2011, Jan. 4-7, 2011, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  99. Senatore, C., Sandu, C., Reid, A, and Rooney, T. – “off-Road Vehicle Mobility and Energy Efficiency Prediction”, poster for the Joint 9th Asia-Pacific ISTVS Conf. and Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Terramechanics, Sept. 27-30, 2010, Sapporo, Japan.
  100. Umsrithong, A, and Sandu, C. – “A 3D Semi-Empirical Stochastic Tire Model on a Hard Flat Surface”, poster for the NSF IUCRC TRTC workshop, Sept. 23-24, 2010, Akron, OH, USA.
  101. Senatore, C., Sandu, C., Reid, A, and Rooney, T. – “Energy Efficiency Study of Tires in off-Road Conditions”, poster for the NSF IUCRC workshop, Sept. 23-24, 2010, Akron, OH, USA.
  102. Lee, HW., Holton, C., and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Analysis of the Friction at the Wheel-Rail Contact”, poster for the Graduate Students Associations Research Symp., March 2010, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  103. Holton, C., Ahmadian, M., Sandu, C., Geist, B., and Lee, HW. – “Simple Optical Fiber Doppler Sensors for Measurements of Rail Friction”, poster for the 15th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Mar 2-3, 2010, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  104. Holton, C., Ahmadian, M., Sandu, C., Geist, B., and Lee, HW. – “Field Testing of Simple Optical Doppler Sensors for Real-Time Measurement of Rail Friction”, poster for the 15th Annual Mtg. of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Mar 2-3, 2010, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  105. Pence, B., Fathy, H., Stein, J., Gunter, D., Witus, G., with collaborators: Blanchard, E., Hays, J., Sandu, C. – “Off-Road Vehicle Mass Estimation”, poster at the 15th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 12-14, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  106. Senatore, C., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Rooney, T. – “Energy Efficiency Study of Tires in off-Road Conditions”, poster at the 16th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 10-11, 2010, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  107. Chaudhari, G. S., Sturges, R. S., and Sandu, C. – “On the Structure of System Dynamics Models”, ID# 1247, poster for the 27th Int. System Dynamics Conf., July 26-20, 2009, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
  108. Sandu, C. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Tires under Uncertain Intrinsic and Operational Parameters”, poster for the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conf. 2009, June 22-25, 2009, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  109. Lee, HW., Holton, C., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian, M. – “An Empirical Approach to Model the Friction Coefficient for Wheel-Rail Contact”, poster for the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conf. 2009, June 22-25, 2009. Honolulu, HI, USA.
  110. Lee, R., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Rooney, T. – “Integrated Terrain Topology and Soil Properties Simulation Environment”, poster at the 15th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 12-14, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  111. Sperry, B. and Sandu, C. – “Complex Bogie Model Incorporating Advanced Friction Wedge Components”, poster for the 14th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Mar 2-4, 2009, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  112. Lee, HW., Holton, C., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian, M. – “Feasibility Assessment for Estimating Rail Frictional Performance Through the Measurement of Wheel Slip using Optical Fiber Doppler LIDAR Techniques”, poster for the 14th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Mar 2-4, 2009, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  113. Lee, R., Li, L., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Glemming, D. – “Stochastic Terrain Profile Modeling”, poster for the 14th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 20-21, 2008, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  114. Sandu, C. and Ballew, B. – “Three-Piece Half-Truck Multibody Dynamics Models for Freight Train Suspensions”, poster for the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Mar 3-6, 2008, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  115. Li, L., Sandu, C., Lee, J., and Liu, Q. – “Development of Tire-on-Stochastic Snow Models Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, poster for the 2007 Asia-Pacific and North America 2007 Regional ISTVS Conf., June 23-26, 2007, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
  116. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A, and Sandu, C. – “Parameter Estimation Method using an Extended Kalman Filter”, poster for the 2007 Asia-Pacific and North America 2007 Regional ISTVS Conf., June 23-26, 2007, Fairbanks, AK, USA. (7 citations)
  117. Steets, J., Chan, B. J., and Sandu, C. – “A Multibody Dynamics Approach to Friction Wedge Modeling for Freight Train Suspensions”, poster for the 2007 Annual ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conf. (JRC) and Internal Combustion Engine Spring Technical Conf., Mar. 13-16, 2007, Pueblo, CO, USA.
  118. Li, L., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Glemming, D. – “Stochastic Modeling of Terrain Profile and Soil Characteristics”, poster for the 13th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 15-16, 2007, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  119. Worley, M., Sandu, C., and Ahmadian, M. – “Vehicle Dynamics Simulation in Dymola Software”, poster at the 2nd Annual Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research and Potential Graduate Student Conf., April 13, 2004, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

 

Presentations without Associated Paper (Oral Presentations Only/Abstract/Extended Abstract. 138 Total)

  1. Swamy, V. S., Pandit, R., Yerro, A., and Sandu, C. – “Tire–mud interaction modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) techniques and experimental validation”, ARC Annual Meeting presentation, May 9-10, 2023, Ann Arbor, MI.
  2. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Presentation at the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  3. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Presentation at the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  4. Sandu, C. and Vilsan, A.  - “Real-time estimation of hydroplaning using an instrumented tire, and hydroplaning modeling”, Presentation at the Spring 2023 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), April 11-12, 2023, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  5. Chaturvedi, E., Mukherjee, J., and Sandu, C. – „Adaptive step size determination for convex optimization”, Paper no., ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, July 24-28, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.
