The design and application of broadband phased array RF links is a complex and highly precise endeavor. To achieve optimal performance, it is essential to compare and validate multiple schemes during the system design phase. Utilizing simulation mode...
Crowd simulation is essential for applications in evacuation planning, transportation systems, urban analytics, virtual reality, and intelligent mobility. Despite substantial progress, research in this field remains fragmented across diverse modeling...
To achieve faster design closure, there is a need to provide a design framework for the design of ReRAM-based DNN (deep neural network) accelerator at the early design stage. In this paper, we develop a high-level ReRAM-based DNN accelerator design f...
Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) are photo-electronic devices able to detect single photons and permit the measurement of weak optical signals. Single-photon detection is accomplished through high-performance read-out front-end electronics whose desi...
The development of chip manufacturing and advanced packaging technologies has significantly changed redistribution layers (RDLs), leading to shrinking line width/spacing, increasing the number of build-up layers and package size, and introducing orga...
The classification and recycling of household waste becomes a major issue in today’s urban environmental protection and domestic waste disposal. Although various policies promoting household waste classification have been introduced, the recove...
Based on the all-atomic molecular dynamics simulation method, the tensile creep behavior of epoxy-based polymer was discussed. The physical and mechanical properties of the model were characterized, such as glass transition temperature and yield stre...
Accurate prediction of building energy consumption is critical for sustainable urbanization, while dynamic occupant interactions with the building envelope remain a major source of uncertainty. Prevailing cross-scale building energy models often rely...
A disconnect remains between high-fidelity physical-characteristic simulation and upper-level validation in RF system design. High-fidelity simulations can accurately characterize key physical effects, such as frequency response, noise, and nonlinear...
Membrane fouling can cause severe flux drops and affect the quality of produced water, which is a major obstacle for membrane applications. Great efforts have been made to examine theoretical models and numerical simulations for fouling behavior and...
The multiscale mechanical behavior of individual fibrin fibers and fibrin clots was modeled by coupling atomistic simulation data and microscopic experimental data. We propose a new protofibril element composed of a nonlinear spring network, and cons...
A high-precision ground microgravity simulation environment serves as the prerequisite and key to studying landing dynamics in microgravity environments. However, the microgravity level accuracy in traditional ground simulation tests is difficult to...
One of the most important goals in vehicle acoustics is to describe the NVH behavior of a vehicle at sound pressure level using simulation models at an early stage of development. Different simulation models and methods are used for this purpose. To...
The thermal management of the vehicular module is key to the design of efficient wireless power transfer systems. In order to predict the thermal behavior by simulation, the mutual interaction of the electromagnetic and thermal fields must be taken i...
The evaluation of the vibration behavior of railway vehicle car bodies based on the results of numerical simulations requires the adoption of an appropriate theoretical model of the suspension which considers the important factors that influence the...
Taxi behavior is a spatial–temporal dynamic process involving discrete time dependent events, such as customer pick-up, customer drop-off, cruising, and parking. Simulation models, which are a simplification of a real-world system, can help und...
This study aims to use particle level simulation to simulate the breakage behavior of glass fibers subjected to simple shear flow. Each fiber is represented as a chain of rods that experience hydrodynamic, interaction, and elastic effects. In order t...
In today’s power system where the share of renewables is rapidly increasing, the system now exhibits a more dynamic behavior compared to the past. Therefore, the importance of dynamic simulations at every level of the power system is crucial fo...
The modeling of the mechanical behavior of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites is a difficult task due to the complex mechanisms established at the fibre-matrix and composite-support interface level. Recently, several modeling app...
An inventive microscale simulation approach is applied to investigate the mechanics of frozen particle fluid systems (PFS). The simulation is based on the discrete element method (DEM) and bonded-particle model (BPM) approach. Discrete particles conn...
Coastal flood risk and sea-level rise require decisions on investment in coastal protection and, in some cases, the relocation of urban areas. Models that formalize the relations between flooding costs, protective investments, and relocation can impr...
Transport planning strategies regard cycling promotion as a suitable means for tackling problems connected with motorized traffic such as limited space, congestion, and pollution. However, the evidence base for optimizing cycling promotion is weak in...
This paper addresses the complex behavior of Single-Electron Bipolar Avalanche Transistors (SEBATs) through a comprehensive modeling approach. TCAD simulations were used to analyze the behavior of the device during avalanche pulses triggered by elect...
Distracted driving significantly affects the efficiency and safety of traffic flow. Modeling distracted driving behavior in microscopic traffic flow simulation is essential for understanding its critical impacts on traffic flow. However, due to the i...
This study explores the modeling, design, simulation, and testing of a new composite material designed for high-strength and high-temperature resistance in in-space optical mining, examining its properties at both the polymer and atomic/molecular lev...
