Japanese perspective of driver information systems

A perspective view of of Japanese R&D activities of Driver Information Systems is given from the standpoint of developing joint projects by public and private sectors. First, a brief history of the R&D activities is illustrated from above mentioned standpoint. Then, two major projects, AMTICS and RACS, and the social backgrounds of these projects are explained. In order to give a clear idea of both projects some technical details are treated.Based on the history and the present status of the developments, the basic design conceptions of Japanese Driver Information Systems are explained and several factors or reasons which have influenced to the design conception are discussed. Then, the promoting systems of the R&D activities are generally explained and present status of the projects and future problems in developing more advanced systems are also handled. A brief discussion on the establishment of international standard is also mentioned as a final comment.     

Using longitudinal methods for analysis of a short-term transportation demonstration project

This paper documents an application of panel, or longitudinal data collection in the evaluation of a TSM (Transportation Systems Management) demonstration project. The project was a four-week demonstration of staggered work hours in downtown Honolulu during February–March 1988. The 4 wave panel survey elicited commuting experiences of approximately 2,000 downtown employees at two week intervals before and during the project. The sample involved both employees who participated in the project by shifting their work hours, and those who did not. The panel survey was augmented by floating-car observations of travel times on major routes into downtown Honolulu on the same four dates.The purpose of the analysis was to determine whether employee commute times were affected, and if so, how these changes were distributed among various employee segments. Two methods were used. First, travel time changes were estimated using paired t-tests. Second, regression equations were used to estimate project time savings as a function of trip length, route, and location of residence. Results show that travel time savings due to the project were typically small, less than ten percent. Nonparticipants experienced greater savings than participants, and some segments of participants experienced longer travel times during the project. The panel method proved to be an effective way to measure project travel time impacts and shows that the method is appropriate in short time applications.Presented at the Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 7–11. 1990, Washington, D.C.     

轮胎式龙门起重机防摇技术

八绳防摇系统是对常规的轮胎式龙门起重机防摇装置起升绳悬吊系统进行的改进,对提高轮胎式龙门起重机效率和减轻司机的劳动强度有明显的作用。     

聚合物改性水泥混凝土路面的施工工艺

结合实际施工经验，对聚合物改性水泥混凝土路面的施工准备，混合料拌和、运输、摊铺及养生等环节进行了论述，提出了在施工中应注意的事项和完整的施工工艺方案。实践证明，聚合物改性水泥混凝土路面性能良好．成本较低，符合环境友好、资源节约型路面的理念，具有良好的社会效益和经济效益。     

溶洞地质条件下钻孔灌注桩的施工方法

着重介绍了在溶洞地质条件下钻孔灌注桩的施工方法.     

Aggregate expenditure elasticity for transport and communication in Australia

For the purpose of estimating Engel elasticity, one needs to find the best functional form among various alternatives. In this paper, a new function, which is called the double semi-log Engel function turns out to be the best functional form for the transport and communication items in Australia on the basis of the distance function (D²) criterion, and the non-nested hypothesis testing procedure. This function is then used to estimate total expenditure elasticity, and the percentage change in consumer demand due to changes in total expenditure and total expenditure inequalities; using the 1975–76 Household Expenditure Survey data. The results of the analyses demonstrate that transport and communication is a necessary item in Australia on the basis of two criteria, viz., its elasticity is not significantly greater than unity, and the percentage change in demand increases with a decrease of the total expenditure inequality [emphasised by Iyengar (I960)]. Policy implication of the analyses has also been discussed.     

港口装卸皮带传送装置大型链轮的维修技术

在散粮皮带传送装置中,JC3驱动链轮的正常运行非常重要。由于其体积和重量较大,这给维修带来了不小的难度。本篇文章主要是介绍该大型链轮在链轮互换思想指导下所进行的维修技术和方法。     

CAD／CAM技术在船舶减摇鳍设计制造中应用的思考

介绍了CAD／CAM技术以及如何应用CAD／CAM技术为减摇鳍的设计开发提供更有效的设计平台。     

基于GT/ERP的大规模定制汽车订单管理系统

从供应链的角度出发，对大规模定制（mass customization．MC）下的汽车制造业的客户订单管理方法进行了研究．分析了大规模定制实现的基础．给出了针对汽车制造的客户订单处理的典型流程以及运作汽车订单管理系统中的难点，并做了深入细致的研究分析．提出了基于GT／ERP的订单管理解决方案．