On Behalf of

The International Forum for Road Transport Technology (IFRTT)

June 18 to 22, 2006— University Park, PA, USA

The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, a university transportation center in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, will be hosting the 9th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on behalf of the International Forum for Road Transport Technology. The wide-ranging scope of the symposium provides a broad platform for contributions from various disciplines involved in aspects of vehicle technology, vehicle-infrastructure interaction, safety, policy and regulations. It promotes discussion and sharing of ideas on a wide array of topics concerning heavy vehicles by assembling an international group of researchers, regulatory authorities, and industry leaders in the field of transportation. The theme of the 9th  Symposium is Vehicles-Roads-Regulations: Crossing the Bridges. It will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University’s main campus, University Park, from June 18 to 22, 2006. For more information, including registration please visit the Symposium website:  http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/9ishvwd.

Topics

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Vehicle-road and vehicle-bridge interaction

Mathematical modeling and computer simulation

Laboratory and field testing

Vehicle suspension design and control

Vehicle dynamics

Vehicle aerodynamics

Tire characteristics

Road roughness and ride quality

Exterior and interior noise

Intelligent vehicle systems

Active and passive safety

Emissions, fuel efficiency, and effects on the environment

Alternative fuels and hybrid powertrain technologies

Rail transportation

New vehicle configurations

Ergonomics and human factors

Crashworthiness

Life-cycle cost and operational issues

Performance-based standards

Policies and regulations

Paper Submission

Abstracts must be submitted online in PDF or MS Word format through the Abstract Submission Form on the Symposium website. The abstract should be limited to a maximum of 300 words.

All abstracts and papers should be in English. All papers submitted for the symposium should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication. Final acceptance for presentation and publication will be based on a peer review of the full-length paper.

Also, feel free to contact the Organizing Committee by e-mail at 9ISHVWD@psu.edu.