  6. Swamy, V. S., Pandit, R., Yerro, A., and Sandu, C. – “Tire–mud interaction modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) techniques and experimental validation”, ARC seminar presentation, Feb. 24, 2023.
  7. Mukherjee, J., White, H., L’Afflitto, A., and Sandu, C., "Physics-Based Robust, Adaptive, and Scalable Control Algorithms for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Operating at High-Speed in Adversarial Environments", ARC seminar presentation, Nov. 18, 2022.
  8. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, presentation for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  9. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, presentation for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  10. Sandu, C. and Vilsan, A.  - “Real-time estimation of hydroplaning using an instrumented tire, and hydroplaning modeling”, presentation for the Fall 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 25-26, 2022, Akron, OH, USA.
  11. Chaturvedi, E., Mukherjee, J., and Sandu, C. – “A dynamic friction model with normal force and coefficients of friction as parameters of transition range”, Paper no. 201, Prof. of The 6th Joint Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics, Oct. 16-20, 2022, New Delhi, India.
  12. Luaces, A., López, Á, Verulkar, A, Sandu, C., Sandu, A. and Dopico, D. – “Optimal Design and Control of the steering of a tilting tricycle”, Paper no. 222, Prof. of The 6th Joint Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics and The 10th Asian Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics, Oct. 16-20, 2022, New Delhi, India.
  13. Sandu, C. – “Challenging Terrain Mobility Studies”, Presentation at the 2022 ISTVS Americas Symposium, Oct. 5-8, 2022, Montreal, Canada.
  14. Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., Dopico, D., and Sandu, A. – “Optimal Control of Multibody Systems in Reduced Space ODE Formulation”, IUTAM Symposium on Optimal Design and Control of Multibody Systems, Hamburg University of Technology, July 18-21, 2022, Hamburg, Germany.
  15. Surkutwar, Y., Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, presentation for the Spring 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 5-6, 2022, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  16. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, presentation for the Spring 2022 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 5-6, 2022, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  17. Verulkar, A., Sandu, C., Dopico, D., Sandu, A., - “Direct Sensitivity Analysis of Spatial Multibody Systems with Friction using Penalty Formulation”, Extended Abstract and oral presentation at the ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics Conference, 2021, Dec. 12-15, 2021
  18. Shenvi, M.N., Sandu, C., Untaroiu, C. – “Review of Testing Methods for Compacted Snow Evaluation”, Submission no. 111, Proc. of the 20th International and 9th Americas ISTVS Conference, Sept. 27-29, 2021
  19. Untaroiu, C., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation”, Poster for the Spring 2021 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 2021, on-line.
  20. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. - “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, Poster for the Spring 2021 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 2021, on-line.
  21. Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. – “Snow Measurements and Characterization for Traction Prediction”, presentation for the Fall 2020 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 16-19, 2020, on-line.
  22. Shenvi, M.N., Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, presentation for the Fall 2020 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 16-19, 2020, on-line.
  23. Sandu, C. – “Experimental and Modeling Aspects of Tire Performance on Soft Soil”, Presentation given to FISITA, Sept. 2020, online.
  24. HeR., Shenvi, M.N., Mousavi, H., Sandu, C., Carrillo, C., and Osorio, J. – “Study of Tire Tractive Performance on Soft Soil: Traction Mode, Multi-Pass Effect, and Model Parameterization”, Paper no. 43, Proc. of the ISTVS 20th Int. and 9th Americas Conf., Sept. 20-23, 2020, Montreal, Canada. (Not presented due to Covid-19.)
  25. Mousavi, H. and Sandu, C. – “Investigating the Effect of Rubber Compound on Tire Performance Using a Semi-Analytical Tire-Ice Model”, Paper no. 48, Proc. of the ISTVS 20th Int. and 9th Americas Conf., Sept. 20-23, 2020, Montreal, Canada. (Not presented due to Covid-19.)
  26. Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. – “Snow Measurements and Characterization for Traction Prediction”, presentation for the Spring 020 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 9-10, 2020, on-line.
  27. Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Shenvi, M.N. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 14-15, 2019, Akron, OH, USA.
  28. Untaroiu, C. and Sandu, C. — “Constitutive Modeling of Compacted Snow”, presentation for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  29. Dopico Dopico, D., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. — “Adjoint sensitivity analysis of the index-3 augmented Lagrangian formulation with projections”, Paper no. 271, extended abstract submitted to ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics 2019, July 15-18, 2019, Duisburg, Germany.
  30. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, presentation for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  31. Sandu, C., Mousavi, H., and Shenvi, M.N. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  32. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2019 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Apr. 2-3, 2019, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  33. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, presentation for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA.
  34. Sandu, C., and Mousavi, H. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA.
  35. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Fall 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 4-5, 2018, Akron, OH, USA. (Best Presentation Award)
  36. Corner, S., Bueno-Lopez, J. L., and Sandu, C. – “Modeling of a Real Vehicle in MBSVT and Validation Efforts using Experimental Data”, Paper no. 101, (2 pg. extended abstract), The Fifth Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics — IMSD 2018, June 24-28, Lisboa, Portugal.
