网络电话技术及应用

网络电话技术完全不同于传统的通信技术,是新的、纯粹的网络技术的应用,与IP电话也有本质的区别.概述当前的网络电话技术及相关的技术协议、标准,介绍3种网络电话应用软件特点及使用方法,并对网络电话的未来发展进行展望.     

Tradable emission permit system for urban motorists: The neo-classical standard model revisited

This article deals with the feasibility of a tradable emission permit system (TEPs) for urban motorists. The objective is to develop a new microeconomic theoretical model to reduce urban pollution. We suppose that the city's regulating authority sets up a tradable emission permit system based on the number of kilometres covered by private cars. By the use of a Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) function, we determine the equilibrium under an environmental constraint and analyse the effects of a TEPs on social welfare. The aim is to find the optimal quantity of permits leading to the desired environmental objective. The analytical and numerical results of the model show the instrument's feasibility and efficiency. An important variable in the model must be taken into account: the knowledge of environmental damage. This variable will clearly influence the tool's success.     

Assessment of policies and detection of unintended effects: Guiding principles for the consideration of methods and tools in policy-packaging

Single policies or entire policy packages are often assessed using different methods aiming at a quantification of effects as well as the detection of undesired outcomes. The knowledge of potential impacts is essential to take informed policy actions. Hence, there is a constant need for efficient assessment approaches to support policy decision-making. A broad range of such assessment methods is used in policymaking. Some of them are using quantitative data; others are characterized by qualitative information, observations or opinions. Practical experiences with transport policy prove that these methods all have their pros and cons, but none of them are able to detect the full range of effects. This leads to important questions this article deals with, such as what are the strengths and limitations of the different tools and methods for assessing impacts, and how should different approaches be integrated into the policymaking processes?We analyze the ability of assessment methods to detect different kinds of intended and unintended effects, and introduce the concepts of structurally open (mainly qualitative) and structurally closed (mainly quantitative) methods. It is argued that these concepts support making the pros and cons of the tools and methods more explicit and, thus, allow integrating the different tools and methods into the process of policy packaging. Based on a policy package example, we provide practical recommendations on how to integrate different assessment methods adequately and show that both quantitative and qualitative tools should be used in different phases of the process. The main recommendation is to alternate the application of assessment methods with structurally open methods used in the beginning and the end of the policymaking process and applying structurally closed methods in between.     

Transport network criticality metrics: a comparative analysis and a guideline for selection

ABSTRACT

Transport network criticality analysis aims at ranking transport infrastructure elements based on their contribution to the performance of the overall infrastructure network. Despite the wide variety of transport network criticality metrics, little guidance is available on selecting metrics that are fit for the specific purpose of a study. To address this gap, this study reviews, evaluates and compares seventeen criticality metrics. First, we conceptually evaluate these metrics in terms of the functionality of the transport system that the metrics try to represent (either maintaining connectivity, reducing travel cost, or improving accessibility), the underlying ethical principles (either utilitarianism or egalitarianism), and the spatial aggregation considered by the metrics (either network-wide or localised). Next, we empirically compare the metrics by calculating them for eight transport networks. We define the empirical similarity between two metrics as the degree to which they yield similar rankings of infrastructure elements. Pairs of metrics that have high empirical similarity highlight the same set of transport infrastructure elements as critical. We find that empirical similarity is partly dependent on the network’s topology. We also observe that metrics that are conceptually similar do not necessarily have high empirical similarity. Based on the insights from the conceptual and empirical comparison, we propose a five-step guideline for transport authorities and analysts to identify the set of criticality metrics to use which best aligns with the nature of their policy questions.     

浅谈运营船舶脱硫改造设计

IMO对全球区域船舶限硫排量要求的生效期限日益临近,船东需提前了解减排方法并采取应对措施。文章浅谈基于Intergraph Smart平台船舶废气脱硫系统的设计流程,并对脱硫改造在三维软件中的设计要点进行归纳与研究。     

完整街道扫描仪:智慧城市人居环境感知新技术

完整街道扫描仪以"连通"为目的构建,以移动载具的形式在未来城市的路网中部署、载人运行,借助其上搭载的传感器、车联网功能扩展出对交通流、街道环境、行人进行扫描、记录、分析、影响的能力,成为一种面向未来智慧城市的人居环境感知系统。当完整街道扫描仪成规模部署后,其作用将不仅限制于交通领域,还将深入参与进共享经济、数据安全、城市发展规划,有潜力成为一种新的经济发展模式。本文聚焦从单车智能到人居环境智能的城市管理智能化维度需求演变,从未来交通管理、未来城市管理与数字经济产业支撑三个方向对完整街道扫描仪满足未来智慧城市的需求进行阐述。同时,也总结出了完整街道扫描仪的原型系统概念模型,以及已搭建进行的示范应用。     

高端线材铁路运输装载防护实践

铁路运输线材采用的运输装载加固方式不当会导致产品外包装破损,甚至线材产品表面划伤,严重影响高端线材产品的工厂使用,针对帘线钢盘条铁路运输装载防护问题进行了研究,对现有运输中产品外包装形式、端面侧面防护及加固材料等提出相应的解决方案,以满足更多钢铁高端线材铁路运输安全、稳定、高效的需求。     

美国铁路煤炭运输

介绍美国铁路煤炭运输的发展概况与产销特点：煤炭资源丰富,产地集中,消费的地域集中度不高,但其产业集中度很高。煤炭运输的产销特点决定了美国铁路煤炭的运输组织方式以单元列车为主,技术装备配置以煤炭客户自备车为主。其煤炭运价分为公布运价和合同运价,当燃油价格超过基准价格时,美国铁路运输公司收取燃油附加费。由于煤炭运输市场竞争充分,煤炭供求双方具备强大的市场谈判能力,因此美国铁路煤炭运输的收入率较低。     

电子商务在铁路集装箱运输中的应用

分析电子商务在铁路集装箱运输中应用的必要性,并对铁路集装箱运输电子商务功能进行阐述,指出只有实现商务单证的电子化和费用支付的电子化才能实现真正意义上的电子商务,并论述铁路集装箱运输应用电子商务的优点。