An exploratory investigation of the impact of ramp metering on driver acceleration behavior

Ramp metering has been proven as an effective freeway management strategy; however, the impact of ramp metering on drivers' acceleration behavior has not been fully investigated. A better understanding of acceleration behavior changes with ramp metering is critical to the adequate design of ramp metering facilities. In this study, drivers' speed and acceleration data were collected at two representative metered ramps in Los Angeles, California. The speed and acceleration profiles under meter-on and meter-off scenarios were compared. Statistical results demonstrated that ramp metering affects drivers' acceleration behavior at ramp acceleration lane. It was found that at the metered ramp with short existing acceleration length, the average acceleration rate from ramp meter stop bar to 500 ft downstream under meter-on scenario (4.72 ft./s²) is approximately 40% higher than when meter-off (3.18 ft./s²). The design of acceleration lane length for metered on-ramps should therefore take into account the potential impacts of ramp metering on driver acceleration behavior.     

基于知识积累的软件运行剖面生成方法及黑箱测试技术

软件的黑箱测试是一个面向用户的软件测试方法，当它以运行剖面为基础生成测试案例时，运行剖面的完备性将直接影响其测试结果的可信性，基于知识积累的软件运行剖面生成方法就是试图通过知识的获取和积累使生成的运行剖面日趋完备，从而达到黑箱测试技术在某些特殊的软件测试领域中更具实用和可信。文章讨论了软件 运行剖面的完备性和软件失效类等概念，提出了一种基于知识各界的软件运行剖面生成广阔圾黑箱测试技术，这种技术现已     

上海轨道交通一号线102号列车C1车体顶盖结构设计

介绍上海轨道交通一号线102号列车C1车体顶盖结构的设计原理、顶盖各结构件的组成,并阐述大断面铝型材在车体顶盖中的应用,以及标准化、模块化的先进设计理念在顶盖设计中的应用。     

A shockwave profile model for traffic flow on congested urban arterials

In this paper a new traffic flow model for congested arterial networks, named shockwave profile model (SPM), is presented. Taking advantage of the fact that traffic states within a congested link can be simplified as free-flow, saturated, and jammed conditions, SPM simulates traffic dynamics by analytically deriving the trajectories of four major shockwaves: queuing, discharge, departure, and compression waves. Unlike conventional macroscopic models, in which space is often discretized into small cells for numerical solutions, SPM treats each homogeneous road segment with constant capacity as a section; and the queuing dynamics within each section are described by tracing the shockwave fronts. SPM is particularly suitable for simulating traffic flow on congested signalized arterials especially with queue spillover problems, where the steady-state periodic pattern of queue build-up and dissipation process may break down. Depending on when and where spillover occurs along a signalized arterial, a large number of queuing patterns may be possible. Therefore it becomes difficult to apply the conventional approach directly to track shockwave fronts. To overcome this difficulty, a novel approach is proposed as part of the SPM, in which queue spillover is treated as either extending a red phase or creating new smaller cycles, so that the analytical solutions for tracing the shockwave fronts can be easily applied. Since only the essential features of arterial traffic flow, i.e., queue build-up and dissipation, are considered, SPM significantly reduces the computational load and improves the numerical efficiency. We further validated SPM using real-world traffic signal data collected from a major arterial in the Twin Cities. The results clearly demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the model. We expect that in the future this model can be applied in a number of real-time applications such as arterial performance prediction and signal optimization.     

改善轮轨接触状态的车轮型面几何设计方法

改进了车轮型面设计方法,给出了设计方法的解析数学表达式,将轮对等效锥度与轮轨型面接触状态联系起来,对设计实例进行了轮轨几何接触、非赫兹滚动接触和车辆动力学性能分析.研究结果表明:轮轨接触点能够均匀分散分布;由于接触斑面积增大约23%,最大接触压力降低约21%,使轮轨滚动接触应力降低了约20%;装备实例型面的车辆临界速度...     

Cost and User Profile of a Coastal Ocean Observing System

Fundamental to sustaining the financial support of a coastal ocean observing system is an intimate knowledge of users and their decision-making processes in order to maximize the worth of ocean observations to them. This article explores the evolving mission of GoMOOS (the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System), its costs of providing near real-time observations and observing products, possible methods to assess the benefits of an ocean observing system, and a method for indexing the importance—and thus, potentially, the economic value—that users attach to these observations and products.     

Reasonable compensation coefficient of maximum gradient in long railway tunnels

This paper deals with the theory and calculation methods for compensation of the gradient in railway tunnels through theoretical analysis,numerical calculation,and statistic regression methods.On the basis of the principle that the resultant force is zero,the formula of the maximum calculated gradient was derived for the freight and passenger line and high-speed passenger special line.The formula of aerodynamic drag in tunnel is provided using the domestic and foreign relevant experimental investigations,an...     

浅析互通立交匝道纵面设计

阐述了互通立交匝道纵面设计的总体原则,针对互通立交匝道设计综合性高、平面与纵面间相互影响、匝道与匝道间相互制约等特点,对匝道纵断面设计、纵断面拉坡顺序、超高设计提出了看法和建议。     

长江口新一代车客渡船的设计特点

介绍长江口新一代车客渡船的设计特点，包括：节能效果显著的非对称双尾鳍船型；富有个性的新颖船舶外观造型；以及既经济实用又能体现时代气息的舱室装潢设计。     

HX_D1型机车驱动装置主动齿轮齿向修形的研究

详细介绍了影响HXD1型电力机车驱动装置主动齿轮齿向修形的主要因素及其理论计算公式,指出影响主动齿轮轮齿两侧不等边修形的主要因素是通过轴箱轴承作用在轴颈上的机车重量和牵引力对车轴弯曲变形的影响,并与进口主动齿轮齿向修形的实测值进行比较,得到了比较合理的主动齿轮齿向修形理论值。