Measurements and Models at the Surface of Mars

Interested researchers are invited to attend a Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) half-day short course entitled "Measurements and Models at the Surface of Mars."

This short course is being held in conjunction with the KISS study "xTerramechanics: Integrated Simulation of Planetary Surface Missions."

This short course will review the methods for measuring and modeling surface interactions on non-terrestrial environments. The focus will be on soil mechanics and terramechanics techniques for assessing robot mobility over unknown terrains.

Speakers include:
*<B>Professor Ray Arvidson, Washington University</B> - "Current State of the Art in Surface Measurements for Martian Geology"
*<B>Professor Jose Andrade, Caltech</B> - "Current Methods for Surface Interaction Modeling - Soil Mechanics"
*<B>Professor Karl Iagnemma, MIT</B> - "Current Methods for Surface Interaction Modeling - Engineers"

The short course will be videotaped and made available on the KISS website within two weeks after the workshop is completed.

Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis - and no fee or registration is required. An informal lunch is provided for all short course attendees.

Please see <A HREF=" http://www.kiss.caltech.edu ">http://www.kiss.caltech.edu</A> or the event [[LINK||FILE:2011_xTerramechanics_Course.pdf||flyer]] for more details.

Date/Time: 
06/19/2011 - 17:00
Presenter: 
Ray Arvidson, Jose Andrade, Karl Iagnemma
Location: 
Caltech