Steering systems with an electromechanical amplifier (EMA) are a modern design solution compared to hydraulic and electro-hydraulic steering systems. Hydraulic steering amplifiers are used in the steering drives of modern trolleybuses and electric buses. If an electric motor powered from the power grid is used to drive the hydraulic pump in trolleybuses, then in electric buses, the source of electrical power is rechargeable batteries. Energy consumption to ensure the operation of the hydraulic power steering reduces the mileage of the electric bus between charging the batteries. Therefore, conducting research and substantiating the possibility of using EMA in electric buses is relevant and has important practical significance. Considering the design features of the electromechanical steering amplifier and the design of the steering axle of the Electron 19101 electric bus, a dynamic model of the drive for turning the controlled wheels of the electric bus was built on the spot. Based on the dynamic model of the drive for turning the controlled wheels of an electric bus with an electromechanical steering amplifier, a mathematical model of the drive and a stimulation model were developed in the MathLab Simulink environment for the study of oscillatory processes in the drive links when the wheels turn on a horizontal plane. The nature of the change of elastic torques in the links of the steering control drive of an electric bus with an electromechanical steering amplifier, the frequency of rotation of the rotor of the electric motor, the current strength in the windings of the rotor and stator of the electric motor, the angle of rotation of the steered wheels as a function of time was studied. It was found that the change in the moment of resistance to the rotation of the steered wheels increases smoothly, and the load on the drive links of the electromechanical power steering depends on the total gear ratio of the drive and its distribution between the gearbox and the steering rack. A decrease in the total transmission ratio of the drive leads to an increase in the speed of rotation of the driven wheels and an increase in elastic moments in the drive links. Transient processes in the electric part of the drive correspond to the characteristics of such electric motors in terms of the nature of the change and do not exceed the permissible values in terms of magnitude. It was established that the power characteristics of the electromechanical steering amplifier with the selected parameters and the electric motor can ensure the control of the wheels of the electric bus following the established requirements.
与液压和电动液压转向系统相比,带有机电放大器(EMA)的转向系统是一种现代化的设计方案。液压转向放大器用于现代无轨电车和电动公交车的转向驱动中。如果说无轨电车使用电网供电的电动机驱动液压泵,那么电动公交车的电力来源则是充电电池。为确保液压动力转向装置的运行而消耗的能源会减少电动公交车在为电池充电之间的行驶里程。因此,对电动公交车使用 EMA 的可能性进行研究和论证具有重要的现实意义。考虑到机电转向放大器的设计特点和电子 19101 电动客车转向轴的设计,现场建立了电动客车受控车轮转动的驱动动态模型。根据带机电转向放大器的电动客车受控车轮转动驱动装置的动态模型,在 MathLab Simulink 环境中开发了驱动装置的数学模型和激励模型,用于研究车轮在水平面上转动时驱动环节的振荡过程。研究了装有机电转向放大器的电动公交车转向控制驱动器链路中弹性扭矩变化的性质、电动机转子的旋转频率、电动机转子和定子绕组中的电流强度、转向车轮的旋转角度随时间变化的函数。研究发现,转向车轮转动阻力矩的变化平稳增加,机电式动力转向装置的传动链载荷取决于传动装置的总传动比及其在变速箱和转向齿条之间的分配。传动装置总传动比的减小会导致从动轮转速的增加和传动链弹性力矩的增大。驱动装置电动部分的瞬态过程在变化性质上符合此类电动马达的特性,在幅度上不超过允许值。经证实,机电转向放大器的功率特性与所选参数和电动马达能够确保电动公交车车轮的控制符合既定要求。
{"title":"Influence of wheel rotation resistance on oscillatory phenomena in steering drive of electric bus with electromechanical amplifier","authors":"B. Kindratskyy, R. Litvin","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.044","url":null,"abstract":"Steering systems with an electromechanical amplifier (EMA) are a modern design solution compared to hydraulic and electro-hydraulic steering systems. Hydraulic steering amplifiers are used in the steering drives of modern trolleybuses and electric buses. If an electric motor powered from the power grid is used to drive the hydraulic pump in trolleybuses, then in electric buses, the source of electrical power is rechargeable batteries. Energy consumption to ensure the operation of the hydraulic power steering reduces the mileage of the electric bus between charging the batteries. Therefore, conducting research and substantiating the possibility of using EMA in electric buses is relevant and has important practical significance. Considering the design features of the electromechanical steering amplifier and the design of the steering axle of the Electron 19101 electric bus, a dynamic model of the drive for turning the controlled wheels of the electric bus was built on the spot. Based on the dynamic model of the drive for turning the controlled wheels of an electric bus with an electromechanical steering amplifier, a mathematical model of the drive and a stimulation model were developed in the MathLab Simulink environment for the study of oscillatory processes in the drive links when the wheels turn on a horizontal plane. The nature of the change of elastic torques in the links of the steering control drive of an electric bus with an electromechanical steering amplifier, the frequency of rotation of the rotor of the electric motor, the current strength in the windings of the rotor and stator of the electric motor, the angle of rotation of the steered wheels as a function of time was studied. It was found that the change in the moment of resistance to the rotation of the steered wheels increases smoothly, and the load on the drive links of the electromechanical power steering depends on the total gear ratio of the drive and its distribution between the gearbox and the steering rack. A decrease in the total transmission ratio of the drive leads to an increase in the speed of rotation of the driven wheels and an increase in elastic moments in the drive links. Transient processes in the electric part of the drive correspond to the characteristics of such electric motors in terms of the nature of the change and do not exceed the permissible values in terms of magnitude. It was established that the power characteristics of the electromechanical steering amplifier with the selected parameters and the electric motor can ensure the control of the wheels of the electric bus following the established requirements.