Flexible calculation approaches to support the European CO2 emissions regulatory scheme for road vehicles
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A Study in Options to Improve Aerodynamic Profile of Heavy-Duty Vehicles in Europe
In this paper, we present and discuss different aerodynamic solutions available for European tractor and semi-trailers configurations along with summarizing their impact on the aerodynamic drag that contributes to the reduction of fuel consumption. Combinations of different aerodynamic solutions have been presented, and conclusions have been drawn ...
Probabilistic framework for ego-lane determination
In this paper we propose a method for accurate ego-lane localization using camera images, on-board sensors and lanes number information from OpenStreetMap (OSM). The novelty relies in the probabilistic framework developed, as we introduce a modular Bayesian Network (BN) to infer the ego-lane position from multiple inaccurate information sources. Th...
Cooperative distributed predictive control for collision-free vehicle platoons
The rapidly developing computing and communication technologies improve the autonomy of individual vehicles on the one hand and facilitate the coordination among vehicles on the other. In the context of dynamic speed management, this study considers a platoon of intelligent vehicles that are required to maintain desired inter-vehicle spaces and to ...
A Study in Options to Improve Aerodynamic Profile of Heavy-Duty Vehicles in Europe
In this paper, we present and discuss different aerodynamic solutions available for European tractor and semi-trailers configurations along with summarizing their impact on the aerodynamic drag that contributes to the reduction of fuel consumption. Combinations of different aerodynamic solutions have been presented, and conclusions have been drawn ...
Identification de sources acoustiques au passage d'un véhicule routier par imagerie acoustique parcimonieuse dans le dom...
Le présent travail de recherche s'inscrit dans le cadre de la caractérisation de l'émission de bruit des véhicules routiers. On désire identifier les sources de bruit d'un véhicule en mouvement, lors de son passage sur une voie de circulation en conditions réelles, à partir de mesures acoustiques effectuées à poste fixe en bord de voie. Les méthode...
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Different Rotor Structures for Traction Motor in High Speed Trains
In this work we proposed to study the use of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) for railway traction in the high-speed trains (HST) of Renfe Operadora (the Spanish national railway operator). Currently, induction motors (IM) are used in AVE classes 102&ndash / 112 trains, so, the IM used as a traction motor in these trains has been studied ...
PV-Alert: A fog-based architecture for safeguarding vulnerable road users
High volumes of pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users (VRUs) have much higher casualty rates per mile; not surprising given their lack of protection from an accident. In order to alleviate the problem, sensing capabilities of smartphones can be used to detect, warn and safeguard these road users. In this research we propose an infra...
Vision-Based Steering Control, Speed Assistance and Localization for Inner-CityVehicles
Autonomous route following with road vehicles has gained popularity in the last few decades. In order to provide highly automated driver assistance systems, different types and combinations of sensors have been presented in the literature. However, most of these approaches apply quite sophisticated and expensive sensors, and hence, the development ...
A driverless vehicle demonstration on motorways and in urban environments
The constant growth of the number of vehicles in today’s world demands improvements in the safety and efficiency of roads and road use. This can be in part satisfied by the implementation of autonomous driving systems because of their greater precision than human drivers in controlling a vehicle. As result, the capacity of the roads would be increa...
