Driver fatigue: a vision-based approach to automatic diagnosis

In this paper, we describe a system that locates and tracks the eyes of a driver. The purpose of such a system is to perform detection of driver fatigue. By mounting a small camera inside the car, we can monitor the face of the driver and look for eye movements which indicate that the driver is no longer in condition to drive. In such a case, a warning signal should be issued. This paper describes how to find and track the eyes. We also describe a method that can determine if the eyes are open or closed. The primary criterion for this system is that it must be highly non-intrusive. The system must also operate regardless of the texture and the color of the face. It must also be able to handle changing conditions such as changes in light, shadows, reflections, etc. Initial experimental results are very promising even when the driver moves his/her head in a way such that the camera does not have a frontal view of the driver’s face.     

Exchange rate and transport cost sensitivities of bilateral freight flows between the US and China

This paper explores the long-run impacts of gross domestic product, exchange rate, and transport costs on bilateral air and ocean freight flows between the US and China. The study employs a cointegration framework by using export and import data over the period of 2003:Q1-2014:Q2. Results show that gross domestic product is the key determinant of bilateral freight flows, indicating that real income of a trading partner is a driving force of the bilateral freight flows between the US and China. In examining the sensitivities of the bilateral trade flows, air freight flows are found to be more responsive to a real income change than ocean freight flows. The bilateral exchange rate is a significant factor affecting the freight flows from China to the US, suggesting that a US dollar appreciation against the Chinese yuan increases the inflows of Chinese commodities to the US. The impacts of the bilateral exchange rate and transport cost are found to vary at industry and commodity levels. These findings support the importance of employing disaggregate data in the bilateral freight flow analysis.     

297000dwt超大型油船噪声源分析及控制

研究了船舶噪声的主要来源，揭示了297000dwt超大型油船噪声源的分布规律，对实例噪声结果作了对比，并分析了噪声产生的原因及采取的降噪措施。     

新疆阿拉山口地区盐渍土盐胀与溶陷特性研究

以阿拉山口市—温泉县—G30公路建设项目为依托,通过控制变量法研究冻融循环次数、含盐率、含水率及荷载对盐渍土盐胀和融陷变形量的影响情况。试验结果表明:在进行盐胀试验时,盐胀性随着盐渍土含水率的增加逐渐增大;随着含盐率的增加,盐渍土盐胀特性也更明显;随着温度的降低,盐渍土盐胀量也逐渐增大,但当含盐率和含水率到达一定程度后,盐胀量则不会随着温度下降而增大;在进行溶陷试验时,在不考虑含盐量的情况下,各组土体均随着含水率增高而沉降量越大;在荷载相同的情况下,含盐量越大,沉降量越大;随着压力的增加,盐渍土仍会发生较大沉降。     

回填土区深层搅拌桩和高压旋喷桩复合地基的静承载性能

结合实际工程现场静载试验,采用有限元计算方法研究了桩长和桩土模量比对深层搅拌桩和高压旋喷桩复合地基在回填土中的桩体承载特性、荷载传递及复合地基变形特性的影响。结果表明,在回填土区,深层搅拌桩以桩体上部破坏为主,增加桩长不能有效地提高复合地基承载力,增加桩体强度尤其是上部桩体的强度则能够较大地提高复合地基承载力,高压旋喷桩可有效增强回填土地基的承载力。提出的桩体弹性模量取值范围可供设计参考。     

机车车辆用新型空气过滤器概述

对机车车辆用传统空气过滤器存在的问题进行分析,介绍一种适合机车车辆用新型空气过滤器的结构特点、过滤原理、主要性能及试验情况等。     

电动汽车动力电池低温性能研究与应用

电动汽车锂离子动力电池在低温条件下工作时,电池的内阻明显升高、功率和能量急剧下降,导致整车低温下动力性能不足、续驶里程不足、充电受限等问题。通过试验进行了动力电池的低温特性研究,提出了适合整车低温工作的解决方案,通过实车验证,达到了很好的效果。     

微表处耐磨性能影响因素试验研究

该文介绍了微表处耐磨性能影响因素试验研究。通过侵水1h湿轮磨耗试验,研究添加不同种类及剂量改性剂的乳化沥青、矿料级配、水泥掺加量等因素对微表处耐磨性能的影响。试验结果表明,在相同油石比的试验条件下:使用SBR胶乳改性乳化沥青的微表处耐磨性能优于使用SBS胶乳改性乳化沥青;随着改性剂剂量的增大,微表处耐磨性能逐渐变好,并趋于稳定;矿料中值级配微表处耐磨性能最好,级配上限与级配下限微表处耐磨性能基本相当;水泥掺加量对微表处耐磨性能有提高,也有降低。     

提升正立式结构摩托车前减震器装配一次合格率的探讨

减震器是摩托车中仅次于发动机的关键部件，其示功特性与前弹簧共同作用直接影响摩托车的减振效果和舒适性。受国内零部件加工尺寸离散率较大的影响，导致产品装配一次合格率仅为80％左右。通过采取一系列相应措施，并对供应商进行指导和提升，确保了配套件的产品质量，逐步修订了关键尺寸的公差范围，提高了减震器的一次装配合格率。     

电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器研究及实现

研究电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器的控制方法，探索一种利用单片机控制电动机转矩为试验台提供转向阻力的方法。介绍了阻力模拟器的结构、控制方法、工作原理，研究了电动助力转向系统阻力模拟器的功能及实现方法。