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"17 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138970719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It is known that the most important thing in maintaining the good health of citizens is to save their lives from possible fatal road accidents, ensure the cleanliness of the air space, isolation from excessive noise pollution, electromagnetic fields. The listed negative impacts generate intensive traffic flows, which are the main component of transport systems. The task of identifying the patterns of changes in motorization over the past five years has become important. Motoriization, as it was previously believed, is one of the characteristics of the well-being of the population. Growth is already accompanied in large cities by negative phenomena, such as: road accidents with loss of life; deterioration of air pool quality; excessive traffic noise; excessive electromagnetic fields that cause intense traffic flows. All these negative characteristics of the increase in the level of motorization formed the subject of this study. First of all, on the basis of statistical data, a chronological pattern of growth in the indicator of motorization has been found by year were revealed based of statistical data (they are described by showing filamentous and rectilinear equations): there is a constant increase for the period from 2017 to 2022. Functional dependencies of the influence of motorization levels on each of the hazards were also found: the influence of motorization on fatal road accidents and air pollution is described by exponential equations, and noise and electromagnetic ones are described by straight-line non-decreasing equations. Based on the obtained results, conclusions were drawn regarding the reduction of their impact by replacing conventional transport systems with intelligent transport systems with elements of artificial intelligence.
{"title":"Characteristics of motorization's impact on the urban population","authors":"Y. Fornalchyk, V. Hilevych","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.068","url":null,"abstract":"It is known that the most important thing in maintaining the good health of citizens is to save their lives from possible fatal road accidents, ensure the cleanliness of the air space, isolation from excessive noise pollution, electromagnetic fields. The listed negative impacts generate intensive traffic flows, which are the main component of transport systems. The task of identifying the patterns of changes in motorization over the past five years has become important. Motoriization, as it was previously believed, is one of the characteristics of the well-being of the population. Growth is already accompanied in large cities by negative phenomena, such as: road accidents with loss of life; deterioration of air pool quality; excessive traffic noise; excessive electromagnetic fields that cause intense traffic flows. All these negative characteristics of the increase in the level of motorization formed the subject of this study. First of all, on the basis of statistical data, a chronological pattern of growth in the indicator of motorization has been found by year were revealed based of statistical data (they are described by showing filamentous and rectilinear equations): there is a constant increase for the period from 2017 to 2022. Functional dependencies of the influence of motorization levels on each of the hazards were also found: the influence of motorization on fatal road accidents and air pollution is described by exponential equations, and noise and electromagnetic ones are described by straight-line non-decreasing equations. Based on the obtained results, conclusions were drawn regarding the reduction of their impact by replacing conventional transport systems with intelligent transport systems with elements of artificial intelligence.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138998540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In Nigeria, touting has been a challenge in the port, as it causes loss and diversion of cargo. Therefore, this study examined the effect of touting on the operational performance of the Apapa port. Specifically, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to determine the extent of the touting on service delivery, security measures on operational quality dependability, pilfering on operations output safety, touting influencing elements on operational reliability, and touting activities on overall performance. Hypothesis one tested to what extent touts affect the service delivery of the Apapa port. The results showed that touts and their activities have effects on service delivery at Apapa port with multiple R values of 0.826, F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 50.860, a T value of 13.611 and a p-value of 0.001 calculated, which is less than 0.05 alpha value tabulated. Hypothesis two tested to what extent touting influencing elements affect the operational reliability of the Apapa port. The results show that touting impacting elements lower the performance reliability of the Apapa port with a multiple R of 0.861, an F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 68.161, a T value of 11.028 and a p-value calculated of 0.001, which is less than 0.05 alpha value. Hypothesis three tested to what extent touting activities affect the overall operational performance of the Apapa port. The results showed that touting influenced the overall performance of the Apapa port with a multiple R of 0.831, F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 53.030, a T value of 14.387 and a p-value of 0.001. It is less than an alpha value of 0.05. The results showed a relationship between touting and operational performance. It implies that the more touting activities there are, the greater the risk and possibility of loss of cargo. In addition, the results revealed a significant relationship between touting and service delivery, security measures and operational quality dependability, pilfering and operations output safety, touting influencing elements and operational reliability, and touting activities and overall performance. The study concludes that various security measures need to be in place to stop the activities of the touts. Therefore, the study suggests the eradication of touting, proper monitoring by security operatives of operational output such as cargoes, government provision of legal menial jobs for touts, and implementing a harsh policy against touts and touting activities.
