Incorporating container location dispersion into evaluating GCR performance at a transhipment terminal

The degree of container dispersion at a transhipment terminal is measured by an index termed container location dispersion, which represents the range, both horizontal and vertical, of all containers for ship loading that are scattered in the yard. First, this paper identifies the impacts of container location dispersion on loading performance with insufficient or sufficient equipment deployment in real-life settings at a terminal. Then, we investigate those scenarios with different levels of interference. This research aims to explore the relationship between the container location dispersion and Gross Crane Rate (GCR) stability at a transhipment terminal and proposes a discrete-event driven simulation model for this purpose. All data in our experiments are extracted from the terminal operation system at a real-life container terminal. It is concluded from a series of experiments that the container location dispersion well captures the overall performance of container terminal handling and can be used for yard template optimization and management. Implications of this investigation are discussed in the context of the yard template design and improvement in the overall performance of a container transhipment terminal.     

Platoon recognition using connected vehicle technology

This article presents a mathematical model for real-time platoon recognition using the connected vehicle (CV) technology. Platoon information is a crucial part of traffic signal coordination and is difficult to obtain with traditional technologies such as loop detectors. The past work on platoon recognition using CV is very limited and lacked verification on the applicable range or evaluation of the performance of algorithms. The proposed algorithm is focused on estimating platoon characteristics for signal coordination and adaptive signal control with CV's vehicle-to-vehicle communication and an onboard GPS device. First, the detected platoon is identified by a modified critical time-headway. Then, platoon size and starting and ending times are estimated. Lastly, the filtering process for “qualified” detected platoon is proposed to optimize detectability. The results show that the proposed algorithm can estimate well in various traffic conditions and under both fixed-time and actuated signal control without the need for recalibration. Furthermore, two analytical models to estimate the detection rate are proposed and shown to be close to the numerical results and can be used to estimate the required market penetration ratio for the application without field experiments or microscopic simulation. The accuracy of both the recognition algorithm and detection rate estimation is obtained without relying on inputs that are hard to obtain in practice. Accordingly, the proposed algorithm can be an important part of adaptive signal control focusing on real-time coordination in CV environment.     

陀螺桩地基土体应力分布有限元分析

陀螺桩是一种新型的地基基础形式,本文以天津地区典型地基为例,运用有限元方法计算了三种不同基础下的土体应力分布和地基表面沉降。通过比较分析,认为陀螺桩基础能够改善地基土体附加应力的分布,使其更加均匀,并增加应力扩散,从而有效地减少地基沉降,提高地基承载力。     

淮河淮滨—三河尖航道整治中混凝土铰链排的应用研究

淮河淮滨至三河尖河段浅滩多,长度大,严重制约了航运的发展,必须进行整治。而淮河防洪形势严峻,航道整治不能采用传统的筑坝等壅水建筑物。采用疏浚结合混凝土铰链排护滩的治理措施,并对混凝土铰链排的宽度、长度、间距和排体稳定性进行了分析研究。     

道路拥堵概率估计方法及其在城市交通运行评价中的应用

首先提出能够统一描述不同交通负荷下路段内车流离散性进的出行时间指数 （TTI）概率分布模型,并建立该分布模型参数随路段速度变化的模型.进而给出一种新的 拥堵概率估计方法.其根据路段速度获得路段内车辆TTI 的概率分布参数,进而获得隐含 的车辆TTI 概率分布及路段处于不同拥堵状态的概率.应用于交通运行评价,解决了现有 方法评价结果受路段长度影响,以及微观评价波动性大的缺陷.给出的理论方法在交通运 行分析、仿真及控制领域具有广泛的应用前景.     

改性多孔聚偏氟乙烯凝胶聚合物电解质膜的制备与性能分析

通过分散聚合制备了丙烯腈-甲基丙烯酸聚乙二醇单甲醚酯共聚物(Poly(AN-co-PEGMEMA)),并将其共混聚偏氟乙烯PVdF(Poylinylidene Fluioride)以制备改性多孔PVdF凝胶聚合物电解质膜.通过扫描电镜观察多孔膜外观,膜的孔径约在1.0~5.0μm之间,这有利于液体电解质的进入;此外,由于共混物极性较高使多孔膜有较好液体电解质溶涨能力.最终多孔凝胶聚合物电解质室温离子导电率较高,可达10-3S.cm-1数量级,其电化学稳定窗口超过4.6 V,这些性能都表明其在聚合物锂离子电池的开发中具有较好的应用潜能.     

Network Signal Setting Design: Meta-heuristic optimisation methods

This paper aims to investigate the application of meta-heuristic optimisation methods to Network Signal Setting Design. The adopted approaches are (i) three step optimisation, in which first the stage matrix (stage composition and sequence), the green timings at each single junction are optimised, then the node offsets are computed in three successive steps; (ii) two step optimisation, in which the stage matrix is defined at a first step, then the green timings and the node offsets are computed at a second step. In both approaches the stage matrix optimisation is carried out through explicit complete enumeration.In the first approach multi-criteria optimisation is followed for single junction signal setting design (green timings), whilst the coordination (node offsets) is approached through mono-criterion optimisation, as well as for the synchronisation (green timings and offsets) in the second approach.A new traffic flow model mixing CTM and PDM has been applied. This model allows to explicitly represent horizontal queuing phenomena as well as dispersion along a link. Some meta-heuristic algorithms (i.e. Genetic Algorithms, Hill Climbing and Simulated Annealing) are investigated in order to solve the two problems.The proposed strategies are applied to two different layouts (a two junction arterial vs. a four junction network) and their effectiveness is evaluated by comparing the obtained results with those from benchmark approaches implementing mono-criterion optimisation only.     

云控场景下车辆队列的模型预测控制方法

鉴于采用边缘云进行集中式车辆队列控制时,通信时延将会降低队列控制性能指标甚至导致队列失稳,本文在考虑通信时延和车辆纵向非线性动力学特性前提下,从包括队列能效的多目标优化出发,提出了一种基于边缘云的队列集中式模型预测控制算法,并设计了一种时延补偿方法.首先分析了控制算法的渐进稳定性;然后通过不同时延下的仿真试验对控制算法...     

基于正交试验设计的导弹落点散布仿真分析

舰载导弹垂直弹射升空后如果未能正常点火则对作战中的舰艇安全造成严重威胁,考虑舰艇的行进速度和摇摆运动对舰载导弹离轨参数的影响,首先对舰载导弹空中未点火运动进行了动力学建模,然后通过应用正交实验设计方法,摸清试验参数对导弹运动的影响情况,确定出参数影响的主次顺序,为工程上解决空中未点火导弹砸舰问题提供了可靠的依据。     

饱和砂土地基应力扩散效应的离心模型试验研究

沉井基础在大跨度桥梁工程中的应用已越来越广泛。在沉井基础的沉降计算中,附加应力影响范围的确定一直是重点和难点,主要涉及应力扩散起始位置、扩散角大小和附加应力影响深度3个方面。针对目前现有理论及常用规范对确定附加应力影响范围的不适用性,开展沉井基础作用下饱和砂土应力扩散效应的研究具有十分重要的意义。通过离心模型试验开展4组不同埋置深度条件下沉井基础的静载荷试验,确定饱和砂土地基中附加应力的影响范围,试验结果可为工程设计提供依据。