  37. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, presentation for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 11-12, 2018, Blacksburg, USA.
  38. Sandu, C., and Jimenez, E.– “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 11-12, 2018, Blacksburg, USA.
  39. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2018 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 11-12, 2018, Blacksburg, USA.
  40. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, presentation for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA. (Best New Project Presentation Award)
  41. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  42. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and Spies, L. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Fall 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 5-6, 2017, Akron, OH, USA.
  43. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., and McBride Granda, S.  – “A Wave Propagation Approach for Prediction of Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN)”, presentation for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  44. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA. (Best Presentation Award)
  45. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and McBride Granda, S. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2017 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 6-7, 2017, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  46. Sandu, C.  – “Robust Design Optimization and Optimal Uncertainty Apportionment for Nonlinear Vehicle Systems”, Extended abstract, CAR 2017, The 11th Int. Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering”, Mobility Engineering and Environment, Nov. 8-10, 2017, Pitesti, Romania.
  47. Sandu, C.  – “Real-Time Parameter Estimation for Vehicle Systems”, Extended abstract, CAR 2017, The 11th Int. Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering”, Mobility Engineering and Environment, Nov. 8-10, 2017, Pitesti, Romania.
  48. Corner, S., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Direct Sensitivity Analysis for Hybrid ODE System with Non-Smooth Contacts”, Paper no. DETC2017-67946 (2 pg. extended abstract), ASME IDETC/CIE, 13th Int. Conf. of MSNDC, Aug. 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  49. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA. (Best Presentation Award)
  50. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and McBride Granda, S. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 6-7, 2016, Akron, OH, USA.
  51. He, R., Guthrie, G., Sandu, C., and Els, S. – “A Technical Survey on Equipment and Techniques of Testing and Parameterization of Soft Soil for Vehicular Applications”, Paper no. 34, The 8th Americas Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Sept. 12-14, 2016, Troy, MI, USA.
  52. Corner, S. M., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. – “Sensitivity Analysis Based on the Adjoint Method for Hybrid System”, Paper no. 348 (2 pg. extended abstract), The 4th Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics (2016 IMSD), May 29-June 2, 2016, Montreal, Canada.
  53. Sandu, C., Jimenez, E., and Khan, A. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), May 16-17, 2016, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  54. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C., Li, T., and Feng, J. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2016 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), May 16-17, 2016, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  55. Sandu, C.  and Jimenez, E. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 9-10 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  56. Motamedi, M., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. (presentation given by Kennedy, R.) – “Sensitivity Analysis of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient to Pavement Texture Parameters Using a Physics-Based Contact Model”, presentation at the 27th Annual Road Profile Users’ Group (RPUG) meeting, Nov. 2 – 5, 2015, Raleigh, NC, USA.
  57. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C. and Li, T. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 9-10, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  58. Sandu, C. – “Tire-Ice Model Validation and Comparative Analysis of Tractive Performance of Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  59. Burdisso, R., Sandu, C. and Li, T. – “Tire-Pavement Interaction Noise (TPIN) Modeling & Correlation with Experiments”, presentation for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  60. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2015 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 1-2, 2015, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  61. Bhoopalam, A.K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Comprehensive Study of Tire Traction on Ice: Experimental and Simulation Studies”, presentation for the 31st Annual GSA Research Symposium, March 25th, 2015, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  62. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Gorsich, D., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “A Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model (HSSTM) for Vehicle Mobility and Performance Analysis in Terramechanics Applications”, presentation for The Annual Review Meeting of the Automotive Research Center (ARC), May 20-21, 2015, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  63. Corner, S., Zhu, Y., Chai, Z., Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Dopico, D. — “Dynamic Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis of a Bipedal Robot with Contact Friction”, Paper no. 203 extended abstract, ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. on Multibody Dynamics, June 29-July 2, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.
  64. Callejo, A., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and de Jalón, J. G. — “Direct Differentiation of State-space Equations of Motion in Natural Coordinates”, Paper no. 197 extended abstract, ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. on Multibody Dynamics, June 29-July 2, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.
  65. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. — “Tire-Terrain Interaction Modeling using a Multibody Dynamics Approach for Terramechanics Studies”, Paper no. 206 extended abstract, ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. on Multibody Dynamics, June 29-July 2, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.
  66. Motamedi, M., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. — “Development of Rubber-Road Contact Friction Theory and Comparison with Experiments”, presentation at the Rubber Division Spring Meeting, April 27-29, 2015, Greenville, SC, USA.
  67. Bhoopalam, A.K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Comparative Study of Tire Traction on Ice – Experimental and Simulation Studies”, Tire Technology Expo 2015, Feb. 10-12, 2015, Cologne, Germany.
  68. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2014 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Nov. 17-18, 2014, Akron, OH, USA.
  69. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. — “off-Road Vehicle Dynamics Analysis Using a Lumped-Parameter Three-Dimensional Tire Model”, Paper no. TST-14-009, The Thirty-Third Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 8-10, 2014, Akron, Ohio, USA.
  70. Bhoopalam, A.K., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. – “A Comparative Study of Indoor and Outdoor Tire Tractive Performance on Ice”, Paper no. TST-14-006, The Thirty-Third Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 8-10, 2014, Akron, Ohio, USA.
