The connected and automated vehicles(CAVs)technologies provide more information to drivers in the car-following(CF)process.Unlike the human-driven vehicles(HVs),which only considers information in front,the CAVs circu...The connected and automated vehicles(CAVs)technologies provide more information to drivers in the car-following(CF)process.Unlike the human-driven vehicles(HVs),which only considers information in front,the CAVs circumstance allows them to obtain information in front and behind,enhancing vehicles perception ability.This paper proposes an intelligent back-looking distance driver model(IBDM)considering the desired distance of the following vehicle in homogeneous CAVs environment.Based on intelligent driver model(IDM),the IBDM integrates behind information of vehicles as a control term.The stability condition against a small perturbation is analyzed using linear stability theory in the homogeneous traffic flow.To validate the theoretical analysis,simulations are carried out on a single lane under the open boundary condition,and compared with the IDM not considering the following vehicle and the extended IDM considering the information of vehicle preceding and next preceding.Six scenarios are designed to evaluate the results under different disturbance strength,disturbance location,and initial platoon space distance.The results reveal that the IBDM has an advantage over IDM and the extended IDM in control of CAVs car-following process in maintaining string stability,and the stability improves by increasing the proportion of the new item.展开更多
Based on the control theories of PID, fuzzy logic and expert PID, the driver models are built and applied in the forward simulation for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The impact to the vehicle speed tracking and th...Based on the control theories of PID, fuzzy logic and expert PID, the driver models are built and applied in the forward simulation for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The impact to the vehicle speed tracking and the fuel economy is compared among the different driver models. The different human-simulated characteristics of the driver models are emphatically analyzed. The analysis results indicate that the driver models based on PID, simple fuzzy logic and expert PID are corresponding to the handling characteristics of different drives. The driver models of different human-simulated characteristics bring the handling divergence of drivers with different driving level and habit to the HEV forward simulation, and that is significant to the all-around verification and validation of the control strategy for HEV. System simulation results of different driver models validate the impact of driver models to the dynamic and fuel economy performance of HEV.展开更多
Based on the fact that the electronic throttle angle effect performs well in the traditional car following model,this paper attempts to introduce the electronic throttle angle into the smart driver model(SDM)as an acc...Based on the fact that the electronic throttle angle effect performs well in the traditional car following model,this paper attempts to introduce the electronic throttle angle into the smart driver model(SDM)as an acceleration feedback control term,and establish an extended smart driver model considering electronic throttle angle changes with memory(ETSDM).In order to show the practicability of the extended model,the next generation simulation(NGSIM)data was used to calibrate and evaluate the extended model and the smart driver model.The calibration results show that,compared with SDM,the simulation value based on the ETSDM is better fitted with the measured data,that is,the extended model can describe the actual traffic situation more accurately.Then,the linear stability analysis of ETSDM was carried out theoretically,and the stability condition was derived.In addition,numerical simulations were explored to show the influence of the electronic throttle angle changes with memory and the driver sensitivity on the stability of traffic flow.The numerical results show that the feedback control term of electronic throttle angle changes with memory can enhance the stability of traffic flow,which shows the feasibility and superiority of the proposed model to a certain extent.展开更多
Osyris lanceolata is heavily and illegally exploited in East Africa for its essential oils, yet little is known about its population status and ecological requirements. This study examined its population structure and...Osyris lanceolata is heavily and illegally exploited in East Africa for its essential oils, yet little is known about its population status and ecological requirements. This study examined its population structure and environmental factors influencing its distribution in the semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. We surveyed 388 plots (5 m radius) at different altitudes, recording life stages, stem diameters, and regeneration patterns, and analyzed soil samples. Multivariate analyses, including Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA), Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA), Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS), and Multiple Regression Modeling (MRM), identified key environmental factors affecting its distribution. Findings show that O. lanceolata populations in Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Amudat districts are severely degraded due to overexploitation. The species is primarily regenerating through coppicing rather than seedlings, with an exploitation intensity of 56.6%. Population densities are low, distribution is irregular, and sustainable harvesting is not viable. Soil properties, particularly Ca2+, N, P, K+, Na+, and organic matter, significantly influence its abundance. Conservation efforts should focus on identifying suitable provenances for genetic preservation and plantation establishment. Areas with at least 9 trees per hectare in Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Amudat could serve as potential sites for ex-situ plantations. Further research should explore how biotic interactions, genetic diversity, and morphology affect oil yield and quality to support restoration, breeding, and domestication initiatives.展开更多
