Field Investigation of Vehicle Acceleration at the Stop Line with a Dynamic Vision Sensor

This article presents a study of vehicle acceleration distribution at a traffic signal stop line in an urban environment. Accurate representation of vehicle acceleration behavior provides important inputs to traffic simulation models especially when traffic related emissions need to be estimated. A smart eye TDS （traffic data sensor） system was used to record vehicle trajectories, which were extracted to calculate vehicle acceleration profiles. This paper presents the acceleration distributions obtained from over 300 passenger-car acceleration cycles observed on site from the stop line up to a maximum speed of 40 km/h. These distributions are compared with the outputs from a traffic micro simulation tool modeling a similar stop line scenario. The comparison shows that measured accelerations present wider distribution and lower values than the micro simulation. This result highlights the importance of using acceleration distribution calibrated with real-world measured data rather than default values in order to estimate accurate emission levels.

Theory of Vehicle's Durability Correlation Test

The theory of vehicle's correlation tests was discussed and the correlation test mathematical model was created. According to the damage theory, the correlation equation was brought up. The method to solove it was given. The text gives the theory basis of vehicle's correlation tests. The results can be used to give the vehicle's test designation and to make the test to fit the actual environments. Besides that, the methods give acceleration and strengthen effects.

Modeling mechanistic responses in asphalt pavements under three-dimensional tire-pavement contact pressure

A three dimensional finite element program incorporating actually measured vertical tire-pavement contact pressure(TPCP) was utilized for modeling the mechanistic responses in asphalt concrete(AC) layers by simulating various vehicle motions:stationary and non-stationary(i.e.in acceleration or deceleration mode).Analysis of the results indicated the following items.1) It is critical to use the vertical TPCP as the design control criteria for the tensile strains at the bottom of the AC layer when the base layer modulus is lower in magnitude(e.g.≤400 MPa);however,when the base layer modulus is higher in magnitude(e.g.≥7 000 MPa),the horizontal TPCP and the tensile strains in the X-direction at the surface of the AC layer should also be considered as part of the design response criteria.2) The definition of "overload" needs to be revised to include tire pressure over-inflation,i.e.,a vehicle should be considered to be overloaded if the wheel load exceeds the specification and/or the tire inflation pressure is higher than the specification.3) Light trucks have more structural impact on the strain responses and pavement design when the thickness of the surfacing AC layer is thinner(e.g.≤50 mm).4) The acceleration of a vehicle does not significantly impact the AC surface distresses such as rutting at the top of the upgrade slopes or intersections;however,vehicle deceleration can dramatically induce horizontal shear strains and consequently,aggravate shoving and rutting problems at the highway intersections.Evidently,these factors should be taken into account during mechanistic stress-strain modeling and structural design of asphalt pavements.

Approaches for a 3D assessment of pavement evenness data based on 3D vehicle models

Pavements are 3D in their shape. They can be captured in three dimensions by modern road mapping equipment which allows for the assessment of pavement evenness in a more holistic way as opposed to current practice which divides into longitudinal and transversal evenness. It makes sense to use 3D vehicle models to simulate the effects of 3D surface data on certain functional criteria like pavement loading, cargo loading and driving comfort. In order to evaluate the three criteria mentioned two vehicle models have been created： a passenger car used to assess driving comfort and a truck-semitrailer submodel used to assess pavement and cargo loading. The vehicle models and their application to 3D surface data are presented. The results are well in line with existing single-track （planar） models. Their advantage over existing 1D/2D models is demonstrated by the example of driving comfort evaluation. Existing ＂geometric＂ limit values for the assessment of longi- tudinal evenness in terms of the power spectral density could be used to establish corre- sponding limit values for the dynamic response, i.e. driving comfort, pavement loading and cargo loading. The limit values are well in line with existing limit values based on planar vehicle models. They can be used as guidelines for the proposal of future limit values. The investigations show that the use of 3D vehicle models is an appropriate and meaningful way of assessing 3D evenness data gathered by modern road mapping systems.