Using longitudinal methods for analysis of a short-term transportation demonstration project

This paper documents an application of panel, or longitudinal data collection in the evaluation of a TSM (Transportation Systems Management) demonstration project. The project was a four-week demonstration of staggered work hours in downtown Honolulu during February–March 1988. The 4 wave panel survey elicited commuting experiences of approximately 2,000 downtown employees at two week intervals before and during the project. The sample involved both employees who participated in the project by shifting their work hours, and those who did not. The panel survey was augmented by floating-car observations of travel times on major routes into downtown Honolulu on the same four dates.The purpose of the analysis was to determine whether employee commute times were affected, and if so, how these changes were distributed among various employee segments. Two methods were used. First, travel time changes were estimated using paired t-tests. Second, regression equations were used to estimate project time savings as a function of trip length, route, and location of residence. Results show that travel time savings due to the project were typically small, less than ten percent. Nonparticipants experienced greater savings than participants, and some segments of participants experienced longer travel times during the project. The panel method proved to be an effective way to measure project travel time impacts and shows that the method is appropriate in short time applications.Presented at the Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 7–11. 1990, Washington, D.C.     

Aggregate expenditure elasticity for transport and communication in Australia

For the purpose of estimating Engel elasticity, one needs to find the best functional form among various alternatives. In this paper, a new function, which is called the double semi-log Engel function turns out to be the best functional form for the transport and communication items in Australia on the basis of the distance function (D²) criterion, and the non-nested hypothesis testing procedure. This function is then used to estimate total expenditure elasticity, and the percentage change in consumer demand due to changes in total expenditure and total expenditure inequalities; using the 1975–76 Household Expenditure Survey data. The results of the analyses demonstrate that transport and communication is a necessary item in Australia on the basis of two criteria, viz., its elasticity is not significantly greater than unity, and the percentage change in demand increases with a decrease of the total expenditure inequality [emphasised by Iyengar (I960)]. Policy implication of the analyses has also been discussed.     

VANTAGE PDMS在WZ11—1平台详细设计中的应用

主要介绍中国海洋石油西部分公司WZ11．1平台的特点及VANTAGE PDMS三维设计软件在该平台详细设计中的成功应用。     

一种改进的基于密度和网格的高维聚类算法

提出了一种改进的基于密度和网格的高维聚类算法,并对算法有效性进行了验证.该算法通过减少样本点数量的方法达到减少稠密子空间数量.在发现高维稠密子空间时,对样本库进行精简.这些样本点的求得能有效减少求解最小聚类的时间复杂度.     

强震作用下密贴交叉组合地铁车站三维地震动响应分析

基于FLAC3D有限差分软件,建立密贴交叉组合地铁地下车站结构的三维计算模型,研究强震作用下密贴交叉组合地铁地下车站结构的三维非线性地震反应特性,并与单一浅彬深埋地铁地下车站结构的地震反应特性进行比较。研究结果表明：密贴交叉组合车站结构中,由于上下层车站相互作用影响,对上下层车站的相对水平位移均具有放大作用;上层车站的加速度放大系数小于浅埋车站,而下层车站的加速度放大系数略比深埋车站的大,且变化率较大的部位均发生在密贴交叉部位;下层车站的存在,时上层车站结构的应力有一定的消弱作用,但是由于两车站结构相互作用影响,在两车站交叉部位出现应力集中,致使交叉部位应力出现明显的放大效应。     

超高速实验车驱动方案设计及优化

研究速度在400-1000km／h的超高速实验车重接式电磁驱动方案,讨论重接式电磁驱动的电路结构和运动方程。在Maxwell3D瞬态场中搭建了驱动系统仿真模型,分析不同初始速度下,三级驱动系统受力特性和加速规律。针对系统运动特性和效率问题,提出驱动电路优化方案,使得发射体运动特性改善、效率提高。仿真结果表明：通过合理分配驱动单元,应用重接式电磁驱动的超高速实验车,可在短时间内被加速达到超高速的目标。     

CRH_3型高速动车组整流器预测电流控制仿真研究

对CRH3型高速动车组牵引传动系统采用的四象限整流器,在分析了其基本原理及其控制策略的基础上,利用Matlab/Simulink建立了一种基于预测电流控制方法的四象限脉冲整流器的仿真模型。仿真结果表明,预测电流控制方法可以保持中间直流环节电压的稳定输出,实现调压稳压的功能,并且网侧功率因数近似等于1,谐波含量较小。     

城市轨道交通APP发展现状及展望

"互联网+城市轨道交通"是轨道交通运营管理企业未来的发展趋势,移动客户端APP则是运营管理企业与乘客之间进行信息服务沟通的有效媒介。在介绍分析目前已发布的城市轨道交通官方APP和非官方APP基础上,提出基于实时数据的城市轨道交通APP信息服务系统,有效结合传统静态交通信息服务模块和动态交通信息服务模块,克服传统APP交互性弱、数据库不全面、信息发布实时性差等缺点,是未来城市轨道交通APP的发展方向。     

基于AdmiTest的CTCS-3级列控系统自动测试平台

根据CTCS-3级列控系统的特点,结合欧洲列车运行控制系统(ETCS)测试经验,研发基于通用测试平台AdmiTest的CTCS-3级列控系统自动测试平台CARSTool.CARSTool采用激励—反馈机制实现单系统或多系统的闭环测试,包含测试对象、仿真系统、链路、消息、激励、响应和测试序列等基本元素,具有线路工程数据配置、通信链路配置、站场线路配置、PI Object、仿真系统、列车运行仿真和自动测试序列7个功能模块.以郑西客运专线列控数据为例,采用CARSTool对CTCS-3级列控系统进行仿真测试.测试结果表明:通过规范化语法严格卡控测试步骤,根据CTCS-3级列控系统测试案例库以及激励—反馈信息判断测试项目的执行状态,CARSTool实现了测试计划、执行过程和测试结果的闭环处理;说明CARSTool能够实现CTCS-3级列控系统的自动测试.     

E2地震作用下减隔振桥梁的抗震设计

以某减隔振桥梁为例,建立该桥的三维有限元模型,考虑桩-土相互作用的影响,并根据混凝土和钢筋的材料特性,选取适宜的动力弹塑性本构模型,同时模拟了弹塑性减隔振球型钢支座,并采用人工拟合的3条地震动时程曲线对该桥进行了E2地震作用下的弹塑性时程分析,验算该桥在E2地震作用下的强度及变形。经过详细的验算与分析,验证了本桥设计的安全性和可靠性,并为实际工程中的非规则桥梁在E2地震作用下的抗震验算提供参考依据。