Human drivers seem to have different characteristics,so different drivers often yield different results from the same driving mode tests with identical vehicles and same chassis dynamometer.However,drivers with differ...Human drivers seem to have different characteristics,so different drivers often yield different results from the same driving mode tests with identical vehicles and same chassis dynamometer.However,drivers with different experiences often yield similar results under the same driving conditions.If the features of human drivers are known,the control inputs to each driver,including warnings,will be customized to optimize each man–machine vehicle system.Therefore,it is crucial to determine how to characterize human drivers quantitatively.This study proposes a method to estimate the parameters of a theoretical model of human drivers.The method uses an artificial neural network(ANN)model and a numerical procedure to interpret the identified ANN models theoretically.Our approach involves the following process.First,we specify each ANN driver model through chassis dynamometer tests performed by each human driver and vehicle.Subsequently,we obtain the parameters of a theoretical driver model using the ANN model for the corresponding driver.Specifically,we simulate the driver’s behaviors using the identified ANN models with controlled inputs.Finally,we estimate the theoretical driver model parameters using the numerical simulation results.A proportional-integral-differential(PID)control model is used as the theoretical model.The results of the parameter estimation indicate that the PID driver model parameter combination can characterize human drivers.Moreover,the results suggest that vehicular factors influence the parameter combinations of human drivers.展开更多
The introduction of automated driving systems raised questions about how the human driver interacts with the automated system. Non-cooperative game theory is increasingly used for modelling and understanding such inte...The introduction of automated driving systems raised questions about how the human driver interacts with the automated system. Non-cooperative game theory is increasingly used for modelling and understanding such interaction, while its counterpart, cooperative game theory is rarely discussed for similar applications despite it may be potentially more suitable. This paper describes the modelling of a human driver’s steering interaction with an automated steering system using cooperative game theory. The distributed Model Predictive Control approach is adopted to derive the driver’s and the automated steering system’s strategies in a Pareto equilibrium sense, namely their cooperative Pareto steering strategies. Two separate numerical studies are carried out to study the influence of strategy parameters, and the influence of strategy types on the driver’s and the automated system’s steering performance. It is found that when a driver interacts with an automated steering system using a cooperative Pareto steering strategy, the driver can improve his/her performance in following a target path through increasing his/her effort in pursuing his/her own interest under the driver-automation cooperative control goal. It is also found that a driver’s adoption of cooperative Pareto steering strategy leads to a reinforcement in the driver’s steering angle control, compared to the driver’s adoption of non-cooperative Nash strategy. This in turn enables the vehicle to return from a lane-change maneuver to straight-line driving swifter.展开更多
This paper proposes two lattice traffic models by taking into account the drivers' delay in response. The lattice versions of the hydrodynamic model are described by the differential-difference equation and differenc...This paper proposes two lattice traffic models by taking into account the drivers' delay in response. The lattice versions of the hydrodynamic model are described by the differential-difference equation and difference-difference equation, respectively. The stability conditions for the two models are obtained by using the linear stability theory. The modified KdV equation near the critical point is derived to describe the traffic jam by using the reductive perturbation method, and the kink-antikink soliton solutions related to the traffic density waves are obtained. The results show that the drivers' delay in sensing headway plays an important role in jamming transition.展开更多
在“双碳”目标背景下,探究重庆三峡库区农业碳排放特征及其驱动因素,可为库区低碳农业发展提供科学依据。采用联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会(IPCC)的因子法测算2015—2022年重庆三峡库区农业碳排放量,系统分析库区农业碳排放量和强...在“双碳”目标背景下,探究重庆三峡库区农业碳排放特征及其驱动因素,可为库区低碳农业发展提供科学依据。采用联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会(IPCC)的因子法测算2015—2022年重庆三峡库区农业碳排放量,系统分析库区农业碳排放量和强度时空分异特征,利用Tapio脱钩模型分析库区农业碳排放量与农业经济增长的脱钩关系,并进一步运用LMDI(logarithmic mean divisia index)模型解析库区农业碳排放驱动因素。结果表明:重庆三峡库区农业碳排放总量整体呈波动降低趋势,农业碳排放总量从2015年的645.89万t降至2022年的620.74万t,库区农业碳排放主要来源为农田土壤碳排放和畜禽养殖碳排放。库区农业碳排放强度总体呈下降趋势,各区县间碳排放强度差距逐渐缩小。2015—2022年,库区农业经济与农业碳排放量整体上呈脱钩关系。随着农业生产的恢复与发展,农业产值增长,农业碳排放量增加。脱钩关系以2019年为节点表现为由强脱钩向弱脱钩转变。农业生产效率、农业人口规模、农业产业结构对库区农业碳排放量的增长具有抑制作用,而农业经济规模对农业碳排放量的增长则具有促进作用。基于以上结果,本文提出减少禽畜养殖业碳排放量、控制农田土壤利用碳排放量和发挥农业碳排放驱动因素抑制作用等相关建议,以期为库区低碳农业发展提供理论依据。展开更多