在尼日利亚,兜售一直是港口面临的挑战,因为它会造成货物损失和分流。因此,本研究探讨了兜售对阿帕帕港口运营绩效的影响。具体而言,本研究发放了一份自填问卷,以确定兜售对服务提供的影响程度、安全措施对运营质量可靠性的影响程度、偷窃对运营产出安全性的影响程度、兜售对运营可靠性的影响因素以及兜售活动对整体绩效的影响程度。假设一测试了兜售对阿帕帕港口服务提供的影响程度。结果表明,兜售者及其活动对阿帕帕港口的服务提供有影响,多重 R 值为 0.826,99 自由度的 F 值为 50.860,T 值为 13.611,计算得出的 P 值为 0.001,小于表中 0.05 的 Alpha 值。假设二测试了兜售影响因素对阿帕帕港口运营可靠性的影响程度。结果表明,兜售影响因素降低了阿帕帕港口的绩效可靠性,其多重 R 为 0.861,99 自由度的 F 值为 68.161,T 值为 11.028,计算得出的 P 值为 0.001,小于 0.05 alpha 值。假设三测试了兜售活动对阿帕帕港口整体运营绩效的影响程度。结果显示,兜售活动影响了阿帕帕港口的整体绩效,多重 R 值为 0.831,99 自由度的 F 值为 53.030,T 值为 14.387,P 值为 0.001。小于 0.05 的α 值。结果显示,兜售与经营业绩之间存在关系。这意味着兜售活动越多,货物损失的风险和可能性就越大。此外,研究结果还显示,兜售与服务提供、安全措施与运营质量可靠性、偷窃与运营产出安全性、兜售影响因素与运营可靠性以及兜售活动与整体绩效之间存在显著关系。研究得出结论,需要采取各种安全措施来阻止兜售活动。因此,研究建议杜绝兜售活动,由安全人员对货物等业务产出进行适当监控,政府为兜售者提供合法的杂工岗位,并对兜售者和兜售活动实施严厉的政策。
{"title":"An assessment of the effect of touting on Nigerian seaport operations: a case study of Apapa port","authors":"O. Nwaogbe, Caroline Onyinyechi Chieke, I. Nze","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.033","url":null,"abstract":"In Nigeria, touting has been a challenge in the port, as it causes loss and diversion of cargo. Therefore, this study examined the effect of touting on the operational performance of the Apapa port. Specifically, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to determine the extent of the touting on service delivery, security measures on operational quality dependability, pilfering on operations output safety, touting influencing elements on operational reliability, and touting activities on overall performance. Hypothesis one tested to what extent touts affect the service delivery of the Apapa port. The results showed that touts and their activities have effects on service delivery at Apapa port with multiple R values of 0.826, F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 50.860, a T value of 13.611 and a p-value of 0.001 calculated, which is less than 0.05 alpha value tabulated. Hypothesis two tested to what extent touting influencing elements affect the operational reliability of the Apapa port. The results show that touting impacting elements lower the performance reliability of the Apapa port with a multiple R of 0.861, an F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 68.161, a T value of 11.028 and a p-value calculated of 0.001, which is less than 0.05 alpha value. Hypothesis three tested to what extent touting activities affect the overall operational performance of the Apapa port. The results showed that touting influenced the overall performance of the Apapa port with a multiple R of 0.831, F value of 99 degrees of freedom of 53.030, a T value of 14.387 and a p-value of 0.001. It is less than an alpha value of 0.05. The results showed a relationship between touting and operational performance. It implies that the more touting activities there are, the greater the risk and possibility of loss of cargo. In addition, the results revealed a significant relationship between touting and service delivery, security measures and operational quality dependability, pilfering and operations output safety, touting influencing elements and operational reliability, and touting activities and overall performance. The study concludes that various security measures need to be in place to stop the activities of the touts. Therefore, the study suggests the eradication of touting, proper monitoring by security operatives of operational output such as cargoes, government provision of legal menial jobs for touts, and implementing a harsh policy against touts and touting activities.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"15 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139001258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Korendiy, O. Kachur, M. Boikiv, Yurii Novitskyi, Oleksandr Yaniv
Automation and robotization of various production and technological processes in many industries is one of the leading trends in the development of modern society. Industrial robots have recently become quite widespread, and it is almost impossible to imagine any modern production in the fields of mechanical engineering (machine building), instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, food, chemical industries, etc., without robotic complexes. Over the past few decades, another area of robotics has emerged: autonomous mobile robots. It combines research in mechanics, electronics, and computer technologies, including artificial intelligence. Among the most common applications of autonomous mobile robots are the performance of various technological operations in places that are dangerous to human life (radiation, biological or chemical contamination) or uninhabitable (space, sea depths, volcanic craters, etc.). Mobile robots have also proven themselves in rescue operations during cataclysms and natural disasters, anti-terrorist operations, military operations, mine clearance, etc. Given the urgency of the issue of mobile robotics development, this article proposes a new design of an autonomous robotic complex built on the basis of a tracked chassis and equipped with a SCARA-type manipulator. The main task of the developed robot is to perform various technological operations in places where human presence is dangerous or impossible, in particular, when performing demining tasks. In the course of the research, the kinematics of the manipulator was analyzed in detail to determine its working area, and the kinematic parameters of the tracked chassis were experimentally tested while it was moving over rough terrain. The obtained results can be used to further improve the design and control system of the robot and manipulator and in the process of determining the specific technological tasks that will be assigned to this robotic platform.
