Ramp meters on trial: Evidence from the Twin Cities metering holiday

Ramp meters in the Twin Cities have been the subject of a recent test of their effectiveness, involving turning them off for eight weeks. This paper analyzes the results with and without ramp metering for several representative freeways during the afternoon peak period. Seven performance measures: mobility, equity, productivity, consumers’ surplus, accessibility, travel time variation and travel demand responses are compared. It is found that ramp meters are particularly helpful for long trips relative to short trips. Ramp metering, while generally beneficial to freeway segments, may not improve trip travel times (including ramp delays). The reduction in travel time variation comprises another benefit from ramp meters. Non-work trips and work trips respond differently to ramp meters. The results are mixed, suggesting a more refined ramp control algorithm, which explicitly considers ramp delay, is in order.     

需求不均衡的制梁台座规模优化算法改进研究

根据箱梁预制工艺的要求,模具的周转周期T2通常为3～5 d,而文献[1]中制梁台座规模优化算法仅适合于模具的周转周期T2=1 d的情况。针对文献[1]的局限性,试图通过作图、试算和归纳等一系列工作,找出适用于T2=[1,T1]时计算最优制梁台座数和模具数的通用算法,进一步扩大了算法的适用性。同时,结合文献[1]的工程实例,利用Matlab语言编程验证了改进算法的可行性。     

基于Matlab的级联型高压变频器VF控制仿真平台研究

以级联型高压变频器(CAS-HVI)系统拓扑结构及功率单元结构为对象,通过Simulink构建功率单元组、移相变压器系统以及基于载波移相SPWM(CPS-SPWM)调制原理的PWM发生器子系统,形成基于VVVF控制的CAS-HVI仿真平台。利用该平台分别对突加减负载时功率单元的输入电流、母线电压、母线电流、输出电流的变化进行定性分析,并对相间短路极端故障情况下的功率单元状态进行定性分析。该仿真平台不但能提高CAS-HVI系统的开发安全性以及开发效率,有效降低开发成本,同时也展示了仿真的高效性及便利性。     

长江经济带沿江铁路通道规划建设必要性分析

长江经济带发展正式上升为国家战略。沿江铁路通道横跨我国长江经济带,是我国长江经济带发展战略的支撑性通道。以沿江通道区位特征、产业布局、经济特征为依据,通过分析沿江铁路通道的发展现状、存在问题,通道内不同时期铁路运输需求,以及对拟建项目的功能定位进行分析,从而提出沿江铁路通道规划建设的必要性。     

包海通道西安至安康高速铁路运输需求分析

研究国家高速铁路网包海通道西安至安康高速铁路的运输需求,可为本线主要技术标准、运输组织和建设方案的确定提供决策依据。首先通过旅客运输径路比较分析,确定本线主要承担我国蒙西、陕北、山西、北京、东北地区、关中地区与陕南、西南、广西、海南等地的旅客交流,兼顾陕南重镇安康等与关中城市群、陕北地区的城际客流,其次基于"四阶段法"基本原理,对区域铁路客运量进行分配预测,并按照趋势运量、转移运量、诱增运量进一步分析本线客流密度,最后研究本线客流构成、所在通道的综合交通方式结构,并综合确定本线客车开行方案。     

车辆溜放运动中风阻力影响研究

车辆溜放运动方程是驼峰自动化建模的基础理论,长期以来工程应用中一直按匀变速运动简化处理,不够精确。本文从研究车辆溜放风阻力着手,建立风阻力与溜放速度间的二次方程,通过数学推导获得溜放车辆的非匀变速运动方程,较匀变速运动方程能够更加精确地反映驼峰车辆溜放的运动规律。该方程已作为数学模型成功应用于驼峰自动化系统车辆溜放速度的精确控制与分析,收效甚好。该方程可供驼峰设计方法改进、车辆溜放阻力精确测量和驼峰溜放仿真时借鉴。     

LED综合节能照明装置在地铁工程中的应用

以深圳地铁2号线工程为例,讨论发光二极管(LED)综合节能照明装置的使用范围、类型参数、技术要求、控制方式,分析异型LED照明装置的布置情况,并对其节能效果进行评估。结果表明,单套LED综合节能装置能接收欧洲安装总线(EIB)控制系统的带有数字可寻址灯光照明接口(DALI)的调光信号,单灯具备可连续调光功能,可使整个车站根据不同模式及运营需求进行整体调光,具有明显的节能优势,且不会降低使用要求。     

Total cost analysis: An alternative to benefit-cost analysis in evaluating transportation alternatives

This paper explains the theory in support of total cost analysis (TCA) to compare transportation system alternatives. The full costs of each alternative are first aggregated, including travel time costs and monetizable environmental and social costs. Many costs which are considered on the benefits side of the equation in benefit-cost analysis (BCA) as "cost savings" are brought over to the costs side. Total cost differences among alternatives are then traded off against their estimated non-monetized benefits or impacts, just as a consumer trades off product quality against cost before deciding which product he or she will buy. One advantage of TCA over traditional BCA is that the concept of "total cost" is more easily understood by the public and by political decision-makers than BCA concepts such as "net present worth", "benefit-cost ratio" and "internal rate of return". A second advantage is that there is no suggestion that all "benefits" have been considered; decision-makers are free to use their own value judgements to trade off total cost against non-monetizable social, environmental and economic impacts, just as they trade off quality and convenience against cost when purchasing goods and services in their roles as consumers. The TCA approach is demonstrated in this paper through a case study of two systemwide alternatives for the Baltimore, MD urban area.     

Uncertain demand,modal competition and optimal price-capacity adjustments in air transportation

A new microeconomic model for the operation of an airline facing modal competition with uncertain total demand is developed to analyze optimal price capacity combinations. The novelty is the treatment of the capacity restriction, which is not viewed as affecting negatively individual preferences (e.g. probability of a full flight), but does influence aggregate utility. A mode choice model is used to represent unrestricted individual preferences assuming full availability (phone call demand); air capacity is treated as a variable that acts on the actual choice set. Restricted choices and total demand stochasticity are integrated in welfare calculations (users' benefits and profits). Numerical examples are given and results are analyzed in terms of load factors fare levels, and sensitivity to the stochasticity of requests.This research was partially funded by FONDECYT, Chile, Direction Génerale de l'Aviation Civile, France, the Andes Foundation and the Fulbright Commission.     

进气管长度可变系统的研究

分析了进气管长度可变系统的构成、主要技术参数和工作原理,指出了此系统的优点、发展趋势和故障检查方法。