The effectiveness of a European speed limit versus an international bunker-levy to reduce CO2 emissions from container shipping

In the fight to reduce CO₂ emissions from international shipping, a bunker-levy is currently under consideration at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Faced with the inability of the IMO to reach an agreement in the short term, the European Commission is now contemplating a unilateral measure of a speed limit for all ships entering European Union (EU) ports. This paper argues that this measure is counterproductive for two reasons. Firstly, because it may ultimately generate more emissions and incur a cost per ton of CO₂ which is more than society is willing to pay. Secondly, because it is sub-optimal compared to results obtained if an international bunker-levy was to be implemented. These elements are illustrated using two direct transatlantic services operated in 2010.     

混合对转推进系统设计与实船应用研究

为全面深入了解混合对转推进系统实船安装对船舶性能影响,为数值仿真和性能预报提供实船参考数据,以集装箱运输船为应用对象,提出了一种把吊舱推进器集成在挂舵臂上的混合对转推进系统(CRP-POD),详细阐述了CRP-POD的系统构成、工作模式和电气控制系统实船设计方案。通过实船试验和运行数据分析,安装混合对转推进系统的船舶与同系列安装常规推进系统的船舶相比,特定航行工况下航速有2~3%的提升、回转能力有所降低、航向稳定性上优于常规船。     

Extracting driving characteristics from heavy goods vehicle tachograph charts

European Union regulations require haulage companies of member states like the UK to keep records of their drivers’ hours of work. All heavy goods vehicles (HGV's) over 7.5 tonnes are fitted with tachographs which record a driver's operating activities (periods of driving, other work and rest). These records are etched onto a laminated chart by various styli, one of which records the vehicle's speed. This paper describes the development and testing of a new technique for extracting individual driving characteristics from the speed trace of an HGV tachograph chart to calculate four parameters: distance travelled, average speed, time travelled and speed variability.

The average speed, time travelled and speed variability were analysed statistically using one‐way analysis of variance tests. Speed variability was found to be particularly useful for identifying differences between individual driver's behaviour. Once differences in behaviours can be identified it may be possible to link certain driving habits to factors such as component wear, accident rates and excessive fuel usage.     

The pros and cons of Intelligent Speed Adaptation as a restrictive measure for serious speed offenders

In 2011 in the Netherlands a field operational test was performed to investigate the possibility of using restrictive Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) as a penalty system for serious speed offenders. This paper presents the overall results of the research focusing on the pros and cons of the use of ISA as a restrictive measure for serious speed offenders, and on the preconditions for deployment. The results showed that the ISA systems tested have a huge effect on driver behavior and have the potential to improve road safety by reducing the level of speeding, mean speed, as well as the standard deviation of speed. However, there are also cons: the behavioral change in driving behavior was only temporary. In addition the tested technology proved too easy to override, raised issues of equity, and a substantial back office is required when implementing the system for serious speed offenders.     

Operating cost based cruise speed reduction for ground delay programs: Effect of scope length

Ground delay programs typically involve the delaying of aircraft that are departing from origin airports within some set distance of a capacity constrained destination airport. Long haul flights are not delayed in this way. A trade-off exists when fixing the distance parameter: increasing the ‘scope’ distributes delay among more aircraft and may reduce airborne holding delay but could also result in unnecessary delay in the (frequently observed) case of early program cancellation. In order to overcome part of this drawback, a fuel based cruise speed reduction strategy aimed at realizing airborne delay, was suggested by the authors in previous publications. By flying slower, at a specific speed, aircraft that are airborne can recover part of their initially assigned delay without incurring extra fuel consumption if the ground delay program is canceled before planned. In this paper, the effect of the scope of the program is assessed when applying this strategy. A case study is presented by analyzing all the ground delay programs that took place at San Francisco, Newark Liberty and Chicago O’Hare International airports during one year. Results show that by the introduction of this technique it is possible to define larger scopes, partially reducing the amount of unrecovered delay.     

新的改性沥青设备与加工技术

通过对沥青改性方法的研究 ,基于提高改性沥青单位小时产量的目的 ,探索出利用高速剪切和二次泵技术实施沥青改性。这种加工技术突破了以往沥青改性采用的“胶体磨”技术 ,适用范围广 ,可加工不同种类的改性沥青 ;采用该种加工技术提高了生产效率 ,产品的技术指标满足甚至超过规范要求。通过研制出的改性沥青生产设备制备出 PE、SBS、化学网构改性沥青等 ,而且将这几种改性沥青已应用于实体工程。     

数据挖掘技术在轿车白车身装配偏差溯源中的应用

提出一种将数据挖掘技术与装配工艺知识相融合的白车身装配尺寸偏差源快速诊断方法。该方法采用最大树法对测量得到的大量分散孤立的多维尺寸数据进行相似性聚类,通过多元统计分析进行偏差模式识别,以偏差主模式为基础提取相关产品、工艺、工装等深层知识,通过构造诊断决策树实现对白车身装配过程尺寸偏差源的快速诊断。实际应用表明,该方法有利于缩小问题空间,提供有效的诊断决策支持;能够克服单纯数据分析导致的偏差源误判与漏判,可快速准确地找到偏差源。     

倒档齿轮滚齿加工齿圈径向跳动超差的分析与改进

针对倒挡齿轮齿圈径向跳动超差的状况分析其原因，提出了相应的改进措施。通过一系列改进和夹具调整，排除了倒挡齿轮齿圈径向跳动不稳定的波动，提高了切齿后的质量。     

140客位沿海单体高速客船

阐述了１４０客位沿海单体高速客船的主要要素,主要技术性能,型线特征,结构特点,总布置等,并论述了本船设计特点。     

基于MSC与UPPAAL的高铁跨界临时限速建模与验证

临时限速服务器是高铁列控系统的重要组成部分,其不仅要校验CTC下发的临时限速命令,还要与相邻调度台临时限速服务器之间进行频繁的信息交互,因此对其安全性和实时性要求也更苛刻。为了满足高铁列控系统对其运行的要求,采用时间自动机理论和消息顺序图(MSC)相结合的方法,首先建立跨界临时限速命令的MSC模型和时间自动机子模型,再利用UPPAAL验证工具对形式化语法BNF描述的时间自动机子模型属性进行验证。根据仿真验证结果确认了跨界临时限速信息的安全性和受限活性,为进一步开发临时限速服务器功能提供了重要的依据。