{"title":"Analysis of kinematic characteristics of a mobile caterpillar robot with a SCARA-type manipulator","authors":"V. Korendiy, O. Kachur, M. Boikiv, Yurii Novitskyi, Oleksandr Yaniv","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.056","url":null,"abstract":"Automation and robotization of various production and technological processes in many industries is one of the leading trends in the development of modern society. Industrial robots have recently become quite widespread, and it is almost impossible to imagine any modern production in the fields of mechanical engineering (machine building), instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, food, chemical industries, etc., without robotic complexes. Over the past few decades, another area of robotics has emerged: autonomous mobile robots. It combines research in mechanics, electronics, and computer technologies, including artificial intelligence. Among the most common applications of autonomous mobile robots are the performance of various technological operations in places that are dangerous to human life (radiation, biological or chemical contamination) or uninhabitable (space, sea depths, volcanic craters, etc.). Mobile robots have also proven themselves in rescue operations during cataclysms and natural disasters, anti-terrorist operations, military operations, mine clearance, etc. Given the urgency of the issue of mobile robotics development, this article proposes a new design of an autonomous robotic complex built on the basis of a tracked chassis and equipped with a SCARA-type manipulator. The main task of the developed robot is to perform various technological operations in places where human presence is dangerous or impossible, in particular, when performing demining tasks. In the course of the research, the kinematics of the manipulator was analyzed in detail to determine its working area, and the kinematic parameters of the tracked chassis were experimentally tested while it was moving over rough terrain. The obtained results can be used to further improve the design and control system of the robot and manipulator and in the process of determining the specific technological tasks that will be assigned to this robotic platform.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138996378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mobility problems in large cities of Ukraine and Eastern Europe are complicated by the fact that the increase of private transport volume significantly exceeds street and road network`s capacity. This is most noticeable during peak periods in terms of daylight hours and throughout the year. From the point of sustainable mobility view, this negative phenomenon significantly affects urban public transport, which does not have separate dedicated traffic lines. This article analyzes the issue regarding the deterioration of the transport situation in large cities. The reason for this is the increase in traffic on main streets during the day peaks, as well as the presence of seasonal traffic factors. If the issue of the occurrence and traffic jams duration and the increase in the correspondence time of private transport is sufficiently studied, then the problems of changing the schedules of public transport and taking into account the increase in the trip duration depending on the time of year need to be clarified. The routes of public transport, which do not have a separate infrastructure and move in the general flow together with private cars, were chosen for the study. According to the results of remote monitoring of public transport, a change in the trip duration and time lost due to the boarding and disembarking of passengers on similar trolleybus routes in different seasons was established. Based on the obtained data, a matrix of trip duration unevenness coefficients for public transport routes was formed, and a measure of the seasonality effect on these indicators was established. The obtained results make it possible to quantitatively determine the influence of the season and time of the day on the change in the trip duration, which can be applied in further studies using simulation tools and for practical use in drawing up seasonal traffic schedules. The results of the research complement the currently relevant scientific works, which concern the problems of seasonal mobility, as well as the influence of the social infrastructure objects functioning (schools, kindergartens, and other educational institutions) of cities on the peak load of the street and road network, which extends the duration of traffic not only for private but also public transport.
