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Characterization of Potential Impact of Carbon Emissions under Speed Limit Enforcement on the Uninterrupted Flow (연속류 위험도로구간에서의 운전자의 도로속도규정 준수에 따른 온실가스 변화량 연구)

  • Lee, Jong Hak;Lee, Soong Bong
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.175-182
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    • 2017
  • PURPOSES : Road sectors contribute approximately 16 % of total GHG emission rates in South Korea. Engineers and experts expend significant efforts to identify countermeasures for the reduction of carbon emission. This study aims to determine how total carbon emission rates change depending on whether or not there is speed limit enforcement. METHODS : In this study, Lamm's travel speed profile theory is first adopted to select the hazard road, which sections are designated as speed limit enforcement. Second, Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) was used to simulate the carbon emission on the road. RESULTS : The total carbon emission rate under speed limit enforcement was 10,773 g higher than the condition without speed limit enforcement in the designated road. This might affect acceleration, which can lead to increased emissions. CONCLUSIONS : There would be no researches about proving the relationship how speed limit enforcement has an effect on carbon emission. The result of our study can provide valuable guidelines regarding road safety and eco-friendly roads.

VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER SIMULATOR FOR OPTIMIZING THE ELECTRIC CHARGING SYSTEM

  • Lee, Wootaik;Sunwoo, MyoungHo
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2001
  • The vehicle electric power system, which consists of two major components: a generator and a battery, which have to provide numerous electrical and electronic systems with enough electrical energy. A detailed understanding of the characteristics of the electric power system, electrical load demands, and the driving environment such as road, season, and vehicle weight is required when the capacities of the generator and the battery are to be determined for a vehicle. An easy-to-use and inexpensive simulation program may be needed to avoid the over/under design problem of the electric power system. A vehicle electric power simulator is developed in this study. The simulator can be utilized to determine the optimal capacities of generators and batteries. To improve the expandability and easy usage of the simulation program, the program is organized in modular structures, and is run on a PC. Empirical electrical models of various generators and batteries, and the structure of the simulation program are presented. For executing the vehicle electric power simulator, data of engine speed profile and electric loads of a vehicle are required, and these data are obtained from real driving conditions. In order to improve the accuracy of the simulator, numerous driving data of a vehicle are logged and analyzed.

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Experimental Planning for Realistic Force Feedback in a Bicycle Simulator

  • Hun, Yang-Gi;Soo, Kwon-Dong
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.117.5-117
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents the key idea of handlebar reaction force and pedal resistance force generation in creating life-like feeling in KAIST bicycle simulator. Also, it provides methods to evaluate its reality level with given reaction force profile. In KAIST bicycle simulator, the pedal resistance force and the handlebar reaction force are calculated using the bicycle dynamic model. With the information handlebar angle, rider´s pedaling torque and road profile transmitted from the handlebar system, the pedal system and the visual part, the bicycle dynamics engine calculates the handlebar reaction force and the pedal velocity. The handlebar system and the pedal resistance system generate reaction force and resistance force transmitted from dynamics engine. However to make more realistic riding feeling ...

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A Study on the Dynamic Characteristic Analysis of Multi-axis Simulator (다축 제어 시뮬레이터의 동특성 해석에 관한 연구)

  • 정상화;박용래;류신호;김현욱;나윤철
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.715-718
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    • 2001
  • Test in the development of vehicle consist of driving test and simulation test. The last one has many advantages. It can reduce time and cost during development, can overcome the spacial and environmental limitation, and can provides repeatabilities of similar experiments and various data. In these reason, the simulation test is used more for analysis and development of new vehicle. In this research the result of kinematic analysis on multi-axis simulator is compared with the simulated result using dynamic analysis program, ADAMS, and the maximum stress and strain are analyzed for the safety of link and specifications of optimal design using finite element method.

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Development of virtual reality based simulator for road tunnel fire-training (가상현실 기반 도로터널 화재체험 시뮬레이터 개발)

  • Han, Yong-Shik;Choi, Byung-Il;Kim, Myung-Bae;Cha, Moo-Hyun;Kim, Byung-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.214-217
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    • 2008
  • An fire simulator has been developed for examining possibility of future engineering applications in the fire research field. This system composed of workstation on XP OS and HMD(Head Mounted Display) and visualized 3D walk-through type virtual reality graphics inside a tunnel in case of fire. By using a joystick and a viewpoint tracer, subjects can be experience interactive changes occurred both in graphics and surrounding sound.

