Learning marginal-cost pricing via a trial-and-error procedure with day-to-day flow dynamics

This paper investigates the convergence of the trial-and-error procedure to achieve the system optimum by incorporating the day-to-day evolution of traffic flows. The path flows are assumed to follow an ‘excess travel cost dynamics’ and evolve from disequilibrium states to the equilibrium day by day. This implies that the observed link flow pattern during the trial-and-error procedure is in disequilibrium. By making certain assumptions on the flow evolution dynamics, we prove that the trial-and-error procedure is capable of learning the system optimum link tolls without requiring explicit knowledge of the demand functions and flow evolution mechanism. A methodology is developed for updating the toll charges and choosing the inter-trial periods to ensure convergence of the iterative approach towards the system optimum. Numerical examples are given in support of the theoretical findings.     

基于累积前景理论的城际列车分时定价研究

城际客流具有时段分布不均衡特点,表现为高峰时段一票难求而低峰时段客座率低。为均衡客流、提高城际高铁收益,选取客运通道内不同时段车次进行差别定价。考虑旅客选择行为的差异性和有限理性,采用潜在类别分析对旅客进行分类,选取票价和时段价值两个影响因素, 建立双参照点的旅客平行车次产品效用模型,以累积前景值刻画异质旅客对平行车次的出行效用。基于累积前景值构建以铁路企业收益最大,旅客广义出行费用最小的分时定价双层规划模型,设计基于灵敏度分析的启发式算法求解。最后以南宁-北海为例对高峰、非高峰时段平行列车进行实例分析,结果表明,本文提出的分时定价方法能提升收益约2.5%,且高峰、非高峰时段的客流更加均衡。     

Mitigating the effect of impact loading on a vehicle using an essentially nonlinear absorber

The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of an essentially nonlinear vibration absorber to mitigate the large accelerations transmitted to a passenger compartment of a vehicle which is subjected to shock-type transient loading at the chassis. For such problems, the induced vibration typically attains its maximum value shortly after the application of the loading; thus, it may be impossible to dissipate a major portion of the input energy prior to the occurrence of the peak response. Here, a class of absorbers possessing a form of discontinuous essential stiffness nonlinearity is employed to achieve the desired mitigation. In this paper, we apply a single vibro-impact (VI) absorber to the chassis and examine whether the resulting energy transfer mechanism is an effective way to reduce the peak value of the inertial force measured at the passenger compartment. The influence of the absorber parameters is first studied based on a practical impulsive force, and the optimal design of the absorber is then obtained. Next, an asymmetric clearance arrangement of the absorber is suggested to facilitate the mitigation. Finally, an impulsive acceleration excitation is applied to the system to examine the robustness and efficacy of the optimised absorber. Results of numerical simulations demonstrate that a properly designed VI absorber can significantly decrease the maximum inertial force at the passenger compartment, generated by external impulsive excitations.     

车市波动规律的新发展

为分析中国车市当前发展趋势，给汽车产销单位和领导机关决策提供参考，文章采用“车市波动分析法”，从宏观经济与车市波动关系入手，进行数据处理，作出车市波动图和数据表。分析研究后得出以下结论：中国车市2009年底已进入“第6次扩张高峰期”，达到创纪录的新水平，但后继波动恐难避免。文章根据中国车市发展实际提出波形组成内容变化新建议。     

一种解决OFDM信号功率降额问题的子载波预留方法

针对OFDM信号功率降额问题,提出一种新的子载波预留方法。该方法利用谷值补偿算法改善OFDM信号的立方度量性能,并使用动态峰值削减算法降低OFDM信号的峰均功率比,同时对原有迭代过程进行简化,合理地控制计算开销。与传统的功率降额处理方法相比,本方法能更高效地降低系统峰均功率比,更好地控制立方度量性能。仿真和分析表明,该方法很好地解决了OFDM信号功率降额问题。     

Spatial impacts of road pricing: Accessibility, regional spillovers and territorial cohesion