{"title":"Study of time indicators of public transport operation depending on the season of the year","authors":"M. Afonin, Rushikesh Amrutsamanvar","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"Mobility problems in large cities of Ukraine and Eastern Europe are complicated by the fact that the increase of private transport volume significantly exceeds street and road network`s capacity. This is most noticeable during peak periods in terms of daylight hours and throughout the year. From the point of sustainable mobility view, this negative phenomenon significantly affects urban public transport, which does not have separate dedicated traffic lines. This article analyzes the issue regarding the deterioration of the transport situation in large cities. The reason for this is the increase in traffic on main streets during the day peaks, as well as the presence of seasonal traffic factors. If the issue of the occurrence and traffic jams duration and the increase in the correspondence time of private transport is sufficiently studied, then the problems of changing the schedules of public transport and taking into account the increase in the trip duration depending on the time of year need to be clarified. The routes of public transport, which do not have a separate infrastructure and move in the general flow together with private cars, were chosen for the study. According to the results of remote monitoring of public transport, a change in the trip duration and time lost due to the boarding and disembarking of passengers on similar trolleybus routes in different seasons was established. Based on the obtained data, a matrix of trip duration unevenness coefficients for public transport routes was formed, and a measure of the seasonality effect on these indicators was established. The obtained results make it possible to quantitatively determine the influence of the season and time of the day on the change in the trip duration, which can be applied in further studies using simulation tools and for practical use in drawing up seasonal traffic schedules. The results of the research complement the currently relevant scientific works, which concern the problems of seasonal mobility, as well as the influence of the social infrastructure objects functioning (schools, kindergartens, and other educational institutions) of cities on the peak load of the street and road network, which extends the duration of traffic not only for private but also public transport.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"73 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138999758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper assesses the quality of public transport services and the influence of individual components on the value of the overall satisfaction level with transport services. Public transport has many benefits in terms of energy savings, environmental impact, social equity and urban economy. The analysis of existing research confirms that the quality of service provided by the public transport system affects the intentions of potential passengers to use it more. However, the level of economic well-being, the state of development of the transport system, and the national strategy for developing social mobility influence the different perceptions of the importance of similar parameters of public transport functioning. The research was conducted based on the results of surveys of the population of Lviv. It was found that the perception of value indicators (fare and methods of paying for travel) differs the most depending on age, average monthly income and type of employment. The socio-economic indicators of the respondents have the least influence on the change in the estimation of time indicators of displacement. In this case, the level of satisfaction correlates with the actual durations of individual components of the movement (the time of the trip and the waiting time at the stop). According to the results of the surveys, the time parameters of the movement, the occupancy of the vehicle, the cleanliness of the vehicle, and the behavior of the driver have more influence on the overall assessment of the transport service quality indicator than the equipment of the stop, the convenience of boarding/alighting, the noise in the vehicle, and the convenience of paying for the fare. The obtained results can be useful for providers and customers of transport services when determining priority measures to improve the quality of public transport.
{"title":"Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)","authors":"Mykola Zhuk, H.V. Pivtorak, I. Gits","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.012","url":null,"abstract":"The paper assesses the quality of public transport services and the influence of individual components on the value of the overall satisfaction level with transport services. Public transport has many benefits in terms of energy savings, environmental impact, social equity and urban economy. The analysis of existing research confirms that the quality of service provided by the public transport system affects the intentions of potential passengers to use it more. However, the level of economic well-being, the state of development of the transport system, and the national strategy for developing social mobility influence the different perceptions of the importance of similar parameters of public transport functioning. The research was conducted based on the results of surveys of the population of Lviv. It was found that the perception of value indicators (fare and methods of paying for travel) differs the most depending on age, average monthly income and type of employment. The socio-economic indicators of the respondents have the least influence on the change in the estimation of time indicators of displacement. In this case, the level of satisfaction correlates with the actual durations of individual components of the movement (the time of the trip and the waiting time at the stop). According to the results of the surveys, the time parameters of the movement, the occupancy of the vehicle, the cleanliness of the vehicle, and the behavior of the driver have more influence on the overall assessment of the transport service quality indicator than the equipment of the stop, the convenience of boarding/alighting, the noise in the vehicle, and the convenience of paying for the fare. The obtained results can be useful for providers and customers of transport services when determining priority measures to improve the quality of public transport.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"22 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138996184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper examines a roundabout located in a residential district of Lviv city. The area has many attraction points, so traffic and pedestrian flow volumes are large. All approaches to the roundabout have unsignalized pedestrian crosswalks, three of which lack safety islands. Field studies were conducted on peak and off-peak periods, collecting primary indicators of traffic and pedestrian flows. Traffic flow delays were determined on the approaches to the roundabout under existing traffic conditions with the help of the PTV VISSIM software. Three options were proposed for arranging pedestrian crosswalks on approaches to the roundabout. The first option was an arrangement of safety islands on all pedestrian crosswalks. The second option was an arrangement of underground pedestrian crosswalks. The third option was the implementation of adapting traffic light control with a call button for pedestrians. Traffic simulation was carried out for all three proposed options with the finding of the delay per vehicle and the values of the average and maximum length of the queue of vehicles on the approaches to the roundabout. All three options showed better results of traffic delay than existing conditions. However, there were delays caused by the traffic flow itself. These delays are seen in the results of the simulation of option two. Traffic delays are the smallest at this option. Option one showed the highest values of traffic delays in comparison with the other two options. The advantages and disadvantages of each option for arranging pedestrian crosswalks are determined. Recommendations are given regarding the feasibility of locating various types of pedestrian crosswalks on the approaches to the roundabout. Given the research results, the best option from the view of traffic and pedestrian flows, their delays and safety is the third one.
