Modelling nutrient fluxes from sub-arctic basins: Comparison of pristine vs. dammed rivers

The deterministic Riverstrahler model of river functioning is applied for the first time to sub-arctic catchments. Seasonal nutrient (N, P, Si) deliveries to the coastal zone are simulated, and nutrient annual fluxes are established for the nearly pristine river Kalix (hereafter called Kalixälven) and the heavily dammed river Lule, (hereafter called Luleälven) both located in Northern Sweden and draining into the Bothnian Bay, Baltic Sea.For Kalixälven simulations are performed with a runoff calculated from precipitation, evapo-transpiration and temperature data for the period 1990–1999, using a hydrological model calibrated on observed monthly discharges at the river outlet. The same hydrological parameters are used to calculate specific runoff for the Luleälven basin in absence of dam regulation. Reservoir filling and emptying are simulated using a simplified representation of their management rules. Diffuse sources of nutrient are evaluated according to land cover of the catchment. The simulated seasonal trends are within the range of the observed data, in particular for discharge, dissolved silica, total phosphorus, inorganic nitrogen and total organic carbon. Specific runoff is 50% higher in the Luleälven than in the Kalixälven watershed due to higher altitudes and precipitations. Average silica, nitrate and phosphorus concentrations are much lower in Luleälven than in Kalixälven. Comparison of model results for the Luleälven with and without dams shows a reduction of respectively 25% and 30% in silica and phosphorus fluxes delivered at the outlet, while nitrogen delivery is increased by 10% in the dammed vs. undammed river system. The model allows assessing the respective role of reservoir trapping of nutrient in the reservoir through algal uptake and sedimentation, and of changes in the vegetation induced by flooding the valley formerly covered by forests and wetlands.     

Measurement biases in panel data

The objective of this paper is to examine reporting errors in panel data obtained from multi-day travel diaries. A distinction is made between within and between wave biases. The former leads to an increase in under-reporting associated with the number of days the diary is kept. The latter is related to the number of waves respondents have been participating, so-called panel experience. These biases imply that observed mobility changes between waves are partly due to reporting errors: without controlling for them, changes in mobility can not be inferred from the data. An important cause of these measurement errors is the increase in the number of days on which no trips at all were reported. In addition, shorter trips and less complex chains are more susceptible to underreporting. The methodology used in this paper provides a means of dealing with these problems. Attrition is taken into account by a rather simple measure. The paper concludes with a number of suggestions for sample and survey design.     

Motion Cueing in the Renault Driving Simulator

Motion cueing in a driving simulator is necessary for advanced studies requiring drivers to accurately perceive and control the motion of their vehicle. The Renault Dynamic Simulator uses a 6-axes electro-mechanical mobile platform with an adequate motion control software. The physical and perceptual validity of the motion cueing is analyzed with respect to actual vehicle acceleration data and human self-motion per-ception criteria. Within the actuator displacement limits, it is capable of directly rendering transient vehicle accelerations whereas sustained linear acceleration cues are simulated by a coordinated platform tilt. Accel-eration transients are extracted by high-pass filtering, but a classical implementation based on linear filters may produce artifacts in some key driving situations. A non-linear motion cueing algorithm was developed to anticipate and reduce these false motion cues.     

Trends in vehicle motion control for automated driving on public roads

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe how vehicle systems and the vehicle motion control are affected by automated driving on public roads. We describe the redundancy needed for a road vehicle to meet certain safety goals. The concept of system safety as well as system solutions to fault tolerant actuation of steering and braking and the associated fault tolerant power supply is described. Notably restriction of the operational domain in case of reduced capability of the driving automation system is discussed. Further we consider path tracking, state estimation of vehicle motion control required for automated driving as well as an example of a minimum risk manoeuver and redundant steering by means of differential braking. The steering by differential braking could offer heterogeneous or dissimilar redundancy that complements the redundancy of described fault tolerant steering systems for driving automation equipped vehicles. Finally, the important topic of verification of driving automation systems is addressed.     

福特百年汽车运动史(三)

没有一家美国汽车制造商曾如此深入的参与这项运动。在许多方面,福特汽车的竞赛历史堪称美国赛车运动发展的写照。     

Integrated operations planning and revenue management for rail freight transportation

In the rail industry, profit maximization relies heavily on the integration of logistics activities with an improved management of revenues. The operational policies chosen by the carrier have an important impact on the network yield and thus on global profitability. This paper bridges the gap between railroad operations planning and revenue management. We propose a new bilevel mathematical formulation which encompasses pricing decisions and network planning policies such as car blocking and routing as well as train make-up and scheduling. An exact solution approach based on a mixed integer formulation adapted to the problem structure is presented, and computational results are reported on randomly generated instances.     

ESC与再生型制动在混合动力车上的集成

再生型电子控制性稳定系统（Electronic Stability Control-Regenerative,ESC-R）是一个模块化的制动系统,可用于各种结构的混合动力车。ESC-R通过电机回收制动能量,也可以与转向扭矩控制等电动转向系统集成,提高车辆的整体安全性。     

PM2.5 and NOx from traffic: Human health impacts,external costs and policy implications from the Belgian perspective

This article employs an optimized impact pathway approach to marginal external health costs that relies on high-resolution dispersion models calibrated for Belgium and the surrounding areas. Per tonne, the MEHC_PM2.5 is found to be many times larger than MEHC_NOx, which is currently negative. Further, the impact of Belgian PM_2.5 emissions in the immediate area of generation is significantly larger than the impact on more distant areas; the opposite is true for NO_x. The MEHCs of both pollutants are predicted to increase in the coming years. Further analysis of the impacts of PM_2.5 and NO_x reveals that, on average, modern gasoline vehicles outperform their diesel counterparts as far as future emissions are concerned. This contrasts with findings for 2007, which suggested that Euro 5 diesels had fewer associated health costs because of the potential for ozone reduction offered by their NO_x emissions.