Road pricing policies are gaining prominence in EU countries. These policies have positive impacts leading to mobility patterns which are socially and environmentally more desirable, but they also have negative impacts. One negative impact is to be found in regional accessibility, due to the increase in generalized transport costs. This study presents a methodology based on accessibility indicators and GIS to assess the accessibility impacts of a road pricing policy. The methodology was tested for the Spain’s road network considering two road pricing scenarios. It enables not only the more penalized regions to be identified but also negative road pricing spillover effects between regions. These effects are measured in terms of accessibility changes occurring in one region produced by charges implemented in another region. Finally, the study of accessibility disparities (by calculating inequality indexes for each of the scenarios considered), provides policymakers with useful information regarding the impact of road pricing policies from the point of view of territorial cohesion.     

不同类型交通需求管理实践与探索——以深圳市为例

交通需求管理是大城市交通政策的重要组成部分,提出了基于实施难易影响因素的交通需求管理措施分类,总结了深圳从20世纪90年代中期开始相继实施的一系列相对较易实施的交通需求管理措施情况,分析展望需进一步考虑的交通需求管理措施。针对交通拥挤收费这一较难及重大的需求管理措施,回顾了深圳探索性研究拥挤收费方案,包括交通拥挤收费总体调控目标、收费区域范围、收费模式与时段、收费系统技术选型等,分析了实施面临的困难,并提出了实施突破与替代的建议。     

CRCP路面裂缝间传荷能力影响评价

文章基于山东烟威高速公路连续配筋混凝土路面的基本结构参数,利用FWD实测CRCP路面不同破坏等级的裂缝间传荷系数,建立了三维有限元分析模型,分析了裂缝间不同传荷能力对CRCP路面临界应力的影响规律,并得到了CRCP路面最大应力与裂缝间传荷能力的关系式。     

基于货主偏好的中欧班列定价与补贴机制研究

针对中欧班列发展过程中的补贴政策有效性问题,本文立足于高、低值货主在运输价格和运营平台服务质量偏好上的差异,考虑补贴货主运价和补贴平台公司运营成本两种补贴方式,构建由政府、运营平台和货主组成的三级博弈模型,分别求解统一定价补贴机制和差异化定价补贴机制下各主体的最优决策信息。通过对比不同情形下货主订购量、消费者剩余,以及政府补贴额度的差异探究各补贴方式和定价补贴机制的适用范围,并结合实际进行数值分析。结果表明：在差异化定价补贴机制下,补贴运价能够比补贴运营成本给低货值货主带来更多消费者剩余;当货主的价格敏感系数低于特定临界值时,补贴既无法给政府带来补贴绩效也不能使该部分货主产生订购量,故可考虑取消该部分货主的补贴。此外还发现,当运营平台的单位运输成本满足一定条件时,采用差异化的定价补贴机制可在不降低货主订购量和消费者剩余的基础上实现“补贴退坡”效果。     

以圆弧参数为设计变量的车轮型面优化数学模型研究

在分析圆弧型车轮型面几何特点的基础上,提出用4段圆弧描述车轮型面与钢轨的接触部分.以4段圆弧中两端圆弧的半径和两中间圆弧的圆心坐标为设计变量,以轮轨磨耗、临界速度和轮轨横向力为目标函数,以满足对最大接触应力、脱轨系数、滚动疲劳因子、临界速度和轮轨横向力的要求为约束条件,建立圆弧型车轮型面多目标优化模型.以欧洲时速200 km标准铁路客车为例,采用给出的车轮型面多目标优化模型对其车轮型面进行优化.结果表明:车轮型面经1次优化的车辆运行在半径为3 000m的曲线线路上时一位轮对车轮的总磨耗指数下降约15％,但车辆的临界速度仅为75 m· s-1;通过调整设计变量的取值范围,进行车轮型面优化,得到最优车轮型面Wheel_ Opt,采用此车轮型面的车辆在同样线路上一位轮对车轮的总磨耗指数下降约12％,临界速度提高至105.9m· s-1.