{"title":"Impact of pedestrian flows on traffic delays before roundabouts","authors":"R. Bura, Roman Rohalskyy","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.02.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.02.023","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines a roundabout located in a residential district of Lviv city. The area has many attraction points, so traffic and pedestrian flow volumes are large. All approaches to the roundabout have unsignalized pedestrian crosswalks, three of which lack safety islands. Field studies were conducted on peak and off-peak periods, collecting primary indicators of traffic and pedestrian flows. Traffic flow delays were determined on the approaches to the roundabout under existing traffic conditions with the help of the PTV VISSIM software. Three options were proposed for arranging pedestrian crosswalks on approaches to the roundabout. The first option was an arrangement of safety islands on all pedestrian crosswalks. The second option was an arrangement of underground pedestrian crosswalks. The third option was the implementation of adapting traffic light control with a call button for pedestrians. Traffic simulation was carried out for all three proposed options with the finding of the delay per vehicle and the values of the average and maximum length of the queue of vehicles on the approaches to the roundabout. All three options showed better results of traffic delay than existing conditions. However, there were delays caused by the traffic flow itself. These delays are seen in the results of the simulation of option two. Traffic delays are the smallest at this option. Option one showed the highest values of traffic delays in comparison with the other two options. The advantages and disadvantages of each option for arranging pedestrian crosswalks are determined. Recommendations are given regarding the feasibility of locating various types of pedestrian crosswalks on the approaches to the roundabout. Given the research results, the best option from the view of traffic and pedestrian flows, their delays and safety is the third one.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"11 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138998432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The movement of motor vehicles at high speeds is impossible without a braking system capable of ensuring high braking efficiency. It has been established that the most unstable link of the braking system is the brake mechanism, since from the energy point of view, braking with friction brakes is the process of converting part of the mechanical energy of the motor vehicle into heat. Braking is a long process during which many counterbody parameters change, in particular, thermophysical parameters due to temperature changes, friction coefficient, etc. If, under these circumstances, the surface and volume temperatures exceed the permissible values, then the frictional properties of the friction pairs and the conditions of the interaction of the parts change, which leads to a change in the characteristics of the brake mechanisms and the brake system as a whole. The standards of most countries and international prescriptions regulate braking performance meters not only for one-time emergency braking with cold brakes but also for emergency braking performed after the conversion of a given amount of energy into heat during a given time. It was found that the preservation of the necessary braking efficiency after the conversion of a given amount of energy into heat will be ensured only if the braking system has sufficient energy capacity. The object of the research is the distribution of heat flows in the elements of the brake mechanism, which determine the critical temperature of the friction surfaces. It was established that F. Charron's formula cannot correctly estimate such a distribution due to taking into account only the thermophysical properties of materials of friction pairs. It is shown that the influence of the design parameters of the brake and its modes of operation on the distribution of heat flows in the drum brake of a motor vehicle can also be estimated on grid thermal models with the involvement of the "Fourier-2xyz" software complex.
