A model for the biaxial dynamic bending of unbonded flexible pipes

An analytical model is given to investigate the behavior of unbonded flexible pipes under biaxial dynamic bending. The stick-slip conditions of each wire are studied in the framework of incremental analysis by an operator splitting of the time step into a stick-state prediction and a slip-state correction step. The tension gradient is calculated using the classical return-mapping algorithm and the obtained tension gradients are integrated numerically to find the axial tension by imposing appropriate boundary conditions. From the axial tension the bending moments with respect to the principal bending axes of the pipe are obtained. Poisson's effect, bending induced tension in the wire, shear deformations of the supporting plastic layer and the changes of the effective torsion and curvature increments of the wire after slip occurs are taken into account in the model. The results of bending moment–curvature relationship from this model are compared with the test data from simple bending and good correlations are found. The comparison of the biaxial bending moment results between this model and the available model also shows good agreement.     

Towards data-driven car-following models

Car following models have been studied with many diverse approaches for decades. Nowadays, technological advances have significantly improved our traffic data collection capabilities. Conventional car following models rely on mathematical formulas and are derived from traffic flow theory; a property that often makes them more restrictive. On the other hand, data-driven approaches are more flexible and allow the incorporation of additional information to the model; however, they may not provide as much insight into traffic flow theory as the traditional models. In this research, an innovative methodological framework based on a data-driven approach is proposed for the estimation of car-following models, suitable for incorporation into microscopic traffic simulation models. An existing technique, i.e. locally weighted regression (loess), is defined through an optimization problem and is employed in a novel way. The proposed methodology is demonstrated using data collected from a sequence of instrumented vehicles in Naples, Italy. Gipps’ model, one of the most extensively used car-following models, is calibrated against the same data and used as a reference benchmark. Optimization issues are raised in both cases. The obtained results suggest that data-driven car-following models could be a promising research direction.     

Analysis of air traffic control operational impact on aircraft vertical profiles supported by machine learning

The Air Traffic Management system is under a paradigm shift led by NextGen and SESAR. The new trajectory-based Concept of Operations is supported by performance-based trajectory predictors as major enablers. Currently, the performance of ground-based trajectory predictors is affected by diverse factors such as weather, lack of integration of operational information or aircraft performance uncertainty.Trajectory predictors could be enhanced by learning from historical data. Nowadays, data from the Air Traffic Management system may be exploited to understand to what extent Air Traffic Control actions impact on the vertical profile of flight trajectories.This paper analyses the impact of diverse operational factors on the vertical profile of flight trajectories. Firstly, Multilevel Linear Models are adopted to conduct a prior identification of these factors. Then, the information is exploited by trajectory predictors, where two types are used: point-mass trajectory predictors enhanced by learning the thrust law depending on those factors; and trajectory predictors based on Artificial Neural Networks.Air Traffic Control vertical operational procedures do not constitute a main factor impacting on the vertical profile of flight trajectories, once the top of descent is established. Additionally, airspace flows and the flight level at the trajectory top of descent are relevant features to be considered when learning from historical data, enhancing the overall performance of the trajectory predictors for the descent phase.     

基于FPGA的里程轮信号优选算法设计

文中通过对里程信号产生机理进行分析,提出了一种基于FPGA架构的里程优选算法,给出了实现算法的硬件架构图,并设计相应硬件电路和模拟实验。结果表明:该算法可以对3个里程轮脉冲信号进行优选采集,当里程轮处于超速或者停转状态时也能输出正确的脉冲信号。     

基于客流导向的长大市域轨道交通组织优化方法研究

以北京市轨道交通平谷线为依托,基于线路功能定位和客流需求,对车辆选型、运营交路方案进行探索性创新研究。提出一种行车组织优化模型及求解算法,并以运力运量、工程投资、客流-车流匹配率等关键性指标为比选目标,确定该市域快线的最佳行车组织方案,以期为类似市域快线行车组织方案的合理选择提供理论支撑。     

基于符号回归算法的地铁盾构刀盘扭矩预测研究

为了提高盾构机工作效率、降低施工成本,依托深圳地铁8号线某盾构区间段工程,基于符号回归(Symbolic Regression)算法,对不同掌子面的刀盘扭矩进行了预测。分析了推力、土仓压力以及贯入度变化及换刀对扭矩的影响。结果表明,贯入度增大会导致扭矩增加,但是土仓压力的增加可能会降低扭矩。扭矩模拟数学模型具有较高精度,模型中自变量变动引起因变量变化的趋势与现实情况一致。     

