Reducing the risk of rear-end collisions with infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) integration of variable speed limit control and adaptive cruise control system

Objective: Adaptive cruise control (ACC) has been investigated recently to explore ways to increase traffic capacity, stabilize traffic flow, and improve traffic safety. However, researchers seldom have studied the integration of ACC and roadside control methods such as the variable speed limit (VSL) to improve safety. The primary objective of this study was to develop an infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) integrated system that incorporated both ACC and VSL to reduce rear-end collision risks on freeways.

Methods: The intelligent driver model was firstly modified to simulate ACC behavior and then the VSL strategy used in this article was introduced. Next, the I2V system was proposed to integrate the 2 advanced techniques, ACC and VSL. Four scenarios of no control, VSL only, ACC only, and the I2V system were tested in simulation experiments. Time exposed time to collision (TET) and time integrated time to collision (TIT), 2 surrogate safety measures derived from time to collision (TTC), were used to evaluate safety issues associated with rear-end collisions. The total travel times of each scenario were also compared.

Results: The simulation results indicated that both the VSL-only and ACC-only methods had a positive impact on reducing the TET and TIT values (reduced by 53.0 and 58.6% and 59.0 and 65.3%, respectively). The I2V system combined the advantages of both ACC and VSL to achieve the most safety benefits (reduced by 71.5 and 77.3%, respectively). Sensitivity analysis of the TTC threshold also showed that the I2V system obtained the largest safety benefits with all of the TTC threshold values. The impact of different market penetration rates of ACC vehicles in I2V system indicated that safety benefits increase with an increase in ACC proportions.

Conclusions: Compared to VSL-only and ACC-only scenarios, this integrated I2V system is more effective in reducing rear-end collision risks. The findings of this study provide useful information for traffic agencies to implement novel techniques to improve safety on freeways.     

水动力条件对全程自养脱氮工艺启动研究

CANON工艺需要部分短程硝化提供亚硝酸盐,所以CANON工艺存在溶解氧难控制的问题,特别是在反应器较小的情况。本文采用设有挡板的改良SBR,通过机械搅拌形成剧烈水流搅动,精确控制溶解氧,研究了不同搅拌速率对CANON工艺启动的影响。结果表明,机械曝气能成功启动了CANON工艺,且获得平均总氮去除率达79.40%,剪切应力的提高有利于脱氮性能的提升,机械曝气启动方式相比于鼓风曝气更加容易控制。     

成都市2015—2019年臭氧浓度夜间变化及成因分析

利用2015—2019年成都市每日逐时地面O₃监测资料和同期气象数据,通过模拟和计算区域水平、铅直流场和大气静力稳定度支配参数(R_i),对成都市夜间O₃浓度第二峰值的反常现象进行统计分析和原因追踪。研究结果表明:成都市2015—2019年夜间O₃浓度第二峰值出现频率为17%,造成O₃浓度夜间反常现象的原因是雅安市山风将高空O₃输送至地面,而后平流至成都市,或本地高空湍流破坏夜间稳定层,将上层残留层储存的白天高浓度O₃送至近地面,加之夜晚绝大部分污染源停止排放,消耗O₃的物质大幅减少,造成地面O₃浓度的夜间反常变化。引起高空湍流的方式有2种:一是风向切变,且至少切变45°,风向切变角度越大,湍流强度越大,引起残留层向下增长的幅度越大;二是风速切变,且切变层风速要大于上、下层风速2 m/s,切变风速越大,湍流强度就越大,残留层向下增长的幅度就越大,低空急流是风速切变的极端表现。     

科技英语文摘的文体与表达

科技论文的文摘是关系到论文能否被录用、发表及检索的重要因素。文章从文体的角度论述科技文摘的写作与翻译方法及注意问题,指出科技论文摘要应与国际惯例接轨,注意文体的严谨、准确、明了和科学性等问题;并为科技论文文摘撰写提供了重要依据。     

相对湿度测量数据的风速修正与压力修正举例

本文用四达公司生产的环境试验设备产品实测数据,讨论相对湿度风速修正与大气压力修正的必要性和计算方法.     