  71. Motamedi, M., Taheri, S., and Sandu, C. – “Characterization of Road Profile Based on Texture Parameters and Fractal Properties”, Paper no. 13088, 32nd Annual Meeting and Conf. on Tire Science and Technology, Sept. 10 — 11, 2013, Akron, OH, USA.
  72. Kolansky, J., Sandu, C., and Els, S. – “Methodology for Improved Vehicle Stability Control”, The 18th Int. Conf. of the ISTVS, Sept. 22-25, 2014, Seoul, South Korea.
  73. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., and Taheri, S. — “A Lumped-Parameter Three-Dimensional Tire Model for Studying Tire Dynamic Behavior”, Paper no. 14CV-0254, SAE Commercial Vehicles Engineering Congress, Oct. 7-9, 2014, Rosemont, IL.
  74. Callejo, A., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and de Jalón, J. G. — “Manual and Automatic Direct-Differentiation Methods for the Sensitivity Analysis of Multibody Systems in Independent Coordinates”, Paper no. 0271, extended abstract, The 3rd Joint Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics, The 7th Asian Conf. on Multibody Dynamics, June 30-July 3, 2014, BEXCO, Busan, South Korea. (1 citation)
  75. Dopico, D. Zhu, D., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. — “Second Order Sensitivities of the Dynamic Response of Multibody Systems with Penalty Formulations”, Paper no. 0275, extended abstract, The 3rd Joint Int. Conf. on Multibody System Dynamics, The 7th Asian Conf. on Multibody Dynamics, June 30-July 3, 2014, BEXCO, Busan, South Korea.
  76. Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Terrain and Soil Modeling”, presentation at The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 3-6, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA.
  77. Taheri, Sh., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Naranjo, S., Gorsich, D., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., Christ, D. – “Off-road Soft Soil Tire Model”, presentation for The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS, Nov. 3-6, 2013, Tampa, FL, USA. (5 citations, Best Presentation Award)
  78. Dopico, D., Zhu, Y., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Index-1 and Index-3 Adjoint DAE Equations for the Sensitivity Analysis of Multibody Systems”, Paper no. 208, ECCOMAS, Multibody Dynamics 2013, July 1-4, 2013, Zagreb, Croatia.
  79. Zhu, Y., Dopico, D., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Adjoint Second Order ODE for The Computation of First Order Sensitivities in Multibody Dynamics”, Paper no. 236, ECCOMAS, Multibody Dynamics 2013, July 1-4, 2013, Zagreb, Croatia.
  80. Taheri, S., Sandu, C., Motamedi, M., and Su, C. — “Road Surface Measurement and Multi-scale Modeling of Rubber/Road Contact and Adhesion”, presentation for the Spring 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 3-4, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  81. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Spring 2013 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), June 3-4, 2013, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  82. Taheri, Sh., Naranjo, S., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, presentation for The Annual Review Meeting of the Automotive Research Center (ARC), June 5-6, 2013, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  83. Taheri, Sh., Naranjo, S., Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, presentation for the ARC seminar, April 12, 2013, via conference call from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  84. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Taheri, Sh., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Ross, B., and Christ, D. — “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, presentation to the ARC TA#1 meeting, March 22, 2013, via conference call from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  85. Taheri, S., Sandu, C., Furukawa, T., Ferris, J., Motamedi, M., Su, C., Anton, S., Rainey, C. — “Road Surface Measurement and Multi-scale Modeling of Rubber/Road Contact and Adhesion”, presentation for the Fall 2012 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 15-16, 2012, Akron, OH, USA.
  86. Sandu, C. and Bhoopalam, A. K. – “Performance of Pneumatic Tires on Ice”, presentation for the Fall 2012 Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Oct. 15-16, 2012, Akron, OH, USA.
  87. Arat, M. A., Singh, K. B., and Taheri, S. – “An Intelligent Tire based Adaptive Vehicle Stability Control System”, Proc. of the 2012 Int. Conf. on Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Integration, July 16-19, 2012, Changchun, China. (Sandu, C.  – presenter)
  88. Sandu, C. – “Pneumatic Tire Performance on Ice”, presentation to the 1st Annual Meeting of the Industrial Board for the NSF I/UCRC CenTiRe , June 2-3, 2012, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  89. Sandu, C., Taheri, S., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Taheri, Sh., Jayakumar, P., and Brant, R.– “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development and Experimental Testing”, presentation to the 18th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 21-22, 2012, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  90. Sandu, C., Pinto, E., Naranjo, S., Jayakumar, P., Andonian, A., Hubbell, D., and Ross, B. – “Off-Road Soft Soil Tire Model Development, Validation, and Interface to Commercial Multibody Dynamics Software”, presentation to the 17th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 23-24, 2011, Ypsilanti, MI, USA. (4 citations)
  91. Sandu, C., Senatore, C., Reid, A., and Hubbell, D. – “Energy Efficiency Study of Tires in off-Road Conditions”, presentation to the ARC TA#1 annual project review seminar, Oct. 22, 2010, via conference call from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  92. Sandu, C. – “Slip and Contact Patch Analysis on Deformable Soil”, presentation to the NSF IUCRC TRTC workshop, Sept. 23-24, 2010, Akron, OH, USA.
