# 16th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS

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*Mon 2023-10-02 update*\
Pesentation Template posted [here](https://2023.istvs.org/conference/call-for-papers#presentation)
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The conference is an opportunity to present and disseminate the latest scientific and technological achievements in the field of vehicle-terrain systems.

Both representatives of science in the field of mechanical engineering, vehicles and machines, mechatronics and automation, soil science, agriculture and environmental engineering, as well as professionals from industry, business environment and government agencies for whom the issues discussed at the conference are an important merit are invited to participate. The organizers also count on the participation of students from under- and postgraduate courses.

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The intention of the organizers is to create a friendly atmosphere and comfortable conditions for holding plenary sessions, focusing on the following issues:

* soil and other deformable traction substrates including Martian and lunar regolith, snow, moschus, etc., mechanical characterization for advanced field mobility modeling as well as for minimizing the effects of soil compaction and erosion, with particular emphasis on the impact of weather factors;
* driving systems of vehicles and machines, including innovative concepts of tires, wheels, and tracks for energy-saving traction;
* propulsion systems, engines, mechatronic systems, and vetronics to meet the high requirements of individual customers as well as increasingly stringent environmental protection standards;
* issues of regolith research of celestial bodies, the moon, Mars, asteroids for practical solutions in the field of mobility, autonomous, and robotic systems;
* metrology in terramechanics, in particular new solutions for remote, autonomous measurements, using AI and maintenance-free devices and systems;
* off-road vehicle dynamics;
* manned and unmanned vehicles including off-road robots;
* issues in the field of terramechanics and vehicle-terrain systems not mentioned above.

**Jarosław Pytka**\
\&#xNAN;*Conference chair* | [*j.pytka@pollub.pl*](mailto:j.pytka@pollub.pl)\
[Faculty of Mechanical Engineering](https://wm.pollub.pl/) | [Lublin University of Technology](https://pollub.pl/)

**Michał Kuszneruk**\
\&#xNAN;*Conference registrar* | [*m.kuszneruk@pollub.pl*](mailto:m.kuszneruk@pollub.pl)\
[Lublin University of Technology](https://pollub.pl/)

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## Key dates

| Date               | Events                             |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| 14 February 2023   | Abstract submissions open          |
| 15 March 2023      | Abstract submissions close         |
| 30 March 2023      | Authors’ notification              |
| 20 April 2023      | Registration opens                 |
| 31 May 2023        | Full papers deadline               |
| 30 June 2023       | Authors’ notification              |
| 31 July 2023       | Early bird registration closes     |
| 15 August 2023     | Technical tour registration closes |
| 31 August 2023     | Reviewed papers deadline           |
| 4 October 2023     | Registration closes                |
| 11-13 October 2023 | Conference                         |

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## Organizing committee

Jarosław Pytka, *Chair*\
Aleksander Czajka\
Leszek Gardyński\
Mateusz Klepka\
Michał Kuszneruk\
Rafał Longwic\
Aleksandra Tatarynow\
Dawid Tatarynow\
Paweł Tomiło\
Gracjana Woźniak-Borawska

