Grain growth is a well-known and complex phenomenon occurring during annealing of all polycrystalline materials. Its numerical modeling is a complex task when anisotropy sources such as grain orientation and grain boundary inclination have to be take...
This paper presents a direct numerical simulation of solidification of a molten metal drop on a cold plate with various wettability by an axisymmetric front-tracking method. Because of the plate kept at a temperature below the fusion value of the mel...
An innovative coupling numerical algorithm is proposed in the current paper, the front-tracking method–lattice Boltzmann method–machine learning (FTM-LBM-ML) method, to precisely capture fluid flow phase interfaces at the mesoscale and ac...
Cell microencapsulation is a promising technique to protect living cells in biomedical applications. Microfluidic devices can be utilized to control the production of high-throughput cell-laden droplets. This paper demonstrates the effects of flow-fo...
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the fastest commercially available application of unmanned driving technology, and the research significance of unmanned vehicle technology remains substantial. This paper investigates the driving mode of AGVs and...
The interaction of two simple delta shock waves for a pressureless gas dynamic system is considered. The result of the interaction is a delta shock wave with constant speed. This interaction is approximated by letting the perturbed parameter in the E...
Wardrobe fronts form a major visual element in bedroom interiors, yet material selection for their colors and textures often relies on intuition rather than evidence. This study develops a data-driven framework that links gaze behavior and affective...
Known for their compact size, mobility, and off-road capabilities, motorcycles are increasingly used for logistics, emergency rescue, and reconnaissance. However, due to their two-wheeled nature, motorcycles are susceptible to instability, heightenin...
The systems of reaction-diffusion equations coupled with moving boundaries defined by Stefan condition have been widely used to describe the dynamics of spreading population and with competition of two species. To solve these systems numerically, new...
Formation of compound drops by breakup of an axisymmetric compound jet injected from a coaxial nozzle into another immiscible coflowing fluid, at various density and viscosity ratios, is numerically investigated. The fluids are assumed to be Newtonia...
Currently, since the model of a driverless bus is not clear, it is difficult for most traditional path tracking methods to achieve a trade-off between accuracy and stability, especially in the case of driverless buses. In terms of solving this proble...
This paper proposes a closed-form feedback control framework for rear- and front-wheel-drive car-like vehicles, aiming to solve trajectory tracking and collision avoidance tasks operating in complex environments. This method constructs novel risk ass...
The objective of this work is the development of an automated and objective identification scheme of cold fronts in order to produce a comprehensive climatology of Mediterranean cold fronts. The scheme is a modified version of The University of Melbo...
The research field of visual-inertial odometry has entered a mature stage in recent years. However, unneglectable problems still exist. Tradeoffs have to be made between high accuracy and low computation for users. In addition, notation confusion exi...
This paper describes an integrated autonomous driving (AD) control system for an autonomous vehicle with four independent in-wheel motors (IWMs). The system consists of two parts: the AD controller and the chassis controller. These elements are funct...
In the dynamic landscape of autonomous transport, the integration of intelligent transport systems and embedded control technology is pivotal. While strides have been made in the development of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, the unique ch...
Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) and nutrition tables are the most used front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labeling schemes in the world; however, they are hard to process considering the nutritional knowledge, effort, and time needed for interpretation. Cons...
While the track irregularity in turnout areas has a significant impact on wheel-rail contact, driving safety, and stability, the impact of track irregularity in front of the incoming turnout on vehicles is often overlooked. This paper fills the gaps...
In this paper, some methodologies aimed at the identification of the Pareto front of a multi-objective optimization problem are presented and applied. Three different approaches are presented: local sampling, Pareto front resampling and Normal Bounda...
This paper describes testing of the INSIM-FT proxy simulation method (interwell-numerical-simulation model improved with front-tracking method) to assess the dependencies between production and injection wells, as well as to assess the forecast of oi...
The collision of drops in a solid substrate is an interesting problem with several practical applications. When the drop is made of a complex fluid the problem presents numerical challenges due to the interaction of the mechanical properties and the...
The last change in the technical regulations of Formula One that came into force in 2022 brought with it significant changes in the aerodynamics of the vehicle; among these, those made to the front wing stand out since the wing was changed to a more...
In order to improve the tracking failure caused by small-target pedestrians and partially blocked pedestrians in dense crowds in complex environments, a pedestrian target detection and tracking method for an intelligent vehicle was proposed based on...
This work’s goal is to numerically investigate the interactions between two gas bubbles in a fluid flow in a circular cross-section channel, both in the presence and in the absence of gravitational forces, with several Reynolds and Weber number...
A compound droplet with its single inner droplet appears in a broad range of applications and has received much attention in recent years. However, the role of the inner droplet location on the dynamical behaviors of the compound droplet is still not...