  93. Pence, B., Fathy, H., Stein, J., Hays, J., Sandu, C., Gunter, D., and Witus, G. – “Recursive Vehicle Mass Estimation”, presentation to the ARC TA#1 annual project review seminar, Sept. 8, 2010, via conference call from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  94. Sandu, C., Senatore, C., Reid, A., and Rooney, T. – “Mobility, Handling, and Traction Efficiency of Wheeled off-Road Vehicles”, presentation to the 16th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 10-11, 2010, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  95. Stein, J., Fathy, H., Pence, B., Sandu, C., Hays, J., Gunter, D., and Witus, G. – “Estimation Techniques for Mass and Center of Gravity Location of Military Vehicles”, presentation to the 16th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 10-11, 2010, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  96. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Polynomial Chaos for Stochastic LQR. Updates”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Feb. 18, 2010, Hampton, VA, USA.
  97. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “Semi-Empirical Stochastic On-Road Tire Model for Transient Maneuvers. Updates”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Feb. 18, 2010, Hampton, VA, USA.
  98. Lee, HW., Holton, C., and Sandu, C. – “A Polynomial Chaos Approach for Stochastic Modeling of Dynamic Friction with Application to Wheel-Rail Contact. Updates”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Feb. 18, 2010, Hampton, VA, USA.
  99. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Polynomial Chaos for Stochastic LQR”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Nov. 23, 2009, Hampton, VA, USA.
  100. Umsrithong, A. and Sandu, C. – “Semi-Empirical Stochastic On-Road Tire Model for Transient Maneuvers”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Nov. 23, 2009, Hampton, VA, USA.
  101. Lee, HW., Holton, C., and Sandu, C. – “A Polynomial Chaos Approach for Stochastic Modeling of Dynamic Friction with Application to Wheel-Rail Contact”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Nov. 23, 2009, Hampton, VA, USA.
  102. Holton, C., Ahmadian, M., Sandu, C., Lee, HW., and Geist, B. – “Simple Optical Fiber Doppler Sensors for Measurements of Rail Friction – Year 5”, presentation to AAR for the 5th Annual RTL Review Meeting, Nov. 10-11, 2009, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  103. Stalev, I., Kelly, S., Chemistruck, H., Ferris, J. B., and Seipel, G “Studying Terrain Excitations on Ground Vehicles through International Cooperation”, Proc. of the 11th European Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Oct. 5-8, 2009, Bremen, Germany. (Sandu, C. – presenter)
  104. Binns, R. M. and Ferris, J. B. – “Development of a Multi-Scale Terrain Measurement System”, Proc. of the 11th European Regional Conf. of ISTVS, Oct. 5-8, 2009, Bremen, Germany. (Sandu, C. – presenter)
  105. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Computational Approaches to Parameter Identification Using Polynomial Chaos”, presentation for the Automotive Research Center seminar, Sept. 16, 2009, from Blacksburg by phone and web-seminar, USA.
  106. Sandu. C. and Sperry, B. – “Complex Bogie Model Incorporating Advanced Friction Wedge Components”, presentation to AAR for the Mid-Year RTL Review Meeting, July 2009, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  107. Sandu, C. –“Research Directions”, presentation to ONR, July 9, 2009, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  108. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Polynomial Chaos for H2 and H∞ Control”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, June 15, 2009, Hampton, VA, USA.
  109. Lee, R., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Rooney, T.  – “A Stochastic PDE Approach to Terrain Modeling”, presentation at the 15th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 12-14, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  110. Senatore, C. and Sandu, C. – “Exit Angle Influence on Energy Efficiency of off-Road Tires”, presentation at the 15th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 12-14, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  111. Lee, R. and Sandu, C. – “Integrated Terrain Topology and Soil Properties Simulation Environment”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Dec. 4, 2008, Hampton, VA, USA.
  112. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Parameter Estimation”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, Dec. 4, 2008, Hampton, VA, USA.
  113. Holton, C., Ahmadian, M., Sandu, C., and Lee, HW. – “Simple Optical Fiber Doppler Sensors for Measurements of Rail Friction – Year 4”, presentation to AAR for the 4th Annual RTL Review Meeting, Nov. 2008, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  114. Sandu. C. and Sperry, B. – “Complex Bogie Model Incorporating Advanced Friction Wedge Components”, presentation to AAR for the 4th Annual RTL Review Meeting, Nov. 2008, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  115. Sandu, C. – “Research at Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory”, presentation for Honda, Sept. 23, 2008, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  116. Lee, R., Li, L., and Sandu, C. – “Progress Update for Stochastic Terrain Profile Modeling”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, July 14, 2008, Hampton, VA, USA.
  117. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Error Analysis for the Parameter Estimation Method with EKF”, presentation for NASA LaRC Meeting, July 14, 2008, Hampton, VA, USA.
  118. Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation of Suspension Elements with Uncertainties”, presentation for the 2008 IQPC Advanced Suspension Conference, May 19-21, 2008, Dearborn, MI, USA.
  119. Lee, R., Li, L., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Glemming, D. – “Stochastic Terrain Profile Modeling”, presentation at the 14th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 20-21, 2008, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  120. Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Modeling of the Terrain Profile and its Impact on the Vehicle Response”, presentation to the Automotive Research Center (ARC), Feb. 2008, video-conference from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  121. Sandu, C. and Ballew, B. – “ Multibody Dynamics Modeling for Freight Train Suspensions”, presentation to AAR, 3rd Annual RTL Review Meeting, Nov. 2007, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  122. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Analysis of Tire-Force Equations”, presentation at the NASA LaRC Meeting, Sept. 27, 2007, Danville, VA, USA.
