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| HVTT11 HEAVY VEHICLE SYMPOSIUM
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| CVIAQ Technical & Regulatory Officer, Mr John Samson attended the HVTT11 Symposium in March to identify technical issues that have relevance to CVIAQ members. Mr Samson commented that it was a tremendous opportunity to be able to hear speakers from all over the world who are at the cutting edge of technology in our industry. Of great interest was the overseas experience with Performance Based Standards. It was obvious from the comments made by various speakers that the principal obstacle in the way of a successful PBS implementation was regulatory rather than technical. It is hopeful that the current work being undertaken by the National Transport Commission and the formation of a National Heavy Vehicle Regulator will go a long way towards improving the parlous state of PBS in Australia. |
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| The Symposium had something for everyone with the following topics and presentations: Note: items in bold are those that I found interesting but there are many other invaluable presentations in the sessions. |
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| Balancing competing needs - key issues | |
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Defining a sustainable balance for freight in the community - Alan McKinnon, Heriot Watt University (UK) |
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What do freight owners want? - Philip Lovel, Victorian Transport Association (AUS) |
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Freight issues in developed countries - Peter Sweatman, UMTRI (USA) |
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Freight issues in other regions - Paul Nordengen, CSIR (RSA) |
| Higher Capacity Vehicles | |
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Higher productivity freight vehicles: lessons of history - a case study of B-doubles in Australia - Bob Pearson |
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Implementation of active steering on a multiple trailer long combination vehicle - A.M.C. Odhams, R.L. Roebuck, C. Cheng and D. Cebon |
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Monitoring results of two PBS demonstration vehicles in the forestry industry in South Africa - Paul Nordengen |
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Introduction of long combination vehicles in Ontario - John R. Billing and Ron Madill |
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Using exposure based evidence to assess regulatory compliance of productivity - permitted long truck - Jonathan D. Regehr, Heannette Montufar, Peter F. Sweatman and Alan Clayton |
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Impacts of truck on road infrastructure - Bernard Jacob, Matthieu Bereni, Herve Guirau |
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What a difference a quarter-century makes: commercial motor vehicle and driver - Deborah M. Freund |
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Truck occupant protection considerations in heavy vehicle crashes - Peter Hart |
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PBS - driving safety initiatives - Sean Carlson, Mike Robertson |
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Driving situations analysis based on multi-models observer: Application of risk accident of heavy vehicle - Mohamed Bouteldja and Veronique Cerezo |
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Electronic work diary for fatigue management in Australia - Shaun Talko, Kenneth Foong and Charle A. Karl |
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Managing the risks of drowsiness in heavy vehicle drivers - Murray Johns |
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Where does the growth of road freight transport end and what can policy makers do about it? - Loes Aarts, Lori Tavasszy and Gerwin Zomer |
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Estimation of the impact of long and heavy vehicles on future European transport demand and modal split - Kees Verweij and Igor Davydenko |
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Modelling freight demand in New Zealand - John de Pong |
| Pricing | |
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Fuel tax vs. road pricing with charge collection - Olavi H. Koskinen |
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Road pricing in France: pay per kilometre eco-tax on heavy goods vehicles - Olivier Quoy and Bernard Jacob |
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Estimating the marginal cost of road wear on Australia's sealed road network - Tim Martin, Thorolf Thoresen and Matthew Clarke |
| Brakes | |
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Development of the Australian Brake Balance Code of Practice - Peter Hart |
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Harmonised method for test of brakes on heavy commercial vehicle - Maarten Johansson |
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Improving heavy vehicle emergency braking systems - Jonathan Miller and David Cebon |
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Pushing the policy boundaries: regulatory accreditation schemes, policy flexibility and option for delivery a two track regulatory system - Christopher Walker |
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Intelligent Access Program update on heavy vehicle monitoring - Chris Koniditsiotis and Charles A. Karl |
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Dynamic analysis of on-board mass data to determine tampering in heavy vehicle on-board mass systems - Lloyd David, Jonathan Bunker, Charles Karl, David Cai and Anthony Germanchev |
| Moving freight with better truck - improved safety, productivity and sustainability | |
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Safety - Jeff Potter, NTC (AUS) |
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Performance benchmarking - Anthony Germanchev, ARRB Group (AUS) |
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Productivity and efficiency - John Woodrooffe, UMTRI (USA) |
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Regulation and compliance - Barry Moore, OneMoore Consultancy (AUS) |
| The PBS experience in Australia | |