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Simulator-Based Mental Workload Assessment of the In-Vehicle Navigation System Driver Using Revision of NASA-TLX (항법장치 simulator 기반의 RNASA-TLX 를 이용한 항법장치 운전자 mental workload 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Cha, Doo-Won;Park, Peom
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.145-154
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    • 1997
  • In developing the HMI(Human-Machine Interface) evaluation system for the IVNS(In-Vehicle Navigation System), design guidelines and evaluation methods are the most crucial problems for its use and efficiency. As the part of this system, focused on the final product of the database, subjective mental workload assessment is seriously considered to evaluate the driver's own driving task using the IVNS. This paper suggests the methodology for the ergonomic assessment of the IVNS that corresponds to the subjective measurement of the driver's mental workload by rating his or her own driving task. For this approach, Revision of NASA-Task Load Index(RNASA-TLX) was developed which translated and revised the version of NASA-TLX that is generally accepted an efficient and powerful method for evaluating the in-vehicle information systems. To verify the RNASA-TLX, an experiment was conducted in a real road situation, because the result of the laboratory approach is uncertain and has the differences from the real road test.

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A Study on the Development of a Real Time Simulator for the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) (전자식 차체 자세 제어 장치를 위한 실시간 시뮬레이터 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Tae Un;Cheon, Seyoung;Yang, Soon Young
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2019
  • The Electronic Stability Program (ESP), a system that improves vehicle safety, also known as YMC (Yaw Motion Controller) or VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control), is a system that operates in unstable or sudden driving and braking situations. Developing conditions such as unstable or sudden driving and braking situations in a vehicle are very dangerous unless you are an experienced professional driver. Additionally, many repetitive tests are required to collect reliable data, and there are many variables to consider such as changes in the weather, road surface, and tire condition. To overcome this problem, in this paper, hardware and control software such as the ESP controller, vehicle engine, ABS, and TCS module, composed of three control zones, are modeled using MATLAB/SIMULINK, and the vehicle, climate, and road surface. Various environmental variables such as the driving course were modeled and studied for the real-time ESP real-time simulator that can be repeatedly tested under the same conditions.

Component Sizing for the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) of Our Own Making Using Dynamic Programming (동적계획법을 이용한 자작 하이브리드 자동차의 용량 매칭)

  • Kim, Gisu;Kim, Jinseong;Park, Yeong-il
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.576-582
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    • 2015
  • Generally, the fuel economy of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is effected by the size of each component. In this study the fuel economy for HEV of our own making is evaluated using backward simulator, where dynamic programming is applied. In a competition, the vehicle is running through the road course that includes many speed bumps and steep grade. Therefore, the new driving cycle including road grade is developed for the simulation. The backward simulator is also developed through modeling each component. A performance map of engine and motor for component sizing is made from the existing engine map and motor map adapted to the HEV of our own making. For optimal component sizing, the feasible region is defined by restricting the power range of power sources. Optimal component size for best fuel economy is obtained within the feasible region through the backward simulation.

A Study on Durability Performance Estimation for Development of Chassis Corner Module (샤시코너모듈 개발을 위한 부품의 내구 성능 예측에 대한 연구)

  • Choi Sungjin;Park Jungwon;Jeon Kwangki;Yoo Youngmyun;Choi Gyoojae;Park Taewon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.159-166
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    • 2006
  • Chassis system has a large influence on ride quality, stability and NVH performance of a car. To improve the performance and reduce cost, the development of chassis modular assemblies is emphasized. To develop chassis corner modules, it is necessary to predict the performance of full vehicle motion such as ride, handling performance, NVH characteristics and durability of modules. In this paper, full vehicle test is performed to acquire the road load data of chassis corner module of passenger car. 3-axis simulator modeling are carried out to simulate reaction force analysis and fatigue analysis of new developed modules. Also, real simulator tests to validate performance of new developed modules are performed. We had developed the accelerated durability test procedure of KATECH PG and it is used to test chassis corner modules at laboratory and simulate durability performance. All these results have been provided to module and parts company and make an important role to develop chassis corner modules.