  123. Sandu, C. – “Research Directions at the Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory”, presentation given at Caterpillar, July 27, 2007, Peoria, IL, USA.
  124. Li, L. and Sandu, C. – “Recent Results in Stochastic Terrain Profile Modeling”, presentation at the NASA LaRC Meeting, July 17, 2007, Hampton, VA, USA.
  125. Blanchard, E., Sandu, A., and Sandu, C. – “Estimation of Uncertain Parameters Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach”, presentation given at the NASA LaRC Meeting, July 17, 2007, Hampton, VA, USA.
  126. Li, L., Sandu, C., Reid, A., and Glemming, D. – “Stochastic Modeling of Terrain Profile and Soil Characteristics”, presentation at the 13th Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Conf., May 15-16, 2007, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  127. Sandu, C. and Steets, J. – “ Advanced Modeling of the Friction Wedge”, presentation to AAR for the 2nd Annual RTL Review Meeting, Nov. 2006, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  128. Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Modeling of Terrain Profile and Soil Characteristics”, seminar presented to the Automotive Research Center (ARC), Oct. 2006, video-conference from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  129. Sandu, C., Sandu, A., and Ahmadian, M. – “Treating Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems Using a Polynomial Chaos Spectral Decomposition”, presentation given at NASA LaRC Meeting, July 26, 2006, Hampton, VA, USA.
  130. Sandu, C. – “Terramechanics Studies at AVDL”, presentation given to the Vehicle-Terrain Interaction workshop, July 2005, from Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  131. Sandu, C. – “Research at the Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety”, presentation given to GM, April 2006, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  132. Sandu, C. – “Modeling Multibody Dynamic Systems under Uncertainties” presentation given at Ohio State University, March 30-31, 2006, Columbus, OH, USA.
  133. Sandu, C. – “Terramechanics Studies and Tire Modeling”, presentation given to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, April 2005, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  134. Sandu, C. – “Tire Modeling. Terramechanics. Vehicle Performance Studies”, presentation given to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Feb. 2005, Akron, OH, USA.
  135. Sandu, C. – “Vehicle-Terrain Systems for off-Road Applications”, presentation given at Caterpillar, Dec. 2004, Peoria, IL, USA.
  136. Hou, B. and Sandu, C. – “Dynamics and Control of a High-speed Transfer Arm”, presentation at the 10th Conf. on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, July 25-29, 2004, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  137. Sandu, C. – “Lumped Mass Track Model with Rubber Bushings”, presentation at the 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, June 23-28, 2002, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  138. Sandu, C. and Freeman, J. – “Modeling and Simulation of a Military Tracked Vehicle”, presentation at the 6th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Aug. 1-4, 2001, Dearborn, MI, USA.

 

Invited Talks and Keynote Presentations without an Associated Paper  (52 Total)

  1. Sandu, C. – “Multibody Dynamics and Terramechanics Studies”, seminar presentation, University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mar. 27, 2023, College Park, MD.
  2. Sandu, C. – “ISTVS President Address at the EAEC-MVT 2022”, plenary talk at The 17th European Automotive Congress and The 32nd SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 26-28, 2022, Timisoara, Romania.
  3. Sandu, C. – “Challenging Terrain Mobility Studies”, keynote lecture at The 17th European Automotive Congress and The 32nd SIAR International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Oct. 26-28, 2022, Timisoara, Romania.
  4. Sandu, C. – “Multibody Dynamics and Terramechanics Studies”, seminar presentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 30, 2022, Pittsburg, PA, USA.
  5. Sandu, C. – “SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles”, guest speaker for an SAE webinar series, Nov. 17, 2021, online.
  6. Sandu, C. – “Experimental and Modeling Aspects of Pneumatic Tire Performance on Soft Soil and Icy Roads”, presentation given for the ISTVS Terramechanics Bite online seminar series, Oct. 28, 2021.
  7. Sandu, C. – “Experimental and Modeling Aspects of Pneumatic Tire Performance on Soft Soil and Icy Roads”, invited panelist talk for the “CAE: Vehicle Sub-system and Component Development” session, Conf. of the SAE Chassis Design and Vehicle Dynamics (CDVD) Committee, SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Sept. 11-13, 2018, Rosemont, IL, USA.
  8. Sandu, C. – “Vehicle Modeling and Real-Time Parameter Estimation for Systems affected by Uncertainties”, invited panelist talk for the “Uncertainty with CAE Development” session, Conf. of the SAE Chassis Design and Vehicle Dynamics (CDVD) Committee, SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Sept. 11-13, 2018, Rosemont, IL, USA.
  9. Sandu, C. – “Experimental and Modeling Aspects of Pneumatic Tire Performance on Soft Soil and Icy Roads”, presentation given to the Hyundai Center, University of California at Davis, May 3, 2018, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
  10. Sandu, C. – “Graduate Research Projects in Dr. Corina Sandu’s Group”, presentation given to 1st (Nov. 14, 2017) and 2nd year M.S. students and Ph.D. students (Nov. 13) in the Road Automobiles specialization at Transilvania University of Brasov, Nov. 13, 2017, Brasov, Romania.