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The PBS model in Australia - Paul Sullivan, NTC (AUS) |
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Putting PBS into practice - David Anderson, PRP (AUS) |
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Manufacturers experience - Mark Johnston, Haulmark Trailers (AUS) |
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Customers experience - Tony Miller, Fonterra (AUS) |
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Road agency experience - Steve Warrell, RTA NSW (AUS) |
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Tri-drive prime movers and tyre forces - Nick Trevorrow and Luke Callaway |
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The impact of new high productivity vehicles on the wood chip transport task in the Green triangle region of Australia - Mark Brown |
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A South African Performance Based vehicle to transport steel pipes - Thomas Dessein, Frank Kienhofer and Paul Nordengen |
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Comparative performance of innovative quad-trailer combinations - Adam Ritzinger |
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Optimisation of New Zealand's heavy vehicle fleet - Neon Taramoeroa and John de Pont |
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Minimising operating costs by specifying truck based on operation statistics - Johan Wanghahl and Erik Dahlberg |
| Pavements | |
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Control theory approach for on-board estimation and monitoring of heavy vehicle dynamical tyre forces - Omar Khemoudj, Hocine Imine, Mohamed Djamai and Bernard Jacob |
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Whole life pavement performance modelling of full-depth asphalt pavements - William Goodrum and David Cebon |
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Experimental validation of unknown inputs estimation via high order sliding mode observer - Hocine Imine, Aziz Benallegue and Leonid Fridman |
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Identification of localised roughness features and their impact on vehicle durability and damage to goods - Imen Zaabar and Karim Chatti |
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Performance of articulated vehicles and road trains concerning road damage and load capacity - Klaus-Peter Glaeser |
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Results from 5 years of Swedish measurement with bridge WIM system during 2004-2008 - Lars Persson and Tomas Winnerholt |
| Environment | |
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Hybrid Truck Experience in Australia - Bram van der Schaar |
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World-first standard for engine brake noise - Neil Wong |
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Nordic assistance system for low fuel consumption of a heavy truck: advisor system - Lydie Nouveliere, Fabien-Romain Duval, Vincent Demeules, Fabrice Accary and Bernard Jacob |
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FORWARD: Fuel Optimised trailer Referring to Well Assessed Realistic Design loads - Joop P. Pauwelussen, Joreon Visscher, Menno Merts and Rens Horn |
| Vehicle design and technology | |
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Performance Based Standards and active vehicle stability systems - Marcus Coleman |
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Analysis of stability control systems for tractor-semitrailers - John Woodrooffe, Danial Blower and Paul E. Green |
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Synthesising stationary, non-gaussian wheeled vehicle vibrations - Vincent Rouillard and Michael A. Sek |
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Development of a roll-coupled hitch for truck/full-trailers - Seamus P.S. Parker and James L. Sinnett |
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An approach to assessment of the handling performance of straight trucks - John R. Billing and J. D. Patten |
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Aerodynamic possibilities for heavy road vehicles - virtual boat tail - Panu Sainio, Kimmo Killstrom and Matti Juhala |
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Reducing health and safety risks on poorly maintained and rural roads - Johan Granlund |
| Getting innovative vehicles on the road - experience from around the world | |
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Canada and the US - John Woodrooffe, UMTRI (USA) |
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Ontario experience - John Billing, NRCC (CAN) |
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European experience - Martin Salet, Rijkswaterstaat (NL) |
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Australian operators view - Paul Freestone, Freestone Transport (AUS) |
| Energy and environment - driving heavy vehicle policy, design and operations | |
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Sustainable road transport: a key component of the global economy - Jacques Marmy |
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Contribution of LHV's to EU environmental poplicy as calculated with COPERT IV - Tim Breemersch |
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Estimation of truck drag forces in roll-down testing - Peter Hart |
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The challenges of heavy vehicles - Anders Lundstron, Scania (SWE) |
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Meeting the challenge: heavy vehicle options - David Cebon, Cambridge University (UK) |
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The wider logistical perspective - Alan McKinnon, Heriot-Watt University (UK) |
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Policy options for carbon efficient heavy vehicles - Pieter Wouters, KiM (NL) |
The Symposium organisers have been kind enough to make available all of the papers, abstracts and presentation from the event. They are to be thanked for our ability to view this material. http://www.hvttconference.com/proceedings/papers/The presentations are available at: http://www.hvttconference.com/proceedings/John Samson |
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