{"title":"The influence of important factors on the distribution of heat flows in elements of drum brakes of vehicles","authors":"H. Hudz, Mykhailo Hlobchak","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.01.083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.01.083","url":null,"abstract":"The movement of motor vehicles at high speeds is impossible without a braking system capable of ensuring high braking efficiency. It has been established that the most unstable link of the braking system is the brake mechanism, since from the energy point of view, braking with friction brakes is the process of converting part of the mechanical energy of the motor vehicle into heat. Braking is a long process during which many counterbody parameters change, in particular, thermophysical parameters due to temperature changes, friction coefficient, etc. If, under these circumstances, the surface and volume temperatures exceed the permissible values, then the frictional properties of the friction pairs and the conditions of the interaction of the parts change, which leads to a change in the characteristics of the brake mechanisms and the brake system as a whole. The standards of most countries and international prescriptions regulate braking performance meters not only for one-time emergency braking with cold brakes but also for emergency braking performed after the conversion of a given amount of energy into heat during a given time. It was found that the preservation of the necessary braking efficiency after the conversion of a given amount of energy into heat will be ensured only if the braking system has sufficient energy capacity. The object of the research is the distribution of heat flows in the elements of the brake mechanism, which determine the critical temperature of the friction surfaces. It was established that F. Charron's formula cannot correctly estimate such a distribution due to taking into account only the thermophysical properties of materials of friction pairs. It is shown that the influence of the design parameters of the brake and its modes of operation on the distribution of heat flows in the drum brake of a motor vehicle can also be estimated on grid thermal models with the involvement of the \"Fourier-2xyz\" software complex.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127162251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The problem of the change in the speed of traffic flow at different traffic volumes and compositions is researched in this study. The section of the road network with different geometric parameters (descent, ascent and horizontal section) was chosen for the study. The method of investigation of traffic flow`s speed and factors which have an impact on the reduction of road network capacity are analyzed. The change in the coefficients of the unevenness of traffic flow by hours of the day in the studied area was determined and a graph of the distribution of traffic volume by hours of the day was built. A diagram of the section was built to determine the speed of the traffic flow, on which the movement along the horizontal section, uphill and downhill movement is present. It was established that at a traffic volume of 700-800 p.c.u./h, the traffic flow moves at a constant speed (up to 10-15 km/h). Cumulative curves of traffic flow speed` distribution characterizing modes of traffic flow on the road network were built. It is determined that at volume-capacity ratio 0< z ≤ 0,4 on three investigated sections traffic flow moves with the speed from 35 km/h to 59 km/h. In the specialized software product PTV VISSIM, the simulation of the traffic flow on the horizontal section, ascent and descent has been developed. Using the MATHLAB software environment, it is shown how the speed of the traffic flow changes depending on the volume-capacity ratio and the share of the heterogeneous traffic flow. It was established that the highest speed of the flow is observed during the downhill movement – 58.62 km/h at the volume-capacity ratio – 0.13 and the share of heterogeneous traffic flow – 1.0 (100% cars). At a volume-capacity ratio of 0.88 and existing road conditions, the speed of traffic flow on the horizontal section and during uphill movement is almost the same (the average deviation is 6%). It can be explained by the fact that at a volume-capacity ratio of 0.88, traffic flow is in the traffic jam, hence, the speed of movement on the three sections is the same.
本文研究了不同车流量和车流量构成下的交通流速度变化问题。选取具有不同几何参数(下降段、上升段和水平段)的路网路段进行研究。分析了交通流速度的研究方法和影响路网容量降低的因素。确定了研究区交通流不均匀度系数的小时变化规律,建立了研究区交通流量小时分布曲线图。建立了该段的示意图,以确定交通流的速度,其中沿水平段的运动,上坡和下坡运动都存在。在车流量为700-800 p.c.u./h时,车流以恒定速度(最高可达10-15 km/h)移动。建立了表征路网交通流模式的交通流速度分布累积曲线。结果表明,在容容比0< z≤0,4时,3个路段的交通流以35 km/h ~ 59 km/h的速度运动。在专门的软件产品PTV VISSIM中,开发了水平段、上升段和下降段交通流的仿真。使用MATHLAB软件环境,显示了交通流的速度如何根据容量比和异构交通流的份额而变化。结果表明,在容容比为0.13、异质交通流占比为1.0(100%车辆)时,下坡时车流速度最高,为58.62 km/h。在容容比为0.88和现有道路条件下,水平段和上坡段的交通流速度基本一致(平均偏差为6%)。这可以解释为,在容积容量比为0.88时,交通流处于拥堵状态,因此,三个路段的移动速度相同。
{"title":"Impact of traffic volume and composition on the change in the speed of traffic flow","authors":"Oleh Hrytsun","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.01.