Regulatory reform and freight mode choice

Reform of trucking Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (VWD) regulations in Canada is now underway. The effect these reforms will have on the freight transportation industry are only recently the subject of research. This paper is part of this new research effort, aimed at understanding how regulatory reform in the trucking sector will affect the existing competitive relationship between trucks and the railways. The paper presents the results of study and research into modelling the relationship between mode choice and the service characteristics that are affected by VWD reform.Using several periods of data, a series of econometric models are developed which help to elucidate the relative relationships between the mode service characteristics for both of the principal interprovincial freight modes. A technique is developed and presented to model railway user costs in order to overcome the complex and often unrepresentable pricing activities of Canadian railways.The strength of the developed econometric models is presented, including their significance and statistical reliability. This is further reinforced by the similarities exhibited by all the models in the series. The selected model is applied to predict market service responses required of the railway industry in order to compete with the trucking sector now adapting to the new regulations.The impact of the newly implemented vehicle weight and dimension reform on the rail transportation industry is analyzed and railway industry improvements aimed at maintaining its market share are presented. The results predicted by the model show that railway user cost reductions should be moderate, and likely less than the level of inflation over the period of time when trucking converts its fleet to take advantage of the new regulations.Abbreviations AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - CCMTA Canadian Conference of Motor Transport Administrators - EPI End products, inedible commodity classification - GVW Gross Vehicle Weight - NA 1988 VWD National Agreement - RTAC Roads and Transportation Association of Canada - VWD Vehicle Weight(s) and Dimension(s) - WA 1988 VWD Western Agreement     

Modeling intrametropolitan industrial location realistically

This paper compares intrametropolitan industrial location models to the process of intrametropolitan industrial location as described in the real estate and urban economic literature. It identifies seven areas where industrial location models are at odds with reality, and suggests ways to make them realistic. Specifically, it makes a case for microanalytic/stochastic/recursive/dynamic/economic industrial location models. It goes on to describe an operational model that is realistic in most respects.     

高压共轨喷油器精密偶件的泄漏分析

高压共轨电控喷油系统中，随着燃油喷射压力的大幅度提高，燃油的粘度-压力效应、粘度-温度效应凸显。作者分析了高压共轨喷油器精密偶件中的泄漏问题，得出的结论是：考虑了燃油的粘压效应、粘温效应后实际的泄漏量并不十分严重；如果考虑油液的极化效应、进口起始段的效应以及环形槽的影响，实际泄漏量可能还会减小。     

汽车系统单元化集成设计中相似性与复杂性

基于相似性科学和相似系统理论，研究了汽车系统中单元特征相似性分析方法，汽车系统相似性度量方法，相似单元设计和单元化系统集成设计中的相似性与差异性变化引起的复杂性。提出了以系统相似性度序列变化和差异性，集成设计系列化、多样化、个性化汽车产品系统新的理论方法。     

现代轿车自动变速器技术分析

自动变速器作为现代汽车传动系统中一个十分重要的总成，对车辆诸多性能的提高起着重要的作用。世界轿车自动变速器技术的发展无疑反映了当今该项技术的潮流，自动变速器技术正朝着结构多挡化、性能高效化、换挡智能化和舒适化等方向发展。     

控制稀燃汽油机NOx吸附-还原催化转化器再生过程的试验研究

针对汽油机稀薄燃烧排放控制的特殊要求,研制了一套适用于稀燃汽油机的电控节气门(ECT)系统.该系统可控制稀燃发动机周期性的短暂工作于浓混合气状态,满足NOx吸附-还原催化转化器的工作要求,降低稀燃发动机的NOx排放.并在混合气浓度改变的同时实现对点火时刻和节气门开度的连动控制,维持发动机输出功率稳定.实验结果表明,稀混合气燃烧配以NOx吸附-还原催化转化器进行排气后处理可使NOx排放最低达50×10-6,最高转化率达91%,该系统是解决稀燃及其排放问题的可行方案.     

车辆与工程机械电子液压控制的发展

简要综述了车辆与工程机械中电子液压控制的新进展和需要解决的关键技术问题。提出了实现功率传输和运动控制与综合的新方案，给出了发动机-液压传动装置-负荷最佳匹配的实现方法。以应用于上海磁悬浮高速铁路工程轨道梁运输与搬运的工程机械的计算机控制系统为背景，讨论了基于现场总线控制系统(FCS)和PCI04车载工控机的车辆计算机控制系统的设计方法。     

驾驶员稳态预瞄动态校正假说

针对汽车运动学和动力学自身的特点及驾驶员对其的理解和认识，基于预瞄跟随理论和预测控制理论，在驾驶员行为建模中作出了汽车运动学和动力学特性的分隔处理，提出了驾驶员稳态预瞄动态校正假说，并结合仿真计算和驾驶模拟器实验论证了假说的合理性和有效性。