Recursive estimation of average vehicle time headway using single inductive loop detector data

Vehicle time headway is an important traffic parameter. It affects roadway safety, capacity, and level of service. Single inductive loop detectors are widely deployed in road networks, supplying a wealth of information on the current status of traffic flow. In this paper, we perform Bayesian analysis to online estimate average vehicle time headway using the data collected from a single inductive loop detector. We consider three different scenarios, i.e. light, congested, and disturbed traffic conditions, and have developed a set of unified recursive estimation equations that can be applied to all three scenarios. The computational overhead of updating the estimate is kept to a minimum. The developed recursive method provides an efficient way for the online monitoring of roadway safety and level of service. The method is illustrated using a simulation study and real traffic data.     

新能源汽车充电用户行为大数据分析及应用

随着新能源汽车行业快速发展,电动汽车充电功能及安全问题受到广泛关注。结合新能源汽车充电大数据可视化系统,从用户类型、车辆类型、充电方式、地域分布维度进行交叉分析,洞察用户充电行为统计分布规律;通过数据分析驱动充电安全设计,并结合数据资源和大数据分析技术,挖掘数据背后蕴藏的丰富价值,以改善当前新能源汽车充电问题和促进新能源汽车产业发展。     

基于GIS/GPS的高速公路车辆追尾预警系统研究

分析了高速公路车辆追尾事故的原因,研究了车辆安全制动距离,综合驾驶员跟驰与车辆制动模型得到安全距离函数,提出一种基于GIS/GPS的高速公路车辆追尾预警系统框架,建立了车辆报警流程图。该系统有利于预防追尾事故,提高高速公路安全。     

地铁设计新规范之车辆基地设计体会

为了地铁车辆段工艺设计者更快地熟悉掌握应用地铁设计新规范,并创新车辆段工艺设计思路,通过对2013年版地铁设计新规范的学习,并结合笔者地铁车辆段工艺设计经历,对新旧地铁设计规范车辆基地篇章的主要区别及变化原因进行剖析与解读。归纳总结车辆段物业开发设计过程中的常见问题和应该把握的设计原则;车辆参数变化对车辆段工程设计的影响;车辆修程修制调整对车辆段规模的影响;运用整备设施设计参数的优化调整;检修设备设施及其他设施配置的明确调整等。     

地铁车辆段上盖开发相关问题及应对措施

对地铁车辆段上盖开发的内容、结构形式进行分类和分析,提出上盖开发的内容主要有公共建筑、住宅、公园及绿地等三类;上盖开发的结构形式有转换层大平台方式、核心筒落地方式、夹心落地等三方式。对由于上盖开发引起的行车安全隐患,盖下作业环境恶化,占地面积增加,建设费用增加,对消防交通及环境、振动和噪声、总图布置和检修工艺的不利影响等,提出应对措施。建议车辆段上盖开发应在较大的区域范围内结合城市规划进行综合分析研究,在城市中心地带,应做上盖开发;在城市的边缘地带,应在经济技术比较的基础上,确定是否进行上盖开发;在城市郊区不建议进行上盖开发。     

快速路可变限速与匝道控制协同优化策略

可变限速控制和匝道控制是快速路交通控制的主要手段,本文对两者的协同优化策略进行了研究.借助智能车路协同系统强大的信息感知能力,通过引入微观交通流信息,对经典METANET模型进行了改造,构建了可变限速控制影响下的微观METANET模型,实现了一种新的可变限速控制策略,同时,采用ALINEA算法,对入口匝道进行了优化控制,实现了两者的协同优化.最后,基于实际道路和交通流数据搭建了仿真平台,对微观METANET模型和协同优化策略的有效性进行了验证.仿真结果表明,微观METANET模型具有良好的交通流预测效果,协同优化策略能有效地改善快速路交通流状态.     

城市轨道交通车辆基地站场勘测内容和方法研究

车辆基地是城市轨道交通系统的重要组成部分,针对目前车辆基地勘测设计过程中普遍重设计轻勘测、缺乏系统的站场勘测内容与方法的现状,通过对行业、企业相关勘测规范的理解和归纳,结合自己勘测设计实践,系统论述车辆基地站场勘测内容和方法,主要包括车辆基地基线的测设和应用、地形测量、站场横断面测绘、专项调查与测绘等几方面,掌握车辆基地站场勘测内容和方法将为车辆基地设计与施工、节约用地、降低投资等方面发挥重要的作用。     

Accelerated vehicle retirement program: Estimating the optimal incentive payment in Israel

The paper analyzes two main aspects of the accelerated vehicle retirement program in Israel: the optimal incentive payment of private cars, and the feasibility of expanding the program to include light commercial vehicles. The benefits are the reduction of pollutant emissions and safety benefits, which were compared to the costs of the incentive payment. A differential payment scheme for private vehicles according to the vehicle’s age, is shown to have a higher net benefit than a uniform payment scheme. It is also found that the optimal payment is higher than the existing incentive payment. Additionally, it is found economically feasible to include light commercial vehicles in the program.     

浅谈高速公路桥头跳车的因素及预防措施

桥头跳车一直是高速公路投入使用后普遍存在的问题,本文通过查阅各种资料及本人施工经验,归纳总结了桥头跳车问题产生的原因,提出了桥头跳车问题的预防措施,以便为今后类似工程的施工提供参考。     

(Unintended) Transport impacts of an energy-environment policy: The case of CNG conversion of vehicles in Dhaka

Motor vehicles are one of the major sources of air pollution in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The government took various policies to convert the petroleum vehicles on road to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which allows both air quality improvements and energy security benefits. One of the market friendly policies to encourage the fuel switch was to increase the price differential between CNG and petrol and diesel. This has allowed a wide-scale adoption of CNG as the fuel of choice. However, several years into the policy, there is now a widespread belief among the policymakers that the CNG conversion may have increased car ownership and car travel due to their lower running costs, resulting in more congestion and a reversal of the strategy is on the cards. It is therefore important to test the hypothesis whether CNG conversion had genuinely increased car ownership and car travel in Dhaka city. This paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey and an econometric intervention analysis to understand the impact of CNG conversion on car ownership and car travel in Dhaka. Attention is also given to disentangle the self-selection and price-induced travel effects of CNG conversion. Results show that ownership did not increase, but travel of on-road vehicles increased due to the CNG policy. However, additional congestion costs are still around one half of the health benefits brought about by the policy.