Corina Sandu
Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor
- Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies
- Thrust Area Specialty: Robotics, Autonomous, and Dynamical Systems
107 Randolph Hall (0710)
460 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
460 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Interests
- Modeling and simulation of multibody dynamics systems
- Treatment of uncertainties
- Parameter estimation
- Multibody dynamics systems optimizations
- On-road and off-road, wheeled and tracked vehicle dynamics
- Tire and track modeling
- Terramechanics (vehicle-terrain interaction)
- Modeling of stochastic terrain profile and soil characteristics
- Rail dynamics, wheel-rail contact and friction modeling, and train suspension modeling
- Vibrations and control of mechanical systems.
See Dr. Sandu's publications and research on Google Scholar.
- Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, 2000
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, 1995
- Engineering Diploma - Mechanics, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, 1991