基金Project(2018YFB1600600)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,ChinaProject(20YJAZH083)supported by the Ministry of Education,China+1 种基金Project(20YJAZH083)supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences,ChinaProject(51878161)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The connected and automated vehicles(CAVs)technologies provide more information to drivers in the car-following(CF)process.Unlike the human-driven vehicles(HVs),which only considers information in front,the CAVs circumstance allows them to obtain information in front and behind,enhancing vehicles perception ability.This paper proposes an intelligent back-looking distance driver model(IBDM)considering the desired distance of the following vehicle in homogeneous CAVs environment.Based on intelligent driver model(IDM),the IBDM integrates behind information of vehicles as a control term.The stability condition against a small perturbation is analyzed using linear stability theory in the homogeneous traffic flow.To validate the theoretical analysis,simulations are carried out on a single lane under the open boundary condition,and compared with the IDM not considering the following vehicle and the extended IDM considering the information of vehicle preceding and next preceding.Six scenarios are designed to evaluate the results under different disturbance strength,disturbance location,and initial platoon space distance.The results reveal that the IBDM has an advantage over IDM and the extended IDM in control of CAVs car-following process in maintaining string stability,and the stability improves by increasing the proportion of the new item.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(50905018)
文摘Based on the control theories of PID, fuzzy logic and expert PID, the driver models are built and applied in the forward simulation for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The impact to the vehicle speed tracking and the fuel economy is compared among the different driver models. The different human-simulated characteristics of the driver models are emphatically analyzed. The analysis results indicate that the driver models based on PID, simple fuzzy logic and expert PID are corresponding to the handling characteristics of different drives. The driver models of different human-simulated characteristics bring the handling divergence of drivers with different driving level and habit to the HEV forward simulation, and that is significant to the all-around verification and validation of the control strategy for HEV. System simulation results of different driver models validate the impact of driver models to the dynamic and fuel economy performance of HEV.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.LY20G010004)the the Program of Humanities and Social Science of Education Ministry of China(Grant No.20YJA630008)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University,China.
文摘Based on the fact that the electronic throttle angle effect performs well in the traditional car following model,this paper attempts to introduce the electronic throttle angle into the smart driver model(SDM)as an acceleration feedback control term,and establish an extended smart driver model considering electronic throttle angle changes with memory(ETSDM).In order to show the practicability of the extended model,the next generation simulation(NGSIM)data was used to calibrate and evaluate the extended model and the smart driver model.The calibration results show that,compared with SDM,the simulation value based on the ETSDM is better fitted with the measured data,that is,the extended model can describe the actual traffic situation more accurately.Then,the linear stability analysis of ETSDM was carried out theoretically,and the stability condition was derived.In addition,numerical simulations were explored to show the influence of the electronic throttle angle changes with memory and the driver sensitivity on the stability of traffic flow.The numerical results show that the feedback control term of electronic throttle angle changes with memory can enhance the stability of traffic flow,which shows the feasibility and superiority of the proposed model to a certain extent.
文摘Osyris lanceolata is heavily and illegally exploited in East Africa for its essential oils, yet little is known about its population status and ecological requirements. This study examined its population structure and environmental factors influencing its distribution in the semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. We surveyed 388 plots (5 m radius) at different altitudes, recording life stages, stem diameters, and regeneration patterns, and analyzed soil samples. Multivariate analyses, including Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA), Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA), Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS), and Multiple Regression Modeling (MRM), identified key environmental factors affecting its distribution. Findings show that O. lanceolata populations in Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Amudat districts are severely degraded due to overexploitation. The species is primarily regenerating through coppicing rather than seedlings, with an exploitation intensity of 56.6%. Population densities are low, distribution is irregular, and sustainable harvesting is not viable. Soil properties, particularly Ca2+, N, P, K+, Na+, and organic matter, significantly influence its abundance. Conservation efforts should focus on identifying suitable provenances for genetic preservation and plantation establishment. Areas with at least 9 trees per hectare in Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Amudat could serve as potential sites for ex-situ plantations. Further research should explore how biotic interactions, genetic diversity, and morphology affect oil yield and quality to support restoration, breeding, and domestication initiatives.
