Data Fusion-Based Traffic Density Estimation and Prediction

Traffic congestion has become a major challenge in recent years in many countries of the world. One way to alleviate congestion is to manage the traffic efficiently by applying intelligent transportation systems (ITS). One set of ITS technologies helps in diverting vehicles from congested parts of the network to alternate routes having less congestion. Congestion is often measured by traffic density, which is the number of vehicles per unit stretch of the roadway. Density, being a spatial characteristic, is difficult to measure in the field. Also, the general approach of estimating density from location-based measures may not capture the spatial variation in density. To capture the spatial variation better, density can be estimated using both location-based and spatial data sources using a data fusion approach. The present study uses a Kalman filter to fuse spatial and location-based data for the estimation of traffic density. Subsequently, the estimated data are utilized for predicting density to future time intervals using a time-series regression model. The models were estimated and validated using both field and simulated data. Both estimation and prediction models performed well, despite the challenges arising from heterogeneous traffic flow conditions prevalent in India.     

高压互锁故障导致纯电动汽车不能上高压诊断分析

随着新能源汽车保有量不断增长,纯电动汽车日益普及,其故障诊断与维修也就越来越重要。文章通过长安CS15EV车型不能上高压故障,分析了高压互锁的作用及其相关故障检测诊断的方法。     

公路纵面视距行车安全性分析

驾驶员应有足够的视距来判断运行车辆前方环境发生的变化,如交通状况、道路线形组合形式及沿线景观设计等,以便采取相应措施确保汽车安全行驶。文章从道路纵面竖曲线设计原理出发,讨论了汽车安全行驶的条件,推导出停车视距与竖曲线设计长度、变坡角的关系,同时结合某高速公路安全性评价,对事故多发路段提出了合理化建议。     

我国北方地区路基翻浆产生的原因及处理方法

路基翻浆是北方地区的常见病害,从土质、温度、水分、行车荷载四个方面分析了翻浆产生的原因,并阐述了对应的防治措施,以消灭翻浆产生的根源,保证路基施工顺利进行.     

某轻型客车悬架匹配变更技术可行性分析

以某轻型客车由原来的独立后悬架匹配钢板板簧非独立后悬架技术可行性分析为例,对悬架匹配变更涉及的整车布置、零部件设计及悬架工作行程进行技术可行性分析.     

机车车辆继电器和接触器可靠性试验及其成本研究

传统的机车车辆电器可靠性概念局限于型式试验,脱离了可靠性的真正意义,没有量化的数据指标,认为提高机车车辆电器的可靠性,会大幅度增加产品成本,影响企业经济效益。分析铁路机车车辆电器可靠性研究的现状和必要性,介绍机车车辆继电器和接触器可靠性要求及试验方法,分析改进机车车辆电器可靠性成本和效益的关系。     

公路隧道交通量的预测及分析

公路隧道交通量的预测对隧道通风系统的节能以及降低隧道运营成本有很重要的意义。分别利用多元统计分析法和BP神经网络两种方法对公路隧道交通量进行了预测,并对两类预测数据进行分析比较,得出了多元统计分析法适用于车流量少而且稳定的公路隧道的预测,而BP神经网络法则适用于车流量大而且不稳定的公路隧道的预测的结论。     

Gauging interventions for sustainable travel: A comparative study of travel attitudes in Berlin and London

So-called ‘soft’ policy instruments that respond to the psychological aspects of travel are regularly acknowledged as necessary complements to ‘hard’ infrastructure investments to effectively promote sustainable travel in cities. While studies investigating subjective orientations among travellers have proliferated, open questions remain including the role of recent technological advances, the expansion of alternative mobility services, locally specific mobility cultures and residential selection. This paper presents the methods, results and policy implications of a comparative study aiming to understand mobility attitudes and behaviours in the wider metropolitan regions of Berlin and London. We specifically considered information and communication technology (ICT), new types of mobility services such as car sharing, electric cars and residential preferences. In each region, we identified six comparable segments with distinct attitudinal profiles, socio-demographic properties and behavioural patterns. Geocoding of the home address of respondents further revealed varying contextual opportunities and constraints that are likely to influence travel attitudes. We find that there is significant potential for uptake of sustainable travel practices in both metropolitan regions, if policy interventions are designed and targeted in accordance with group-specific needs and preferences and respond to local conditions of mobility culture. We identify such interventions for each segment and region and conclude that comparative assessment of attitudinal, alongside geographical, characteristics of metropolitan travellers can provide better strategic input for realistic scenario-building and ex-ante assessment of sustainable transport policy.     

汽车可靠性分析概述

汽车可靠性涉及汽车设计、试验、制造、运输、贮存、使用及车辆维护等内容,是汽车产品性能的重要指标之一。汽车可靠性分析在可靠性研究中扮演着重要角色[1],在此基础上,文章首先梳理了国内外汽车的可靠性发展历程;其次,对不同的可靠性分析方法进行了介绍;然后,对汽车可靠性设计进行了简要说明;最后,文章对我国汽车可靠性现状进行了总结与展望。     

Democratization of Coastal Zone Decision Making for Indigenous Australians: Insights from Stakeholder Analysis

Community participation has become something of an orthodoxy within natural resource management. In the absence of an explicit strategy for democratization and capacity-building the notion of community participation is potentially meaningless and its application likely to mask decisions made in the interests of elite groups. This article examines the shortcomings of participatory processes in coastal resource management and seeks to identify and overcome constraints to democratization and capacity-building for Indigenous Australians. Using two coastal catchments in Central Queensland as a case study, we explore relations of power among stakeholders using Stakeholder Analysis to provide a platform for more effective deliberative participation by this group of stakeholders. Discussion of the specific barriers to participation identified by Aboriginal stakeholders will demonstrate the need to adopt notions of capacity-building that focus not only on the attributes of the individual stakeholder that might facilitate their participation, but on the characteristics also of the decision-making environment.