### Scientific committee

**Jarosław Pytka**, [Lublin University of Technology](https://www.pollub.pl/en/), Poland, *Chair*\
**Dariusz Błażejczak**, [West Pomeranian University of Technology](https://www.zut.edu.pl/EN/university.html), Poland\
**Piotr Budzyński**, [Lublin University of Technology](https://www.pollub.pl/en/), Poland\
**Schalk Els**, [University of Pretoria](https://www.up.ac.za/), South Africa\
**Rámon Gonzalez**, [robonity](https://www.robonity.com/index.html), Spain\
**Bradley Hansen**, [US Army Corps of Engineers,](https://www.usace.army.mil) U.S.A.\
**Rainer Horn**, [CAU Kiel](https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/), Germany\
**Heidi R. Howard**, [US Army Corps of Engineers,](https://www.usace.army.mil) U.S.A.\
**Genya Ishigami**, [Keio University](https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/), Japan\
**Jerzy Józwik**, [Lublin University of Technology](https://www.pollub.pl/en/), Poland\
**Thomas Keller**, [Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences](https://www.slu.se/en/), Sweden\
**Peter Kiss**, [Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences](https://www.en.uni-mate.hu), Hungary\
**József Kövecses**, [McGill University](https://www.mcgill.ca), Canada\
**George Mason**, [Mississippi State University](https://www.msstate.edu/), U.S.A.\
**Massimo Martelli**, [National Research Council](https://www.cnr.it/en), Italy\
**Lutz Richter**, [SoftServe, Inc.](https://www.softserveinc.com/en-us), Germany\
**Dror Rubinstein**, [Ariel University](https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/en/), Israel\
**Vilas M. Salokhe**, [Kaziranga University](https://www.kzu.ac.in), India\
**Corina Sandu**, [Virginia Tech](https://www.vt.edu), U.S.A.\
**Przemysław Simiński**, [University of Natural Sciences and Humanities](https://www.uph.edu.pl/en/), Poland\
**Thomas R. Way**, [USDA-ARS, National Soil Dynamics Lab](https://www.ars.usda.gov/southeast-area/auburn-al/soil-dynamics-research/), U.S.A.\
**Vladimir Vantsevich**, [Worcester Polytechnic Institute](https://www.wpi.edu), U.S.A.\
**Artur Zdunek**, [Institute of Agrophysics PAS](https://www.ipan.lublin.pl/en/), Poland

## Patronage

A honorary patronage of:

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*Thu 2023-09-14 update*\
Check out parallel session schedule [here](https://2023.istvs.org/program/overview)
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*Fri 2023-09-08 update*\
Copyright Assigment Form posted [here](https://2023.istvs.org/conference/call-for-papers#copyright-assignment-form)
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*Thu 2023-08-31 update*\
Information about the pre-conference short course is now available [here](https://2023.istvs.org/program/preconference-professional-short-course)
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*Tue 2023-08-08 update*\
We’re pleased to announce that abstracts for all full papers and abstract-only submissions have been published:\
[Full-paper submissions](https://2023.istvs.org/submissions/papers) // [Abstract-only submissions](https://2023.istvs.org/submissions/abstract-only)
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*Fri 2023-07-28 update*\
Conference early bird registration closing 2023-07-31 >> [REGISTER NOW HERE](https://2023.istvs.org/conference/registration)
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*Thu 2023-04-20 update*\
Conference and professional course registration with early bird pricing now open [here](https://2023.istvs.org/conference/registration)
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*Tue 2023-04-18 update*\
Paper template now available on the Submissions page [here](#templates)
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*Thu 2023-03-09 update*\
We are excited about two conference updates\
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**Technical tour** // [Military Institute of Automotive and Armour Technology](https://www.witpis.eu/pl/), Sulejówek, near Warsaw. The tour will include a short presentation, visiting outdoor laboratories, and a presentation of test stands and vehicles. The tour will be followed by a visit to [Kazimierz Dolny](https://www.kazimierz-dolny.pl/turystyka/), with an opportunity for sightseeing and dinner in a restaurant.\
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**Pre-conference short course — Elements of off-road vehicle design, dynamics, and terramechanics** // The Lublin conference committee has scheduled a one-day technical course to precede the conference, on October 10. Confirmed presentation on *Off-Road Vehicle Design Fundamentals* by [Dr. Zbigniew Kiernicki](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=pl\&as_sdt=2007\&as_vis=1\&q=Zbigniew+kiernicki\&btnG=), Lublin University of Technology, Poland, and other presenters to be announced.\
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~~**Deadline for submissions** // Next week, March 15.~~ [~~Submit now~~](https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=istvs2023)~~.~~\
Deadline for submissions now Thu 2023-03-30 *(updated Thu 2023-03-16)*
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