Research from the Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL) was recently featured on NBC TMJ4 (Milwaukee) and NBC 26 (Green Bay) in a story titled “UW researchers find flaw that’s been causing space rovers to get stuck.” …
Month: October 2025
SBEL Awarded $1M NSF Grant to Advance Chrono Multi-Physics Simulator
The Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL) has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support continued development of the open-source multi-physics simulator Chrono. This three-year award focuses on expanding Chrono’s adoption …
SBEL Students Secure Prestigious Internships and Career Opportunities
Several members of the Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL) at UW–Madison have recently earned competitive summer internships or advanced to new career and academic opportunities. These achievements highlight the talent and dedication of SBEL’s students and …
SBEL Research on Rover Simulation Featured in UW College of Engineering and TechXplore Articles
Research from the Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL), by the open-source Chrono simulation framework co-developed with collaborators from the University of Parma in Italy, was recently highlighted in a College of Engineering feature article and republished …
SBEL Researchers Develop Chrono::CRM Simulator for Fast and Scalable Rover–Terrain Interaction
SBEL PhD student Huzaifa Mustafa Unjhawala, together with collaborators in the lab, has developed a new simulation tool, Chrono::CRM, designed to model deformable soils and vehicle–terrain interactions with high accuracy and efficiency. Chrono::CRM leverages Smoothed …
SBEL Publishes Study on Lunar Rover Mobility with NASA and International Collaborators
The Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL) has co-authored a new paper, in collaboration with NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jiaotong University in Shanghai, and ProtoInnovations (Pittsburgh), that challenges traditional methods of testing lunar rover mobility …
SBEL Visits Komatsu North America to Strengthen Research Collaboration
The Simulation-Based Engineering Lab (SBEL) visited Komatsu North America at their Longview, Texas, facility to explore opportunities for advancing vehicle–terrain interaction research. The visit included a tour of Komatsu’s heavy equipment, including the WE2350 wheel …
SBEL Presents Rover Simulation Research at NASA Ames Workshop
Researchers from the SBEL recently presented their work at the Lunar Autonomy Mobility Pathfinder / Rover Workshop held at NASA Ames Research Center in California. The presentation highlighted a joint effort led by SBEL PhD …