文摘Human drivers seem to have different characteristics,so different drivers often yield different results from the same driving mode tests with identical vehicles and same chassis dynamometer.However,drivers with different experiences often yield similar results under the same driving conditions.If the features of human drivers are known,the control inputs to each driver,including warnings,will be customized to optimize each man–machine vehicle system.Therefore,it is crucial to determine how to characterize human drivers quantitatively.This study proposes a method to estimate the parameters of a theoretical model of human drivers.The method uses an artificial neural network(ANN)model and a numerical procedure to interpret the identified ANN models theoretically.Our approach involves the following process.First,we specify each ANN driver model through chassis dynamometer tests performed by each human driver and vehicle.Subsequently,we obtain the parameters of a theoretical driver model using the ANN model for the corresponding driver.Specifically,we simulate the driver’s behaviors using the identified ANN models with controlled inputs.Finally,we estimate the theoretical driver model parameters using the numerical simulation results.A proportional-integral-differential(PID)control model is used as the theoretical model.The results of the parameter estimation indicate that the PID driver model parameter combination can characterize human drivers.Moreover,the results suggest that vehicular factors influence the parameter combinations of human drivers.
文摘The introduction of automated driving systems raised questions about how the human driver interacts with the automated system. Non-cooperative game theory is increasingly used for modelling and understanding such interaction, while its counterpart, cooperative game theory is rarely discussed for similar applications despite it may be potentially more suitable. This paper describes the modelling of a human driver’s steering interaction with an automated steering system using cooperative game theory. The distributed Model Predictive Control approach is adopted to derive the driver’s and the automated steering system’s strategies in a Pareto equilibrium sense, namely their cooperative Pareto steering strategies. Two separate numerical studies are carried out to study the influence of strategy parameters, and the influence of strategy types on the driver’s and the automated system’s steering performance. It is found that when a driver interacts with an automated steering system using a cooperative Pareto steering strategy, the driver can improve his/her performance in following a target path through increasing his/her effort in pursuing his/her own interest under the driver-automation cooperative control goal. It is also found that a driver’s adoption of cooperative Pareto steering strategy leads to a reinforcement in the driver’s steering angle control, compared to the driver’s adoption of non-cooperative Nash strategy. This in turn enables the vehicle to return from a lane-change maneuver to straight-line driving swifter.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB705500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10532060)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo (Grant Nos 2008A610022 and 2007A610050)K. C. Wang Magna Fund in Ningbo University, China
文摘This paper proposes two lattice traffic models by taking into account the drivers' delay in response. The lattice versions of the hydrodynamic model are described by the differential-difference equation and difference-difference equation, respectively. The stability conditions for the two models are obtained by using the linear stability theory. The modified KdV equation near the critical point is derived to describe the traffic jam by using the reductive perturbation method, and the kink-antikink soliton solutions related to the traffic density waves are obtained. The results show that the drivers' delay in sensing headway plays an important role in jamming transition.
文摘在“双碳”目标背景下,探究重庆三峡库区农业碳排放特征及其驱动因素,可为库区低碳农业发展提供科学依据。采用联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会(IPCC)的因子法测算2015—2022年重庆三峡库区农业碳排放量,系统分析库区农业碳排放量和强度时空分异特征,利用Tapio脱钩模型分析库区农业碳排放量与农业经济增长的脱钩关系,并进一步运用LMDI(logarithmic mean divisia index)模型解析库区农业碳排放驱动因素。结果表明:重庆三峡库区农业碳排放总量整体呈波动降低趋势,农业碳排放总量从2015年的645.89万t降至2022年的620.74万t,库区农业碳排放主要来源为农田土壤碳排放和畜禽养殖碳排放。库区农业碳排放强度总体呈下降趋势,各区县间碳排放强度差距逐渐缩小。2015—2022年,库区农业经济与农业碳排放量整体上呈脱钩关系。随着农业生产的恢复与发展,农业产值增长,农业碳排放量增加。脱钩关系以2019年为节点表现为由强脱钩向弱脱钩转变。农业生产效率、农业人口规模、农业产业结构对库区农业碳排放量的增长具有抑制作用,而农业经济规模对农业碳排放量的增长则具有促进作用。基于以上结果,本文提出减少禽畜养殖业碳排放量、控制农田土壤利用碳排放量和发挥农业碳排放驱动因素抑制作用等相关建议,以期为库区低碳农业发展提供理论依据。