This paper presents the results of analysis into the adverse effects on vehicle performance caused by the deterioration in capacity and increase in resistance of lithium-ion batteries installed in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Detailed evaluations...
The track fasteners may be damaged by fatigue and impact load during long-term subway operation, resulting in the failure of the connecting components between the rail and the track plate, and the spacing of rail support becomes larger, resulting in...
In recent years, electric vehicles (EVs) have attracted much attention worldwide as an effective solution for realizing a carbon-neutral and decarbonized society. Since many batteries are generated over the lifespan of EVs, battery recycling has beco...
Low vehicle occupancy rates combined with record conventional vehicle sales justify the requirement to optimize vehicle type based on passengers and a powertrain with zero-emissions. This study compares the performance of different vehicle types base...
A full-vehicle analysis model was constructed incorporating a SLA (Short Long Arm) strut front suspension system and a multi-link rear suspension system. CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) simulations were then performed to investigate the lateral acce...
The rate of technological progress is an important metric used for predicting the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of future light-duty fleets. A trade-off between efficiency and performance is essential due to its implications on fuel...
Electric vehicles are the most innovative and promising area of the automotive industry. The efficiency of a traction battery is an important factor in the performance of an electric vehicle. This paper presents a mathematical model of an electric tr...
In recent decades, environmental requirements for reducing the toxic components emitted from vehicle exhausts have decreased drastically. Technologies for after-treatment of diesel vehicle emissions are being improved continuously in order to meet in...
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell is favored in automotive applications because it is clean, efficiency and quiet. Performance of a fuel cell-powered vehicle depends on two aspects, the component sizing and the control strategy. The former det...
In order to reduce the additional resistance of high-speed amphibious vehicles, Flanks are designed on the concave grooves. As a new drag reduction attachment, the principle of Flanks is analyzed and discussed in detail. In this paper, the HSAV model...
With the electrification and connectivity of vehicles in transportation, traditional vehicles with single drivetrains are being replaced by pure electric or hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This evolution has given rise to diverse electromechanical c...
Polyvinyl alcohol-engineering cementitious composites (PVA-ECCs) have been widely applied in bridge deck repairing or widening, and a common practice is that a portion of the bridge is left open to traffic while the closed portion is constructed, whi...
High power and miniaturization of motors in an in-wheel drive system, which is installed inside the wheels of a vehicle, are required for directly driving the wheels. In addition, an efficient cooling system is required to ensure high driving perform...
Road-rail vehicles built on traditional vehicle chassis can only switch operation modes at particular areas such as level crossings, thus limiting the working scope and efficiency of routine railway inspection and maintenance. This paper proposes a n...
Accurate vehicle detection is crucial for the advancement of intelligent transportation systems, including autonomous driving and traffic monitoring. This paper presents a comparative analysis of two advanced deep learning models—YOLOv8 and YOL...
The use of dedicated lanes, known as managed lanes (MLs), on freeways is an established traffic management strategy to reduce congestion. Allowing automated vehicles (AVs) in existing MLs or dedicating MLs for AVs, referred to as AVMLs, has been sugg...
Emissions from the transportation sector due to the consumption of fossil fuels by conventional vehicles have been a major cause of climate change. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are a cleaner solution to reduce the emissions caused by transportatio...
At Nissan we have developed many different environmental technologies to date and launched sales of an electric vehicle (EV) in December 2010 that achieves zero carbon dioxide and zero exhaust emissions. Besides its outstanding environmental performa...
A high-voltage positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater has a simple structure and a swift response. Therefore, for cabin heating in electric vehicles (EVs), such heaters are used either on their own or with a heat pump system. In this study, th...
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors at signalized intersections can accurately track the movement of virtually all objects passing through at high sampling rates. This study presents methodologies to estimate vehicle and pedestrian traffic si...
The inerter is a vibration isolation device used to replace the mass element in classical vibration isolation theory. The introduction of an inerter into a vehicle suspension system can greatly improve the performance of the system. An electromagneti...
This study investigates the enhancement of vehicle warm-up performance using phase-change materials (PCMs) and various thermal storage methods. The primary objective is to utilize the thermal energy lost during engine cooling to improve the cold-star...
Traditional methods often ignore the direct influences of vehicle vibration on the flywheel battery system, which leads to an inaccurate analysis of the dynamic performance of the flywheel battery system and its control effect. Therefore, to make up...
This paper focuses on a front-and-rear-wheel-independent-drive-type-electric vehicle (FRID EV) which is being developed as the next generation EV with ideal characteristics of driving performance and safety. The FRID EV development work has included...
