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Corina Sandu is a leading researcher in multibody dynamics, vehicle system modeling, and terramechanics. Her work focuses on developing high-fidelity computational models for both wheeled and tracked vehicles operating in complex, uncertain environments. A major contribution is her pioneering approach to incorporating parametric and external uncertainties into full-vehicle simulations, as demonstrated in her highly cited 2005 paper (19 citations), which models a rigid multi-body system traversing unprepared terrain. She has also advanced the field of tracked vehicle dynamics, with a 2005 study (16 citations) that established a general multibody formulation for military and agricultural vehicles using trailing-arm suspensions and flexible-band track models. More recently, Sandu has explored innovative sensing techniques, such as using piezoelectric sensors in robot tires for surface characterization (2015, 16 citations), and has tackled the challenging problem of simultaneous optimal system and controller design for multibody systems with joint friction (2024). Her research has broad applications in military, agricultural, and space exploration vehicle design, making her a key figure in the advancement of robust, intelligent vehicle systems.