International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems  (IJHVS)
ISSN (Online): 1741-5152  -  ISSN (Print): 1744-232X

Published in 4 issues per year  (View Subscription Price)

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   Objectives

The objectives of IJHVS are to develop, promote and coordinate the science and practice of vehicle design. It also aims to help professionals working in the field, engineering and business educators and policy-makers to contribute, to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global economy.

   Readership

Professionals and academics in the field of automotive engineering, technology and management.

   Contents

IJHVS publishes original and review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, and notes, commentaries and news. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.

   Subject Coverage

• Commercial trucks
• Vehicle combinations
• Conventional buses
• Hybrid buses
• Heavy military vehicles
• Integrated heavy vehicle systems
• Agricultural equipment
• Construction equipment
• Components
• Railway running gear components, including wheel, bearing, and brake testing and simulation
• Rail durability testing and simulation
• Rail vehicles longitudinal and lateral stability and control at high- and low-speeds
• Rail vehicles suspension and ride dynamics
• Heavy vehicles safety and human factors

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details of file formats in Author Guidelines) to Prof. M. El-Gindy, moustafa.el-gindy@uoit.ca or elgindy.moustafa@gmail.com

Please include in your submission the title of the Journal

   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Prof. M. El-Gindy
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 7K4
CANADA
moustafa.el-gindyuoit.ca

Associate Editors

Prof. Subhash Rakheja
Concordia Vehicular Ergodynamics Research Chair
Concordia University
CONCAVE Research Centre
1455 de Maisonneuve West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8
CANADA

Dr. Xiong Zhang
Senior Engineer - System Engineering
General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada
Engineering Design & Development
1991 Oxford Street East
London ON N5V 2Z7
CANADA

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Luis CastejónLu
Professor of Automotive and Transportation Engineering
University of Zaragoza
Department of Mechanical Engineering
CPS Ingenieros
50.018 Zaragoza
SPAIN

Dr. David CebonDa
Cambridge University
Engineering Dept
Trumpington St
Cambridge CB2 1PZ
UK

Mr. Robert ClarkeRo
President
Truck Manufacturers Association
1225 New York Ave
Suite 300
Washington DC 20005
USA

Dr. John De PontJo
Director of Engineering Research
TERNZ Ltd
Hera House
16 Kingston St
PO Box 106573
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND

Mr. Matt ElischerMa
Heavy Vehicles Team Leader
ARRB Group Ltd
123 Sandgate Rd
Albion QLD 4010
AUSTRALIA

Dr. Thomas D. GillespieTh
The University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2150
USA

Dr. Brian GilmoreBr
Senior Staff Engineer
Deere & Company
Advanced Systems Engineering, Product Verification & Validation
One John Deere Place
Moline FL 61265
USA

Dr. David GunterDa
Senior Research Engineer
U.S. Army
Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
Mailstop: AMSTA-TR-VP, MS#157
Warren MI 48397-5000
USA

Prof. Imtiaz HaqueIm
Clemson University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Science
102 Floor Daniel Engineering Innovation Building, Box 340921
Clemson SC 29634-0921
USA

Prof. Dr. Manfred HillerMa
Universitat-GH-Duisburg
Fachbereich Maschinenbau
Fachgebiet Mechatronik
Lotharstr. 1
47057 Duisburg
GERMANY

Prof. Matti JuhalaMa
Helsinki University of Technology
Ground Vehicle Engineering
PO Box 4300
FIN-02015 HUT
FINLAND

Dr. Andras KemenyAn
Manager, Vehicle Simulation and Perception
Renault, Direction de la Recherche
Technocentre Renault, TCR AVA 2 12 1
Avenue du Golf
78288 Guyancourt Cedex
FRANCE

Dr. Scott KimbroughSc
President
MRA Forensic Sciences
125 W. Burton Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
USA

Prof. Alejandro LozanoAl
National Polytechnic Institute
Center of Applied Science and Advanced Technology
Cerro Blanco # 41, Colinas del Cimatario
Queretaro, CP 76090
MEXICO

Prof. Giacomo MantriotaGi
Politecnico di Bari
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale
Viale Japigia 182
70126 Bari
ITALY

Prof. John J. McPheeJo
Executive Director
University of Waterloo
Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR)
Department of Systems Design Engineering
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
CANADA

Mr. Olle NordströmOl
Head
Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute (VTI)
Road and Traffic Research Group
S-581 01 Linkoping
SWEDEN

Dr. Oldrich PolachOl
Chief Engineer Dynamics
Bombardier Transportation Ltd
Zürcherstr. 41
CH-8401 Winterthur
SWITZERLAND

Prof. David ShinarDa
George Shrut Professor of Human Performance Management
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Department Industrial Engineering and Management
Beer Sheva 84105
ISRAEL

Prof. Masayoshi TomizukaMa
Cheryl and John Neerhout, Jr., Distinguished Professor and Director
University of California at Berkeley
Engineering Systems Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering
5100 B Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley CA 94720-1740
USA

Prof. Steven A. VelinskySt
University of California-Davis
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
One Shields Avenue
Davis CA 95616-5294
USA

Prof. J.Y. WongJ.
Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor
Carleton University
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mackenzie Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
CANADA

Mr. Jeffrey M. WoodsJe
Safety Standards Engineer
USDOT/NHTSA/NVS-122
400 7th St. SW
Washington DC 20590
USA

Mr. Fredrik ÖijerFr
Volvo 3P
Chassis Strategies & Vehicle Analysis
Dept. 26661, AB4S
405 08 Göteborg
SWEDEN

Prof. Dr. Yavuz Samim ÜnlüsoyYa
Middle East Technical University
Mechanical Engineering Department
06531 Ankara
TURKEY