水循环周期对生态床内氮形态转化过程的影响

构建复合生态床修复北方景观水体,通过控制出水循环周期,研究不同循环速率下水体氮在系统内的转换及不同转换过程之间的关系,深入分析复合基质生态床修复景观水的过程及作用机理.结果表明,当循环周期为1 h和1.5 h时,溶解氧经首次循环由7提高至11左右,并始终保持较高水平;C/N由进水时4～6提高至出水时6～10,C/N的升高说明系统中N的相对去除率高于C,循环促进了氮及有机物的去除.出水循环提高了NH⁺₄-Ｎ、NO^-₂-Ｎ及TN的去除率, 且循环速率的提高使得硝化作用进行得更加迅速和彻底,补充了氮从系统中去除的好氧反硝化途径.当循环周期为1.5 h和1 h时,NH⁺₄-Ｎ与NO^-₂-Ｎ去除过程间的相关系数值分别为0.885 3和0.968 5;NO^-₂-Ｎ与TN去除过程间的相关系数随循环速率加快而增加,最高为0.942 4.当循环速率加快,NH⁺₄-Ｎ的氧化与NO^-₂-Ｎ的氧化2个过程间的传递更加迅速, 缩短了氮在系统中的转化途径,且循环速率越快,整个转化越迅速.     

模拟防尘网控制物料堆起尘的基本要求

介绍了防尘网一种多孔板,在模拟防尘网控制物料起尘时,为了能够更好地实现对低层大气湍流的模拟所应采用的一些基本要求。同时介绍了工程中防尘网在控制物料起尘时所采用的一些具体参数和造成起尘的起动风速。     

模拟含铀废液的除铀方法与效果

受天然铀矿物形成条件的启发,通过改变含铀废液的物理化学条件,即能在含铀废液中形成较稳定沥青铀矿或者其他沉淀物,实现除铀目的。这种除铀方法被定义为沥青铀矿结晶法。在不同的物理化学条件下采用此方法处理了含铀废液,其结果表明,升高温度、降低Eh,除铀速度加快,除铀效率提高,其中,在物理化学条件为T=85℃、pH=3、Eh=+61.1 mV时,铀元素以沥青铀矿的形式从溶液中析出,除铀率高达99.6%,效果良好。     

氯化镉和敌敌畏突发胁迫下斑马鱼的行为差异

采用计算机摄像跟踪技术,以正常水体中斑马鱼的行为变化为基础,比较突发性氯化镉和敌敌畏污染胁迫下斑马鱼的个体行为(游动速度、深度、转弯次数和加速度)和鱼群行为(平均距离和分散度)的变化规律.研究结果表明:斑马鱼在两种污染物突发性胁迫下,行为反应快速且敏感,游动行为响应与污染物种类和暴露时间直接相关;两种不同类型的污染胁迫...     

Maize,switchgrass, and ponderosa pine biochar added to soil increased herbicide sorption and decreased herbicide efficacy

Biochar, a by-product of pyrolysis made from a wide array of plant biomass when producing biofuels, is a proposed soil amendment to improve soil health. This study measured herbicide sorption and efficacy when soils were treated with low (1% w/w) or high (10% w/w) amounts of biochar manufactured from different feedstocks [maize (Zea mays) stover, switchgrass (Panicum vigatum), and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)], and treated with different post-processing techniques. Twenty-four hour batch equilibration measured sorption of ¹⁴C-labelled atrazine or 2,4-D to two soil types with and without biochar amendments. Herbicide efficacy was measured with and without biochar using speed of seed germination tests of sensitive species. Biochar amended soils sorbed more herbicide than untreated soils, with major differences due to biochar application rate but minor differences due to biochar type or post-process handling technique. Biochar presence increased the speed of seed germination compared with herbicide alone addition. These data indicate that biochar addition to soil can increase herbicide sorption and reduce efficacy. Evaluation for site-specific biochar applications may be warranted to obtain maximal benefits without compromising other agronomic practices.