Due to its advantages of high efficiency, high power density at low temperature, fast start-up and zero emission, fuel cells are of great significance in automobile drive application. A car powered by electricity generated by an on-board fuel cell de...
The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (HFCV) market is growing rapidly, but technological limitations, high costs, and market constraints are hindering enterprise performance. Existing studies often analyze isolated factors, overlooking their configurationa...
In the field of operations research, the vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) has been widely studied because it is extensively used in practical applications. Real-life situations discussed in the relevant research include time windows...
On 1 November 2024, the Federal Highway Administration issued a final rule updating the 23 CFR Part 630 Subpart J on Work Zone Safety and Mobility, detailing performance measures and reporting requirements. The rule suggests that state agencies shoul...
Advances and cost reductions in Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor technology have allowed for their implementation in detecting vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians at signalized intersections. Most LiDAR use cases have focused on safety anal...
Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations require the adoption of stoichiometric operation across the entire engine map for downsized turbocharged gasoline engines, which have been so far generally exploiting spark timing retard and mixture enrichment...
Battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as an environmentally friendly and efficient alternative to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, while their single-charge driving distances under cold conditions are significantly limi...
Due to industrialization and an exponential increase in population, the demand for vehicles has increased in Kuwait. Utilizing fossil fuels to power vehicles that are in high demand has posed various environmental and medical implications. Considerin...
For the purpose of splicing widening bridges without interrupting traffic in expressway reconstruction and extension projects, different types of anti-differential disturbance concrete (ADC) were developed. This paper experimentally investigated the...
Radar is a very important sensor in surveillance applications. Near-space vehicle-borne radar (NSVBR) is a novel installation of a radar system, which offers many benefits, like being highly suited to the remote sensing of extremely large areas, havi...
Transport is one of the sectors with the highest greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that is imperative to reduce in order to decrease global warming. Although modern vehicles and arterial roads have adopted technological and structural improvements to en...
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...
Integrated thermal management system (ITMS) technology for electric vehicles (EV) has become a major industry research direction. However, R290 refrigerants are still not applied on a large scale in EVs. Therefore, we developed a suitable thermal man...
A study on aerodynamic design studies of a blended wing–body (BWB) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating at low Mach numbers is presented. First, a parametric investigation based on analytical equations is carried out to identify the range of...
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system is an important technology for recovering energy from the waste heat of internal combustion engines, which is of significant importance for the improvement of fuel utilization. This study analyses the performanc...
Performance status evaluation is essential for the safe running of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. With the development of the EV industry, the EV charging infrastructure industry has advanced considerably. Safe and reliable operation...
In this paper, a statistical cloud model was proposed for optimal design of the proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers used in current control of vehicle-to-grid connected inverter systems with PID parameters. By collecting the effective...
Inspired by the free-flight capabilities of the gannet in both aerial and underwater environments, a foldable-wing air–water cross-medium vehicle was designed. To enhance its propulsive performance and transition stability across these two medi...
Digital transformation has brought unprecedented transformation and opportunities in manufacturing enterprises. Focusing on 65 listed companies in the electric vehicle sector as the research objects and drawing on the “Technology–Organiza...
The foamed lightweight soil (FLS) with superior performance was prepared to be used as a subgrade filling material in an intelligent networked vehicle test site. The production process of practical engineering FLS is simulated in the laboratory. The...
Business model innovation is crucial for enhancing company performance. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the six dimensions of sustainable business model innovation and company performance among Chinese electric vehicle brands....
High-voltage heat release from batteries can cause safety issues for electric vehicles. Relevant scientific research work is carried out in the laboratory. The battery safety of laboratory experiments should not be underestimated. In order to evaluat...
Postural sway has been demonstrated to increase following exposure to different types of motion. However, limited prior studies have investigated the relationship between exposure to normative on-road driving conditions and standing balance following...
The performance of a drive system with a flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor was studied through tests on a commercial electric vehicle (CEV). A practical design and an optimization method for the FSPM motor were proposed for a light-duty CE...
In this paper, a finite-time, active fault-tolerant control (AFTC) scheme is proposed for a class of autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) with component faults. The designed AFTC framework is based on an integrated design of fault detection (FD), fault...
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) frequently cycle their internal combustion engines (ICE), potentially cooling the three-way catalyst (TWC). This challenges the use of compressed natural gas (CNG), as methane (CH4) requires high temperatures for TWC o...
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