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Investigating the Relation between Drivers Working and Resting Hours with the Occurrence of Road Accidents (Case Study: Heavy Vehicle Drivers) [PDF]

Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2022
Background and Objective: Excessive working hours, insufficient rest, and irregular driver schedules are factors that could cause drowsiness in professional drivers; consequently, reducing the driver's ability and increasing the chance of road accidents.
Rajabali Hokmabadi, Farzaneh Mehri, Ali Karimi   +2 more
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A Review of Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Heavy Duty Trucks

Energies, 2022
Due to the increasing use of automobiles, the transportation industry is facing challenges of increased emissions, driver safety concerns, travel demand, etc.
Sasanka Katreddi, Sujan Kasani, Arvind Thiruvengadam   +2 more
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Research on Maximum Longitudinal Slope and the Length Limit of Expressways Based on the Performance of Pure Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Applied Sciences
With the global energy transition and advancements in electric vehicle technology, the use of pure electric heavy-duty vehicles in logistics is rising.
Yulong Pei, Lintao Hu, Sheng Pan, Yuhang Wen   +3 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of road traffic mortality caused by heavy vehicles in Iran in 2018

Archives of Trauma Research, 2021
Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have become an important public health problem and the mortality rate due to RTAs in Iran is significantly higher than the international standards. There is no accurate information about the mortality rate caused
Saeideh Shojaei, Seyed Amirhosein Mahdavi, Seyed Davood Mirtorabi, Mehdi Forouzesh, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari   +4 more
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Improved NSGA-II and its application in BIW structure optimization

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Based on the crowding distance algorithm of Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II), three improved algorithms are proposed: side length optimization strategy, diagonal optimization strategy, center optimization strategy.
Xiao Wu, Zhiyong Chen, Tao Liu, Haisheng Song, Zhiwei Wang, Wenku Shi   +5 more
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Effect of adoption of electric vehicles on public health and air pollution in China: a modelling study

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021
Background: Adoption of electric vehicles has the potential to reduce air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, hence China has implemented policies incentivising use of electric vehicles.
Daniel E Horton, PhD, Jordan L Schnell, PhD, Daniel R Peters, BA, David C Wong, PhD, Xi Lu, PhD, Hao Gao, PhD, Hongliang Zhang, PhD, Patrick L Kinney, PhD   +7 more
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Assessment of the Accuracy and Classification of Weigh-in-Motion Systems: Part 2 European Specification [PDF]

, 2012
This is the second part of a two-part paper which addresses the issue of accuracy in weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems. The first part develops the statistical background necessary for any system of accuracy classification applied to a WIM system.
O\u27Brien, Eugene J., Jacob, Bernard, O'Brien, Eugene J., Newton, William   +3 more
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The influence of pre-existing vibrations on the dynamic response of medium span bridges [PDF]

, 2009
Critical static bridge loading scenarios are often expressed in terms of the number of vehicles that are present on the bridge at the time of occurrence of maximum lifetime load effect.
O'Brien, Eugene J., Rattigan, Paraic, González, Arturo   +2 more
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A Reliability Approach to Development of Rollover Prediction for Heavy Vehicles Based on SVM Empirical Model With Multiple Observed Variables

IEEE Access, 2020
The rapid development of cooperative vehicle-infrastructure system (CVIS) improves the communication reliability between vehicles and road environment. These communications enable the accurate vehicle rollover prediction in Human-Vehicle-Road interaction.
Tianjun Zhu, Xiaoxuan Yin, Bin Li, Wei Ma   +3 more
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Advanced Aerodynamic Devices to Improve the Performance, Economics, Handling, and Safety of Heavy Vehicles [PDF]

, 2001
Research is being conducted at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to develop advanced aerodynamic devices to improve the performance, economics, stability, handling and safety of operation of Heavy Vehicles by using previously-developed and ...
Englar, Robert J., Robert J. Englar
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