  11. Sandu, C. – “Tire and Vehicle Dynamics Research Overview”, presentation given to 3rd (Nov. 14, 2017) and 4th (Nov. 13, 2017) year students in the Road Automobiles specialization at Transilvania University of Brasov, Nov. 13, 2017, Brasov, Romania.
  12. Sandu, C. – “Overview of Dr. Corina Sandu’s Research and Teaching at Virginia Tech”, presentation given to faculty from the Road Automobiles Department and Mechanical Engineering Department at Transilvania University of Brasov, Nov. 15, 2017, Brasov, Romania.
  13. Sandu, C. – “Highlights of the Higher Education System in the U.S.A.”, CAR 2017, keynote lecture at the 11th Int. Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Mobility Engineering and Environment, Nov. 8-10, 2017, Pitesti, Romania.
  14. Sandu, C. – “Overview of Dr. Corina Sandu’s Research and Teaching at Virginia Tech”, presentation given at Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Heudiasyc Lab., Oct. 17, 2017, Compiegne, France.
  15. Sandu, C. – “Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Pneumatic Tires on Soft Soil and Icy Roads”, keynote lecture at The 12th Int. Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering (CONAT 2016), organized by Transilvania University of Brasov and SIAR, Oct. 26-29, 2016, Brasov, Romania.
  16. Sandu, C. – “Efficient Treatment of Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems”, paper no. 341, keynote lecture at The 4th Joint Int. Conf. of Multibody Dynamic Systems (IMSD 2016), May 29 — June 2, 2016, Montreal, Canada.
  17. Sandu, C. – “Challenges in Terramechanics: Measurement and Modeling of Deformable Soil, Terrain Profile, and Vehicle –Terrain Interaction”, presentation given at ITAINNOVA, July 20th, 2015, Zaragoza, Spain.
  18. Sandu, C. – “Tire Modeling for Mobility Studies and Vehicle Performance Analysis”, presentation given at ITAINNOVA, July 17th, 2015, Zaragoza, Spain.
  19. Sandu, C. – “Efficient Treatment of Uncertainties, Optimal Design, and Parameter Estimation”, presentation given at ITAINNOVA, July 8th and July 21st (also to TENNECO), 2015, Zaragoza, Spain.
  20. Sandu, C. – “Brief Overview of Virginia Tech, COE, ME, and AVDL”, presentation given at ITAINNOVA, July 8th, July 15th, July 20th, and July 21st (to TENNECO), 2015, Zaragoza, Spain.
  21. Sandu, C. – “Efficient Treatment of Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems and Illustrative Applications”, presentation given at The Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Oct. 9th, 2014, Chicago, IL, USA.
  22. Sandu, C. – “2.1. Challenges in Measurement, Quantification, and Modelling of Deformable Terrain Characteristics (Sand, Soil, Snow, Ice), as well as Terrain Profile, and Their Interaction with Ground Vehicles (Manned and Robotic). Experimental Studies and Modelling”, Invited lecture at the NATO ASI (Advanced Study Institute) on Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, July 14, 2014, Coventry, UK.
  23. Sandu, C. – “5.1. Uncertainty Quantification and Propagation Through Multibody Dynamic Systems Using a Polynomial Chaos Approach; Mathematical Formulations”, Invited lecture at the NATO ASI (Advanced Study Institute) on Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, July 16, 2014, Coventry, UK.
  24. Sandu, C. – “5.2. Application of the Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Modeling of Ground Vehicle Systems in Realistic off-road Proving Ground Conditions. Incorporation of Uncertainties in Terrain Modeling, Soil Characteristics, Tire Parameters, Suspension Parameters, etc., which Heavily Affect the Vehicles’ Handling, Agility, and Performance”, Invited lecture at the NATO ASI (Advanced Study Institute) on Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, July 16, 2014, Coventry, UK.
  25. Sandu, C. – “5.3. Multibody Dynamics Techniques for Real-Time Parameter Estimation that Can Lead to Improved Control Techniques of Terrain Vehicles. Vehicle Design Optimization Approach to Obtain the Best Vehicle Performance in the Presence of Conflicting and Severe Environments”, Invited lecture at the NATO ASI (Advanced Study Institute) on Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, July 16, 2014, Coventry, UK.
  26. Sandu, C. – “Uncertainties and Stochastic Modeling of Vehicle and Terrain for Agile Vehicle Dynamics”, Invited speaker at the “Agile Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Energy Efficiency and Performance in Severe Environments Int. Symp.”, Sept. 8 — 11, 2013, Birmingham, AL, USA.
  27. Sandu, C. – “Tire Modeling for Mobility Studies and Vehicle Performance Analysis”, Invited talk at the “Future of Tire Characterization” workshop, organized by CamberRidge at TARDEC, Apr. 15, 2013, Warren, MI, USA.
  28. Sandu, C. – “Tire Modeling”, Keynote talk at the “2012 Chengdu International Forum on Advanced Vehicle Technology (CIFAVT)”, July 12-13, 2012, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.
  29. Sandu, C. – “Optimal Design and Motion Planning for Uncertain Dynamical Systems, presentation Given at Clemson University iCAR, Jan. 31, 2012, Greenville, SC, USA.
  30. Sandu, C. – “Stochastic Terrain and Soil Models for Virtual off-Road Proving Grounds”, presentation given to the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Feb. 18, 2010, Boulder, CO, USA.