基于K-Means聚类算法的城市轨道交通站点分类及客流特征分析

文章立足于沈阳市轨道交通站点800 m范围内的人口分布、开发强度、公交接驳、路网长度分布、站点位置属性、站点客流数据等六大维度数据,采用K-Means聚类算法将城市轨道交通站点划分为居住型、商业商务型、综合开发型、产业型、交通枢纽型五大类;基于站点聚类成果,叠合多样化数据分析总结各类站点客流的普适性规律,可为后续站点周边基础设施完善、站点客流预测、车站运营组织方案做出指导。     

数据驱动跟驰模型综述

车辆跟驰模型是被交通科学与交通工程领域广泛认可的微观交通流模型，是交通流理论 的基础。近年来，信息感知与获取、大数据、人工智能等技术快速发展，推动了数据驱动跟驰模型 的快速发展。数据驱动跟驰模型，是以真实的车辆行驶数据为基础，利用数据科学与机器学习等 理论和方法，通过样本数据的训练、学习、迭代、进化，挖掘车辆跟驰行为的内在规律。本文系统 回顾了数据驱动跟驰模型在过去20余年的发展历程以及由神经网络和深度学习带动的两次研究 热潮，归纳了基于传统机器学习理论的跟驰模型、基于深度学习的跟驰模型、模型与数据混合驱 动的跟驰模型3类数据驱动跟驰模型，并分别介绍了其中的典型代表。分析数据源发现，尽管各 种高精度轨迹数据不断涌现，目前研究仍多使用美国于2006年发布的Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM)高精度车辆轨迹数据，模型的可移植性和泛化能力值得思考与研究。提出关于模型输 入、输出的3个问题：如何考虑更多驾驶行为变量，是否有必要考虑更多行为变量，现有输入、输出 是否可替换。在模型测试与验证方面，发现并讨论了目前测试不充分、对比不完整、缺少统一测 试集与测试标准等问题。最后，探讨了数据驱动跟驰模型原创性与成功的关键因素等问题。期 望通过本文的梳理，帮助研究者更好地了解数据驱动跟驰模型的过去与现状，促进相关研究的快 速发展。     

基于轻量化网络和注意力机制的智能车快速目标识别方法

为提高智能车在真实环境中的实时检测能力，改善复杂环境下检测效果不佳的问题，本文提出一种基于轻量化网络和注意力机制的智能车快速目标识别方法。首先，为了减少网络计算参数和提升目标识别算法的推理速度，提出利用GhostNet加速YOLOv4的特征提取；其次，为了提高复杂场景下对道路目标的识别精度，在GhostNet和特征金字塔部分添加结合软阈值化改进的注意力模块；最后，为了验证本文提出方法的有效性，选取Pascal VOC、KITTI公开数据集和自制城市道路数据集进行实验对比。与其他目标检测算法在精度和速度上进行比较，结果证明，本文方法在平均检测精度提升1.7%的情况下，模型参数量降低到原来的18.7%，检测速度提升了 66%，检测速度和精度均优于其他算法，可满足智能车的实时感知需求。     

地铁网络服务韧性评估与最优恢复策略

针对已有基于拓扑效率的地铁网络韧性指标无法反映地铁运营实际的不足，构建考虑线 路流量影响的路网服务效率指标和基于服务效率的路网服务韧性指标，以及基于路网服务效率 的节点重要度指标；提出以路网服务韧性最大化为目标的优化模型，并基于遗传算法求解模型获 得最优恢复策略。算例结果表明：分别以服务效率和拓扑效率作为路网性能指标，获得的失效节 点恢复次序明显不同；蓄意攻击下，最优恢复策略获得的路网服务韧性分别比基于重要度的优先 恢复策略、基于节点度的优先恢复策略和随机恢复策略高16.76%、72.11%和86.21%。上述结果 表明，必须根据地铁运营实际合理选择路网性能指标和恢复策略，否则可能得到次优甚至明显偏 离实际的方案，无法实现预期目标。