Ball joints are components of the vehicle axle, and their friction characteristics must be considered when evaluating vibration behavior and ride comfort in driving simulator-based simulations. To model the three-dimensional friction behavior of ball...
In normal car-following (CF) states, the minimum safe braking distance (MSBD) is virtually an unmeasurable variable, mainly due to the diversity of drivers’ reaction times and vehicles’ braking performance. The average MSBD regarding the...
This study examines the hydrogeological response to the 12 September 2016 Gyeong-Ju earthquake (ML 5.8) in the southeastern region of the Korean Peninsula. Using 2D hydro-mechanical coupled bonded particle modeling, we simulated the dynamic fault rup...
As a vital component of urban transportation systems, subways play a crucial role in the development of a city. However, opportunistic behaviors by subway construction contractors frequently occur, adversely affecting project objectives. This study e...
This paper proposes a system-level approach suitable to analyze the performance of a dynamic Wireless Power Transfer System (WPTS) for electric vehicles, accounting for the uncertainty in the vehicle trajectory. The key-point of the approach is the u...
DC/DC converters are the essential component of power management in applications such as self-powered systems. Their simulation plays an important role in the configuration, analysis and design. A major drawback is the lack of behavioral models for D...
The strengthening method of using hybrid fiber reinforced polymer is an effective way to increase the strengthening efficiency and lower the cost. This paper focuses on simulating the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beam strengthened by pres...
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This paper first portrays the equilibrium payoff of enterprise’s cooperation of environmental governance based on the Cournot model. Secondly, the evolutionary game model in complex networks is adopted to depict the evolution of environmental g...
Accurate fault simulation and failure prediction have long been challenges for SiC MOSFETs users. This paper presents a behavior model of Silicon Carbide (SiC) double-implanted MOSFET (DMOSFET), considering thermal-runaway failures in short-circuit a...
For current microelectronic integrated systems, the design methodology involves different steps that end up in the full system simulation by means of electrical and physical models prior to its manufacture. However, the higher the circuit complexity,...
This paper addresses the modeling challenge of significant asymmetry between acceleration and deceleration processes in car-following behavior by proposing an Asymmetric Acceleration and Deceleration Car Following (AAD-CF) model. The model characteri...
The performance of fiber-reinforced composite materials is significantly influenced by the mechanical properties of the yarns. Predictive simulations of the mechanical response of yarns are, thus, necessary for fiber-reinforced composite materials. T...
This article presents the results of a simulation in which smooth cylindrical and ring-notched samples were subjected to monotonic and fatigue loads in an ultra-short-life range, made of Inconel 718 super alloy. The samples displayed different behavi...
This paper presents an approach for the modeling and the simulation of the spreading of COVID-19 based on agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS). Our goal is not only to support large-scale simulations but also to increase the simulation resoluti...
The melting behavior of alkanes plays a critical role in a wide field of applications. While experimental studies have established the occurrence of premelting phenomena in both short- and long-chain alkanes, molecular-level insights remain limited....
The article presents a new methodology for traffic emissions modeling by coupled the use of dynamic emissions models with a virtual reality driving simulator. The former allows the drivers’ behavior to be studied through a virtual reality drivi...
By empowering consumers and enabling them as active players in the power and energy sector, demand flexibility requires more precise and sophisticated load modeling. In this paper, a laboratory testbed was designed and implemented for surveying the b...
Massive wildfires and extreme fire behavior are becoming more frequent across the western United States, creating a need to better understand how megafire behavior will evolve in our warming world. Here, the fire spread model Prometheus is used to si...
In the Mediterranean basin, wildfires burn an average of 600,000 ha per year, causing severe ecological, economic, and social impacts. Fire behavior modeling is essential for wildfire prevention and control. Three-dimensional physics-based fire behav...
Regenerative medicine involves methods to control and modify normal tissue repair processes. Polymer and cell constructs are under research to create tissue that replaces the affected area in cardiac tissue after myocardial infarction (MI). The aim o...
The flow behavior in the mold has a considerable influence on the final product quality of the strand. In this paper, the variation of flow field, level fluctuation, and liquid slag distribution was analyzed by a hydraulic modeling experiment of a hi...
Understanding the bond behavior of steel rebar in concrete is important in order to determine the performance of a reinforced concrete structure. Although numerous studies have been carried out by many researchers to develop a robust model for numeri...
For life-threatening events, such as fire hazards, performing real experiments (human-based experiments) to investigate the movement dynamics of occupants is often impractical due to different ethical, safety, and cost constraints. Consequently, real...
Background: This study investigates how varying levels of digital interoperability affect coordination and performance in Indonesia’s decentralized air cargo system, reflecting the inefficiencies typical of fragmented digital infrastructures in...
This paper presents a modeling approach to capture the coupled effects of electrical–thermal aging in Li-ion batteries at the cell level. The proposed semi-empirical method allows for a relatively high accuracy and low computational cost compar...
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