Towards measures of affective and eudaimonic subjective well-being in the travel domain

Studies of the connections between transportation and subjective well-being (SWB) require a clear understanding of the conceptual composition of travel-related SWB as well as psychometric instruments to measure these complex topics. Well-established psychological scales for measuring general SWB—including both hedonic (affective and cognitive) and eudaimonic aspects—are difficult to adapt or have yet to be tested in the travel domain. Existing measures of travel liking and travel satisfaction are somewhat inadequate for these purposes, especially for representing eudaimonia. Using a questionnaire survey of 680 commuters in the Portland, Oregon, region, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses examined responses to a total of 42 items. Results suggested four-factor measurement models of both travel affect (Enjoyment, Attentiveness, Distress, and Fear) and travel eudaimonia (Health, Competence, Autonomy, and Security). Despite some limitations and opportunities for enhancements, these models show promise as ways of measuring affective and eudaimonic SWB in the travel domain for future studies and travel surveys.

     

燃料电池氢喷射器控制技术研究

为满足燃料电池功率需求,实现氢气侧压力平滑控制,提出了一种氢喷射器控制方案。通过周期性控制喷嘴数和peak-hold时间占空比,并采用了调节量屏蔽方法,以提高压力输出调节能力。建立实验系统,写入软件进行控制实验,表明了该方法的可行性。     

Costs of air pollutants from shipping: a meta-regression analysis

ABSTRACT

This study estimated the external cost of air pollution from shipping by means of a meta-regression analysis, which has not been made before. Three pollutants, which were included in most of the primary studies, were considered: nitrogen oxides (NO_x), sulphur dioxides (SO₂) and particulate matters with a diameter of max 2.5 micrometres (PM_2.5). All primary studies included damages of health and a majority added impacts on agriculture and estimated the cost of air pollutants by transferring cost estimates from studies on costs of air emissions from transports in Europe. Different regression models and estimators were used and robust results were found of statistically significant emission elasticities of below one, i.e. total external costs increase by less than 1% when emissions increase by 1%. There was a small variation between the pollutants, with the highest elasticity for PM_2.5 and lowest for NO_x. Calculations of the marginal external cost of the pollutants showed the same pattern, with this cost being approximately six times higher for PM_2.5 than for the other pollutants. Common to all pollutants was that the marginal external cost decreases when emission increases. Another robust result was a significant increase in the cost of studies published in journals compared with other publication outlets. These findings point out some caution when transferring constant external unit cost of air pollutant from shipping, which is much applied in the literature, and the cost functions estimated in this study could thus provide a complementary transfer mechanism.     

Toward using social media to support ridesharing services: challenges and opportunities

Ridesharing has been attracting increasing attention from both academia and industry. One of the challenges posed by the study of ridesharing is to identify the most valuable information for improving the ridesharing decisions taken by participants. Another challenge is to use harvesting techniques to extract specific types of travel-related information. Many methods have been developed by the community in order to solve these issues. However, due to a lack of information sharing between different transit authorities and the difficulty of identifying subjective perceptions of the experience of ridesharing, understanding and evaluating how social media data might support or obstruct goals for mobility, safety and environmental sustainability in ridesharing is a difficult task. In this survey, we first analyze the literature on ridesharing with a focus on the properties and model of service, and introduce a framework to describe the major components required for a ridesharing service. Then, we illustrate the potential value of information extracted from social media and present the rationale for harvesting travel-related data. Finally, we detail some possible directions and different approaches for using social media data, and highlight their assets and drawbacks.     

深海变径声阵缆布放回收装置研究

本文提出了基于深海工作站运搭载的变径缆海底布放回收方式，介绍了变径缆海底布放回收装置的主要工作原理和结构组成，完成了布放回收装置主要部套件的设计计算以及和电液控制系统的设计及计算。     

双电机混动车辆串并联模式切换过程设计与实现

针对双电机混动车辆在车辆运行过程中串并联驱动模式的切换需求,通过分析双电机混联构型结构特点,提出一种通过发动机、发电机和驱动电机协调控制实现无动力中断的切换控制方法.将串联到并联切换过程分为发动机工作点转移、离合器结合、动力源切换三个阶段,将并联到串联切换过程划分为动力源切换、离合器打开、发动机工作点转移三个阶段,能够实现串并联驱动模式的顺利切换,同时上述切换阶段划分也能较好的支持串并联切换过程中的切换意图改变操作.最后进行了控制策略的实车验证,切换过程中冲击度小于8.结果 表明,所提出的串并联切换控制方法能够完全支持车辆运行过程中的串并联切换.     

S^2 BHCA Multiple AUVs cooperation oriented control architecture

Oceanographic survey, or other similar applications should be the applications of multiple AUVs. In this paper, the skill ＆ simulation based hybrid control architecture （S^2BHCA） as the controller＇s design reference was proposed. It is a multi-robot cooperation oriented intelligent control architecture based on hybrid ideas. The S^2BHCA attempts to incorporate the virtues of the reactive controller and of the deliberative controller by introducing the concept of the ＂skill＂. The additional online task simulation ability for cooperation is supported, too. As an application, a multiple AUV control system was developed with three ＂skills＂ for the MCM mission including two different cooperative tasks. The simulation and the sea trials show that simple task expression, fast reaction and better cooperation support can be achieved by realizing the AUV controller based on the S^2BHCA.     

雅迪之道：“连接”的艺术

HARTING（德资雅迪）是一家总部位于德国，以生产电气、电子连接器为主的公司。德资雅迪的成功之道不仅在于其连接器产品的价值，更在于他们对“连接”这一理念的创造性运用上．从60多年家族企业的内部管理，到全球营销市场的拓展整合，“连接”的艺术在这里彰现得淋漓尽致。     

消灭继电器故障隐患确保列车运行安全

针对JRJC(二元二位继电器)故障引起的区间信号点短时间内闪红现象，分析其故障原因，并在检修中采取了相应的措施，消灭了继电器故障病患，提高了器材的出所质量。