State estimation in roll dynamics for commercial vehicles

Accurate lateral load transfer estimation plays an important role in improving the performance of the active rollover prevention system equipped in commercial vehicles. This estimation depends on the accurate prediction of roll angles for both the sprung and the unsprung subsystems. This paper proposes a novel computational method for roll-angle estimation in commercial vehicles employing sensors which are already used in a vehicle dynamic control system without additional expensive measurement units. The estimation strategy integrates two blocks. The first block contains a sliding-mode observer which is responsible for calculating the lateral tyre forces, while in the second block, the Kalman filter estimates the roll angles of the sprung mass and those of axles in the truck. The validation is conducted through MATLAB/TruckSim co-simulation. Based on the comparison between the estimated results and the simulation results from TruckSim, it can be concluded that the proposed estimation method has a promising tracking performance with low computational cost and high convergence speed. This approach enables a low-cost solution for the rollover prevention in commercial vehicles.     

Travel time estimation oriented freeway sensor placement problem considering sensor failure

Optimal sensor placement on freeway corridor is of great interest to transportation authorities. However, current traffic sensors are easily subject to various failures. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate sensor failure into the optimal sensor placement model. In this article, a two-stage stochastic model is proposed for the purpose of travel time estimation on freeway corridor. To balance the effectiveness and reliability, a stochastic conditional value at risk (CVaR) model is also proposed. Since both models are too complicated, a customized genetic algorithm is developed. Numerical experiments show that considering sensor failure makes a significant performance improvement in the sensor placement pattern. Sensitivity analysis is also applied to investigate the impact of a number of allowable sensors and different traffic sensor failure probability.     

Driver behavior formulation in intersection dilemma zones with phone use distraction via a logit-Bayesian network hybrid approach

Use of cellular phone while driving is one of the top contributing factors that induce traffic crashes, resulting in significant loss of life and property. A dilemma zone is a circumstance near signalized intersections where drivers hesitate when making decisions related to their driving behaviors. Therefore, the dilemma zone has been identified as an area with high crash potential. This article utilizes a logit-based Bayesian network (BN) hybrid approach to investigate drivers' decision patterns in a dilemma zone with phone use, based on experimental data from driving simulations from the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS). Using a logit regression model, five variables were found to be significant in predicting drivers' decisions in a dilemma zone with distractive phone tasks: older drivers (50–60 years old), yellow signal length, time to stop line, handheld phone tasks, and driver gender. The identified significant variables were then used to train a BN model to predict drivers' decisions at a dilemma zone and examine probabilistic impacts of these variables on drivers' decisions. The analysis results indicate that the trained BN model was effective in driver decision prediction and variable influence extraction. It was found that older drivers, a short yellow signal, a short time to stop line, nonhandheld phone tasks, and female drivers are factors that tend to result in drivers proceeding through intersections in a dilemma zone with phone use distraction. These research findings provide insight in understanding driver behavior patterns in a dilemma zone with distractive phone tasks.     

燃料电池电动车车载甲醇重整器

对目前世界几大汽车公司研制开发的燃料电池电动汽车车载甲醇重整器加以介绍，着重讨论了重整器的设计与重整催化剂的布置。指出，甲醇重整器的效果良好，但重整器出口富氢重整气中CO的含量仍然很高，而较高浓度的CO会使燃料电池电极中毒。因此，从重整器中产生出来的重整气在进入燃料电池以前要进行净化。     

车辆排放污染的综合控制

随着我国汽车保有量急剧的增加,车辆排放污染已成为亟待解决的重要课题,控制排放污染是一个大型系统工程,文中从车辆、道路交通环境、交通管理3个方面论述了对排放污染的综合控制。     

关于哈尔滨市城市防洪工程的建设情况

简要介绍哈尔滨市城市防洪工程建设情况。     

内河航道横流对船舶航行的影响

为了使船舶能安全通过航道内的横流区域, 利用水槽进行遥控自航船模试验, 提出了内河航道横流对船舶航行横漂速度、漂角、航迹带宽度和漂距影响的经验公式, 分析了Ⅳ与Ⅴ级航道横向流速的限值范围。分析结果表明: 横流对船舶航行的影响程度主要与对岸航速成反比, 与横流的大小及区域长度成正比, 与船型大小(航道等级)成反比, 同时与驾驶员的航行经验和初始船位有关; 在限制航路航行方式过程中, Ⅳ与Ⅴ级航道对岸航速为2、3、4m·s^-1时, 可克服的一个船长内横流限值为0.48、0.58、0.70m·s^-1。     

Wind pressure distribution and wind-induced dynamic response for spatial groined latticed vaults

The wind pressure distribution and wind-induced vibration responses of long-span spatial groined latticed vaults (SGLVs) were numerically simulated, which always are ones of the most important problems in the structural wind resistance design. Incompressible visco-fluid model was introduced, and the standard k-εtwo equation model and semi-implicit method for pressure linked equation (SIMPLE) were used to describe the flow turbulence. Furthermore, the structural dynamic equation was set up, which is solved by Newmark-β method. And several sort of wind-induced vibration coefficients such as the wind-induced vibration coefficient corresponding to the nodal displacement responses and wind loads were suggested. In the numerical simulation where the SGLV consisting of the cylindrical sectors with different curved surface was chosen as the example,the influence on the relative wind pressure distribution and structural wind-induced vibration responses of the closed or open SGLV caused by such parameters as the number of cylindrical sectors, structural curvature and the ratio of rise to span was investigated. Finally, some useful conclusions on the local wind pressure distribution on the structural surface and the wind-induced vibration coefficients of SGLV were developed.     

龙城大桥钢索塔竖转施工关键技术

龙城大桥索塔为钢索塔,材质采用Q345qc和Q420qd两种钢材组焊而成。出于对高空索塔节段接缝、焊接质量问题的考虑,索塔采用了在桥面上节段组拼后进行竖转施工的技术。在竖转施工时,应考虑变形的影响及焊接对索塔偏位的影响。     

基于非线性规划法的最小阻力船型优化设计

为了获得阻力性能优良船型,以兴波阻力理论为基础,利用非线性规划法并结合CAD技术研究最小阻力船型的优化设计.以总阻力为目标函数,总阻力用兴波阻力和平板摩擦阻力之和来表达,设计变量取船型修改函数的参数,在保证必要的排水量为基本约束条件下,选取Wigley船型为初始船型,分别对船体的首部和全船线型进行优化设计.通过将改良船型的阻力性能、船体线型和基于Michell积分法的优化计算结果相比较,证实了在相同的设计参数和约束条件下,采用Rankine源法进行船型优化结果更可靠.