Recent studies on covert attention suggested that the visual processing of information in front of us is different, depending on whether the information is present in front of us or if it is a reflection of information behind us (mirror information)....
Migration of an encapsulated leukemia HL60 cell through sudden contractions in a capillary tube is investigated. An HL60 cell is initially encapsulated in a viscoelastic shell fluid. As the cell-laden droplet moves through the sudden contraction, she...
Attentional orienting is a crucial process in perceiving our environment and guiding human behavior. Recent studies have suggested a forward attentional bias, where faster reactions are observed to spatial cues indicating information appearing in the...
This paper presents the detailed comparisons of solute macro-segregation pictures predicted by different meso-macroscopic simulations, based on the single-domain enthalpy–porosity approach coupled with distinct models of flow resistance in the...
Considering transient processes where liquid/solid phase change occurs, this paper focuses on the associated modeling and numerical treatment in the frame of “Computational Fluid Dynamics” simulations. While being of importance in many in...
In order to improve the adhesive and passing performance of agricultural tracked vehicles under a non-structural environment, a theoretical design method of the structure of a bionic track pattern is proposed in this article. The Saanen goat is taken...
Myriapods achieve remarkable obstacle-crossing capability through inter-segment pitch adjustment and coordinated anterior–posterior propulsion, providing valuable biomimetic inspiration for engineering design. Articulated tracked vehicles, conn...
This study investigated the relationship between the predicted track of Typhoon Mawar (2023) and the quasi-stationary front along the southern coast of Japan where heavy rainfall occurred. Also, the role of ocean coupling was explored by using global...
In order to realize the lane-changing maneuver of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV), a lateral controller based on model predictive control is developed with the three degrees of freedom vehicle dynamic model. Then the controller is synthesized to...
To enhance the path tracking capability and driving stability of intelligent vehicles, a controller is designed that synergizes active front wheel steering (AFS) and direct yaw moment (DYC), specifically tailored for distributed-drive electric vehicl...
In this paper, we proposed Mix-VIO, a monocular and binocular visual-inertial odometry, to address the issue where conventional visual front-end tracking often fails under dynamic lighting and image blur conditions. Mix-VIO adopts a hybrid tracking a...
This paper presents a comparative study on the effects of the input configurations of linear quadratic (LQ) controllers on path tracking performance under low friction conditions. For the last decade, the path tracking controller has adopted several...
Single lane changing is one of the typical scenarios in vehicle driving. Planning a suitable single lane changing trajectory and tracking that trajectory accurately is very important for intelligent vehicles. The contribution of this study is twofold...
The interactions between ground reaction forces and inter-unit coupling forces add complexity to the study of the turning motion of articulated tracked vehicles (ATVs). To accurately analyze the turning performance of an ATV, this study developed a s...
This paper proposes a coordinated control system of autonomous vehicles’ lateral stability based on state estimation and path tracking, which contributes to enhancing path-tracking capability and at the same time maintaining the stability of au...
We show that a spectral distribution of laser-accelerated protons can be extracted by analyzing the proton track diameters observed on the front side of a second CR-39 detector arranged in a stack. The correspondence between the proton track diameter...
Mining articulated vehicles (MAVs) are widely used as primary transportation equipment in both underground and open-pit mines. These include various machines such as Load–Haul–Dump machines and mining trucks. Path tracking control for MAV...
Path tracking is a key technique for intelligent electric vehicles, while four-wheel steering (4WS) technology is of great significance to improve its accuracy and flexibility. However, the control methods commonly used in path tracking for a 4WS veh...
This paper presents a comparative study on coordinated control of path tracking and vehicle stability for autonomous vehicles on low-friction roads. Generally, a path-tracking controller designed on high-friction roads cannot provide good performance...
A path tracking controller based on front wheel steering angle and additional yaw moment control is designed to achieve safe obstacle avoidance of distributed drive electric vehicles. Using sixth-degree polynomial at a given time with anti-collision...
The paper deals with a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) as a reliable solution for capturing the kinematics of a fire front spreading over a fuel bed. To provide reliable information in fire studies and support fire fighting strategies, a Wireless Senso...
In motorsports, the correct design of every device that constitutes a vehicle is a significant task for engineers because the car’s efficiency on the track depends on making it competitive. However, the physical integrity of the pilot is also a...
Advanced active safety systems play a crucial role in ensuring the safe driving of vehicles in critical conditions such as an obstacle avoidance manoeuvre. However, conventional techniques relying mainly on braking interventions may not result in the...
In high-altitude and cold regions, external dynamic geological processes, such as glacial melting and other processes are intense, which frequently results in surface dynamic geological processes, such as slope collapse, landslides, debris flows, and...
A tractor losing lateral stability starts to rollover. It is a matter of fact that tractor lateral rollover accidents are one of the most frequent causes of death and injuries for farmers. Consequently, tractors are fitted with a specific protective...
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