The NATO STO Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel will hold a Research Specialists' Meeting on "Novel Materials and Manufacturing in Military Vehicle Design". The in-person meeting will be held in Koblenz, Germany from 16-18 October 2024. 

The meeting is open to citizens from NATO Nations, Australia and Japan. Please note that this is an in-person only event (hybrid/virtual attendance is not possible).

This registration is for individuals who are attending the AVT-384 Research Specialists' Meeting held in conjunction with the 54^th AVT Panel Business Meeting.   

The registration deadline is 06 September 2024.

Objectives:

This meeting aims to promote the exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge among an audience of specialists and invited speakers on novel materials and manufacturing techniques in military vehicle design, particularly its ability to greatly reduce the time required to implement new materials and processes. 

Anticipated topics of discussion span ground, sea, air, and space applications and will include:

• Integration of Novel Materials into design frameworks and agile manufacturing, including characterization, experimental techniques, high temperature materials, metamaterials, multiscale materials, smart materials, and architected/hierarchical materials;
• Integration of Novel Manufacturing capabilities, including agile manufacturing, reconfigurable processes, additive manufacturing, and implications on initial operating capability timelines;
• Developments in Novel Design methods including multidisciplinary design and optimization (such as gradient-based techniques), integration of material design and manufacturing constraints, and AI/ML based generative design.

For more details about the event, please consult the meeting announcement.

 *The general information package (GIP) specifying the logistics, accommodation, travel, etc. will be visible and ready for download on this website after your registration has been validated by the AVT Panel Office. After validation, return to this page, log on with your credentials and download the GIP from the grey box below the Google Maps image.