An empirical investigation on consumers’ intentions towards autonomous driving

Major steps towards implementation of autonomous and connected transport are being taken nowadays. The trend of automation technology being used in vehicles by the most important vehicle manufacturing industries is expected to move closer to high or fully Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) through technological advancements in sectors of robotics and artificial intelligence. Vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities are planning to be available on market, in full scale, in the next years. In the longer term substantial benefits are mainly expected for accessibility to transport, safety, traffic flow, emissions, fuel use and comfort. All these potential societal benefits will not be achieved unless AVs are accepted and used by a critical mass of people. Addressing these challenges, this paper: (a) proposes a technology acceptance modelling process by extending the original Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to explain and predict consumers’ intensions towards AVs, (b) based on the proposed TAM-extended framework, a 30-question survey was conducted in order to investigate the factors influencing consumers’ intensions to use and accept AVs. Results show that the constructs of perceived usefulness, perceived ease to use, perceived trust and social influence, are all useful predictors of behavioral intentions to have or use AVs, with perceived usefulness having the strongest impact. The insights derived from this study could significantly contribute to ongoing research related to technology acceptance of AVs and are expected to allow automobile industries to improve their design and technology.     

硬岩掘进机刀具防护技术

硬岩掘进机（TBM）的施工中，尽量减少刀具异常损坏是降低刀具消耗成本的重要途径。造成刀具异常损坏的原因很多，地质条件是其中最为重要、最难应对的因素。为对凸出刀盘面板的滚刀采取保护，在滚刀前方以及左右两侧增加防冲击保护台，尽量减少滚刀完全暴露在刀盘外的部分，以此来减弱不规则掌子面以及大石块对刀具的冲击。介绍了保护台的形状、材质和高度，实施效果良好。     

模块化电液转辙机的设计与实现

详细介绍了一种模块化设计的电液转辙机的工作原理及结构,主要包括一体式液压总成模块、传动锁闭模块和表示接点模块3部分,各模块间通过特定的机械接口联接完成转辙机转换、锁闭、表示等功能,具有结构紧凑、易于拆装维护、高稳定性等诸多优点。     

An inference engine for smartphones to preprocess data and detect stationary and transportation modes

A smartphone can be utilized as a cost-effective device for the purposes of intelligent transportation system. To detect the movement and the stationary statuses in the motorized and non-motorized modes, this study develops a new inference engine, including two sets of rules. The first sets of rules are defined by the related thresholds on the features of smartphone sensors while the second sets are extracted from the human knowledge to improve the results of the first rules. The experimental results reveal that by utilizing Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors in the proposed inference engine, it is possible to save 40% energy in comparison with the previous research. Moreover, this engine increases the accuracy of the motorized mode detection to 95.2% and determines the stationary states in motorized mode with 97.1% accuracy.     

一种沉井潜入式竖井掘进机结构设计与研究

为解决传统竖井施工中机械化程度低、人力消耗大、安全风险高等问题，研发了一种沉井潜入式竖井掘进机。该掘进机可以实现开挖、出渣、支护同步作业，自动、高效施工。针对沉井潜入式竖井掘进机的相关结构进行研究： 1）系统阐述沉井潜入式竖井掘进机的结构组成和工作原理； 2）基于受力特性和运动特性，分别对其工作装置进行力学特性分析和运动学特性分析，构建其运动学分析简易模型； 3）采用有限元法对关键部件进行静强度分析，得到其对应的应力云图和变形量云图，验证关键部件在强度和刚度方面符合设计要求； 4）基于虚拟样机技术对其关键部件以及关键位置处进行运动学研究和动力学研究，得到其位移和受力曲线图。结果表明： 该竖井掘进机结构设计、力学特性分析以及运动学分析合理，有限元法和虚拟样机技术运用可行。     

面向船舶分段建造的智能胎架布置坐标快速确定方法

针对胎架布置过程中耗时耗力,浪费大量物资的问题,提出一种面向船舶分段建造的智能胎架布置坐标快速确定方法。首先,构建船体分段面密度模型,并求解其质心;然后,在胎架轨道和最大支撑载荷的约束条件下,确定胎架最优平面点位坐标;其次,通过拟合船体分段外板的曲面模型,以平面点位坐标及胎架活络头接触角度为条件,确定胎架与外板的接触点;最后,通过坐标换算方法,获取各胎架定位高度,确定胎架布置坐标。 本文选用某典型分段为对象,详细阐述确定胎架布置坐标的确定过程 ,实验结果表明该方法能够减少胎架数量、缩短布置时间。     

一种新型一体化船用离心通风机的设计计算和试验验证

针对实船通风机尺寸大、安装困难的问题,本文提出了一种新型离心通风机结构。通过叶片、蜗壳和电机等通风机关键部件的一体化融合设计,大大降低了设备尺寸。数值计算和样机试验结果表明,在尺寸优化的情况下,新研离心通风机的性能达到了使用要求。该型一体化离心通风机结构能很好地解决船用电动离心通风机性能需求与尺寸要求之间的矛盾。     

融合智能匹配与信息化管理的船舶主推进设备

从船舶主推进设备的发展现状出发,分析船舶主推进设备的智能控制和信息化管理需求及当前存在的问题。在此基础上,提出融合智能匹配与信息化管理的船舶主推进设备发展思路和措施,详细阐述相关措施在提升船舶主推进设备性能方面的应用前景和良好效果。     

基于参数自适应PID的船用阀门爆破片寿命试验机压力测试方法

文章设计的爆破片寿命试验机采用基于上下位机控制的气液增压技术实现爆破片测试压力的伺服控制。为满足气液增压爆破片压力控制这一非线性系统的控制精度要求,文章建立气液增压控制系统的数学模型,设计并应用一种基于模糊逻辑控制器以实现参数自适应调整的PID控制器。试验测试结果表明：爆破片寿命试验机不仅达到了设计要求,同时符合国家标准对阀门爆破片性能测试的相关规定,所建立的气液增压伺服系统数学模型对同类工程研究具有一定的指导意义。     

船舶舵机个体Agent的研究与构建

针对船舶运动控制的特点，用Agent思想对船舶舵机进行了深入研究，并构建了船舶舵机个体Agent的总体框架,它由在线辨识模块、预报模块、智能控制模块、学习与适应模块4部分组成，为全船MAS的实现打下了扎实的基础。