# 7453 / The Impact Of Changes In The River Regime On The Mobility Of Off-Road Vehicles ## Authors Marian Rybansky, Filip Dohnal, Martin Hubacek, Jaromir Capek, and Vladimir Kovarik {% hint style="info" %} Paper presented at ISTVS 2024 | 21st International and 12th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the ISTVS\ Keywords: off-road vehicle; military vehicle; vehicle wading; water regime changes; hydrological transformation; river depth; flow velocity; river bed characteristics\ {% endhint %} ## Abstract The mobility of off-road vehicles, especially military vehicles, integrated rescue system vehicles and civilian vehicles in an open terrain where it is necessary to cross rivers, is dependent on the current hydrological conditions and technical parameters of the vehicles. In addition, we can also calculate the ability of drivers to maneuver the vehicle while crossing water courses. The article describes the methodology for determining the parameters of changes in the depth and speed of the water flow and also includes the results of testing the ability to wade through water bodies or overcome them by swimming amphibious vehicles. The mentioned classification of changes in the characteristics of water courses is important for a better understanding of the influence of watercourses on the mobility of vehicles in open terrain outside the road network. *** Full paper purchase: \ ISTVS members receive three complimentary papers per year: --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://2024.istvs.org/submissions/papers/7453.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.