  31. Sandu, C. – “Research Directions at AVDL”, presentation given to LMS, Coralville, Sept. 24, 2009, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  32. Sandu, C. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Testing of Tires at AVDL”, presentation given to the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Sept. 24, 2009, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  33. Sandu, C. – “Dynamic Systems Modeling and Testing”, presentation given to FRA, April 16, 2009, Washington D.C., USA.
  34. Sandu, C. and Lee*, R. – “A Stochastic PDE Approach for Terrain Modeling”, presentation given at the ARC Thrust Area 1 seminar via WebEx and Teleconference from Blacksburg, VA, April 14, 2009, USA.
  35. Sandu, C. – “Analytical Modeling and Experimental Testing of Tires at AVDL”, presentation given to the ME Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mar 26, 2009, Charlotte, NC, USA.
  36. Sandu, C. and Taylor, B. – “Update on the Indoor Terramechanics Rig at AVDL”, presentation given at the 4th Annual Wheel Force Experts Symp., Oct. 23, 2008, Auburn Hills, MI, USA.
  37. Sandu, C. – “off-Road Vehicle Dynamics”, invited presentation to the Baja SAE team at Virginia Tech, Feb. 26, 2008, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  38. Sandu, C., Ahmadian, M., Biggans*, J. S., and Weil, C. – “Novel Application of the P650 System to Indoor Terramechanics Studies”, presentation given at the 3rd Annual Wheel Force Experts Symp., Oct. 25, 2007, Auburn Hills, MI, USA.
  39. Sandu, C. – “Automotive Engineering Research in the Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety at Virginia Tech”, seminar presented for the Automotive Engineering Department, Technical University Darmstadt, Dec. 2006, Darmstadt, Germany.
  40. Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation in the Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety at Virginia Tech”, seminar presented for the Automotive Engineering Department, Technical University Darmstadt, Dec. 2006, Darmstadt, Germany.
  41. Sandu, C. – “Vehicle Dynamics and Terramechanics Studies in the Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety at Virginia Tech”, seminar presented for the Automotive Engineering Department, Technical University Darmstadt, Dec. 2006, Darmstadt, Germany.
  42. Sandu, C. – “Modeling and Simulation of a Military Tracked Vehicle”, seminar presented to the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jan. 2005, Troy, NY, USA.
  43. Sandu, C. – “Multibody Systems Dynamics with Applications to Modeling of Military Tracked Vehicles”, invited presentation for the Romanian Military Technical Academy, July 2004 Bucharest, Romania.
  44. Sandu, C. – “Topic 1: Efficient Treatment of Uncertainties in Multibody Dynamic Systems. Topic 2: Control of Dynamic Systems using Parameterized Response Method”, TARDEC Robotic Mobility Lab, TACOM, May 2004, Warren, MI, USA.
  45. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Apr. 2003, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  46. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME Department, Clemson University, Apr. 2003, Clemson, SC, USA.
  47. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME-ES Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Apr. 2003, Charlotte, SC, USA.
  48. Sandu, C. – “Modeling of off-Road Vehicles”, Mobility Division, TACOM, Nov. 2002, Warren, MI, USA.
  49. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME Department, University of Kansas, Apr. 2002, Kansas City, KS, USA.
  50. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME-EM Department, Michigan Technological University, May 2000, Oct. 2001., Houghton, MI, USA.
  51. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Apr. 2001.
  52. Sandu, C. — “Tracked Vehicle Modeling”, ME Department, University of Michigan — Dearborn, Mar. 2001, Dearborn, MI, USA.

 

Interviews Published in Magazines (5 Total)

  1. “DOSSIER: Corina Sandu, Ph.D., of Virginia Tech”, interview published by SAE Magazine, pp. 14-15, June 14, 2021.
  2. “Women in Engineering: Advice for the next generation”, interview published by FISITA, in the Spotlight section online, Jan 24, 2021.
  3. “Corina Sandu”, article in Mechanical Engineering Momentum, Women in Engineering, A Women’s History Month Salute, featured on the cover page and in pp. 24-26 (3 pages), Spring 2018 Issue, https://joom.ag/J6dY.
  4. KS Nayar – “Confluence of science, engineering, art”, interview published in Tyre Asia, pg. 58-60 and 86, Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018.
  5. Matthew Sablan – “Continuing TARDEC-Virginia Tech Partnership Increases Modeling Capabilities”, interview published in TARDEC-GVSET News, Vol. 07, Issue 04, July 2010.

 

Patents and Disclosures (3 Total)

  1. “Hybrid Soft Soil Tire Model”, filled Sept. 14, 2015, VTIP16-021, Inventors: Shahyar Taheri*, Corina Sandu, Saied Taheri, Virginia Tech.
  2. “Software for Modeling, Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Multibody Systems”, filled Dec. 22, 2014, VTIP 15-058, Inventors: Corina Sandu, Adrian Sandu, Daniel Dopico Dopico, Yitao Zhu*, Virginia Tech.
  3. “Semi-Analytical Tire Model for Soft Soil Applications”, US Letters Patent Serial No. 61/881056, filled Sept. 23, 2013, VTIP 13-081, Inventors: Corina Sandu, Shahyar Taheri*, Saied Taheri, Virginia Tech and Paramsothy Jayakumar, TARDEC.
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