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Vehicles, Volume 7, Issue 4

December 2025 - 62 articles

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Articles (62)

  • Article
  • Open Access
84 Views
33 Pages

17 December 2025

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are promising nodes for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), but accurate Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) estimation on a small airframe is challenged by platform loading, motion, attitude, and multipath. Traditiona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
99 Views
25 Pages

A Methodological Framework for Inferring Energy-Related Operating States from Limited OBD Data: A Single-Trip Case Study of a PHEV

  • Michal Loman,
  • Branislav Šarkan,
  • Arkadiusz Małek,
  • Jacek Caban,
  • Beata Martyna-Syroka and
  • Katarzyna Piotrowska

17 December 2025

This paper presents a methodological framework for inferring energy-related operating states of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) under conditions of limited and incomplete on-board diagnostic (OBD) data. The proposed approach is illustrated u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
103 Views
18 Pages

Development of the Electrical Assistance System for a Modular Attachment Demonstrator Integrated in Lightweight Cycles Used for Urban Parcel Transportation

  • Vlad Teodorascu,
  • Nicolae Burnete,
  • Levente Botond Kocsis,
  • Irina Duma,
  • Nicolae Vlad Burnete,
  • Andreia Molea and
  • Ioana Cristina Sechel

17 December 2025

A promising approach to advancing sustainable urban mobility is the increased use of light electric vehicles, such as e-cycles and their cargo-carrying variants: e-cargo cycles. These micromobility vehicles fall between e-cycles and conventional vehi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
131 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Statistical Models for Railroad–Highway Grade Crossing Safety

  • Erickson Senkondo,
  • Deo Chimba,
  • Masanja Madalo,
  • Afia Yeboah and
  • Shala Blue

17 December 2025

Railroad-highway grade crossings (RHGCs) are critical points of conflict between roadway and rail systems, contributing to over 2000 crashes and 250 fatalities annually in the United States. This study applied machine learning methods (ML) techniques...

  • Article
  • Open Access
184 Views
23 Pages

16 December 2025

This study presents a well-to-wheel life-cycle assessment (WTW-LCA) comparing battery-electric heavy-duty trucks (BEVs) with conventional diesel trucks, utilizing real-world fleet data from Southern California’s Volvo LIGHTS project. Class 7 an...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
231 Views
23 Pages

A Systematic Review of GIS-Driven Road Traffic Accident Evaluation

  • Basha Fayissa Deressa,
  • Kidanemariam Alula Habtegiogis,
  • Destaw Kifile Endashaw,
  • Baqer Muhammad Al-Ramadan and
  • Hassan Musaed Al-Ahmadi

16 December 2025

The review has explored the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in evaluating road traffic crashes, stressing its role in identifying crash spatial patterns and hotspots. GIS offers a framework for integrating spatial and non-spatial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
381 Views
26 Pages

Adjoint Optimization for Hyperloop Aerodynamics

  • Mohammed Mahdi Abdulla,
  • Seraj Alzhrani,
  • Khalid Juhany and
  • Ibraheem AlQadi

12 December 2025

This work investigates how the vehicle-to-tube suspension gap governs compressible flow physics and operating margins in Hyperloop-class transport at 10 kPa. To our knowledge, this is the first study to apply adjoint aerodynamic optimization to mitig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
203 Views
14 Pages

Analysis of the Willingness to Shift to Electric Vehicles: Critical Factors and Perspectives

  • Antonio Comi,
  • Umberto Crisalli,
  • Olesia Hriekova and
  • Ippolita Idone

10 December 2025

Urbanisation and the increasing concentration of populations in cities present significant challenges for achieving sustainable mobility and advancing the energy transition. Private vehicles, particularly those powered by internal combustion engines,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
320 Views
24 Pages

8 December 2025

The design-related behaviour of structural dynamics for electric-assisted bicycle (e-bike) drive units significantly influences the mechanical system—e.g., vibrations and durability, stresses and loads, or functionality and comfort. Identifying...

  • Article
  • Open Access
327 Views
25 Pages

8 December 2025

The automotive industry is currently undergoing significant transformations driven by challenges such as fierce competition, supply chain disruptions, and stringent legislative regulations aimed at reducing pollutant emissions. The research employs a...

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