Preface

Abstract

International Conference “Actual Issues of Mechanical Engineering–2020” was successfully held at Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) on 27-29 October, 2020. Because of the travel restrictions and to avoid public gathering, it was decided to hold the conference online. This gave participants from across Russia an opportunity to present their reports despite the lockdown. The geography of AIME–2020 includes the researchers from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Ufa, Irkutsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov, Bryansk and other Russian cities.AIME–2020 became a scientific forum to discuss various issues of mechanical engineering, such as: automotive and locomotive engineering, farming machinery, water transport, special purpose civil and military vehicles. Researchers and practitioners presented their papers on construction equipment, reaction engines, power and heat generators, machinery manufacturing automation, and machinery lifecycle management. After careful reviewing, 80 papers were accepted for publication.Due to the complicated epidemiological situation and the travel restrictions applied by the Russian Government, the conference was held remotely. The work of the sections was organized in a video conference mode, where the most relevant reports selected by the organizing committee of the conference were presented using the Cisco Webex platform (https://www.webex.com/downloads.html). The traditional 15-minute time limit on speeches was preserved. The attendance for virtual participation without the report and without the opportunity to participate in discussion with the voice was free of charge. However, all participants could take their part in the discussion via moderators.List of Editorial Board, Programme Committee and Organizing committee are available in the pdf.