 The Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel held its Fall Panel Business Week (PBW) from 7th to 11th of October 2013 at the Riga Technical University (RTU). More than 250 engineers, scientists, industry and government representatives from 21 out of 28 NATO Nations, plus one Partner Nation, attended the 2013 Fall PBW of the AVT Panel.
“Each and every participant of this NATO event is making an impact on the performance of the Alliance”, highlighted the Chairman of the AVT Panel, Dr.-Ing. Dennis Goege, during his speech at the Opening Ceremony. Furthermore, he expressed his sincere appreciation to the Host Nation Latvia and its Representatives: “The NATO community is thankful for the opportunity to work on our common goals in Latvia”. Mr. Veiko Spolitis, the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, stated in his speech: “We are proud to host the AVT community since their work directly supports the soldiers in their operations”.
Overall, 38 AVT Technical Teams including Task Groups, Program Committees and Exploratory Teams held their team meetings during the week. Furthermore, two AVT events were hosted during the AVT Meeting Week - the AVT-211 Workshop on “Understanding Failure Mechanisms Of Composites For Sustaining and Enhancing Military Systems Structures” and the AVT-224 Workshop on ”Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Polymer Based Composites In Military Vehicles”. The objectives of these two workshops were to identify opportunities to better support military systems made of fiber-reinforced polymer composites and to learn whether new weapon systems or new capabilities can be developed with the application of such materials. A second objective was to identify advanced nondestructive evaluation techniques that are applicable for inspection of composites and a discussion of their potential for maintenance of military platforms. Both Workshops were very successful events during this 32nd PBW (see related separate web articles).
The topic spectrum of AVT technical activities ranges from mechanical systems, structures, materials to performance, stability & control analyses as well as propulsion and power systems of new and ageing systems. All these areas were covered by the technical team meetings for vehicles and systems in the land, sea, air and space domain. Amongst many other topics, technical teams worked on technologies such as “Optimizing Hull Forms of Sea Vehicles for Best Performance in a Sea Environment”, “Evaluation of Prediction Methods for Ship Maneuvering and Control”, “Assessment of Volcanic Ash Effects on Military Platforms”, “Recent Developments In Noise Reduction Technologies Applied To Military Vehicles and Platforms”,“ Munitions Related Contamination – Source Characterization, Fate and Transport”, “Application of Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification to Military Vehicle Design”, “Assessment of Predictive Capabilities for Aerothermodynamic Heating of Hypersonic Systems” and “Gas Turbine Engine Test Cell Instrumentation”.
The 32nd Panel Business Week was an overall success and the work of the technical teams once again showed the high value of the NATO Science and Technology Environment.
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