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of the change in the speed of traffic flow at different traffic volumes and compositions is researched in this study. The section of the road network with different geometric parameters (descent, ascent and horizontal section) was chosen for the study. The method of investigation of traffic flow`s speed and factors which have an impact on the reduction of road network capacity are analyzed. The change in the coefficients of the unevenness of traffic flow by hours of the day in the studied area was determined and a graph of the distribution of traffic volume by hours of the day was built. A diagram of the section was built to determine the speed of the traffic flow, on which the movement along the horizontal section, uphill and downhill movement is present. It was established that at a traffic volume of 700-800 p.c.u./h, the traffic flow moves at a constant speed (up to 10-15 km/h). Cumulative curves of traffic flow speed` distribution characterizing modes of traffic flow on the road network were built. It is determined that at volume-capacity ratio 0< z ≤ 0,4 on three investigated sections traffic flow moves with the speed from 35 km/h to 59 km/h. In the specialized software product PTV VISSIM, the simulation of the traffic flow on the horizontal section, ascent and descent has been developed. Using the MATHLAB software environment, it is shown how the speed of the traffic flow changes depending on the volume-capacity ratio and the share of the heterogeneous traffic flow. It was established that the highest speed of the flow is observed during the downhill movement – 58.62 km/h at the volume-capacity ratio – 0.13 and the share of heterogeneous traffic flow – 1.0 (100% cars). At a volume-capacity ratio of 0.88 and existing road conditions, the speed of traffic flow on the horizontal section and during uphill movement is almost the same (the average deviation is 6%). It can be explained by the fact that at a volume-capacity ratio of 0.88, traffic flow is in the traffic jam, hence, the speed of movement on the three sections is the same.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"133 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116362185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study of the operation of quarry vehicles made it possible to form the target function of the study, taking into account the criterion of the efficiency of all processes of the system, which provides for the reduction of costs for the operation of the transport and production system of the quarry of a metallurgical enterprise, namely, the subsystems: “Incoming raw materials”, “Processing of raw materials”, “Sales of raw materials”. Factors influencing the cost indicator are highlighted. These factors include the production downtime of motor vehicles, the speed of motor vehicles with cargo, and the speed of motor vehicles without cargo. The values of these factors were obtained in result of timing the operation of motor vehicles on technological routes for four days. The levels of variation intervals and the nature of their changes for the three regimes were calculated for each of the subsystems. A regression analysis of the investigated factors was carried out to model the costs. The response surfaces of the obtained mathematical models are constructed, namely: the influence of the production downtime of motor vehicles and the speed of movement without cargo on the costs of functioning of subsystems, the influence of production downtime of motor vehicles and the speed of movement with cargo on the costs of the functioning of subsystems, the influence of the speed of movement with cargo and speed of movement without cargo for the costs of functioning of subsystems. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the “Processing of raw materials” subsystem are the value of production downtime – 4-5 min., the speed of motor vehicles without cargo – 9 min., and the speed of motor vehicles with cargo – 9 km/h. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the “Sales of raw materials” subsystem are the value of production downtime – 4-6 min., the speed of motor vehicles without cargo – 14-16 min., and the speed of motor vehicles with cargo – 13-15 km/h. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the subsystem “Incoming raw materials” are: the value of production downtime is 4-5 minutes, the speed of motor vehicles without cargo is 7-8 km/h, the speed of motor vehicles with cargo is 10 km/h.
{"title":"Mathematical modeling of the efficiency indicator of the functioning of the transport and production system in the conditions of the quarry of a metallurgical enterprise","authors":"B. Sereda, Darya Mykovska","doi":"10.23939/tt2023.01.048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23939/tt2023.01.048","url":null,"abstract":"The study of the operation of quarry vehicles made it possible to form the target function of the study, taking into account the criterion of the efficiency of all processes of the system, which provides for the reduction of costs for the operation of the transport and production system of the quarry of a metallurgical enterprise, namely, the subsystems: “Incoming raw materials”, “Processing of raw materials”, “Sales of raw materials”. Factors influencing the cost indicator are highlighted. These factors include the production downtime of motor vehicles, the speed of motor vehicles with cargo, and the speed of motor vehicles without cargo. The values of these factors were obtained in result of timing the operation of motor vehicles on technological routes for four days. The levels of variation intervals and the nature of their changes for the three regimes were calculated for each of the subsystems. A regression analysis of the investigated factors was carried out to model the costs. The response surfaces of the obtained mathematical models are constructed, namely: the influence of the production downtime of motor vehicles and the speed of movement without cargo on the costs of functioning of subsystems, the influence of production downtime of motor vehicles and the speed of movement with cargo on the costs of the functioning of subsystems, the influence of the speed of movement with cargo and speed of movement without cargo for the costs of functioning of subsystems. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the “Processing of raw materials” subsystem are the value of production downtime – 4-5 min., the speed of motor vehicles without cargo – 9 min., and the speed of motor vehicles with cargo – 9 km/h. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the “Sales of raw materials” subsystem are the value of production downtime – 4-6 min., the speed of motor vehicles without cargo – 14-16 min., and the speed of motor vehicles with cargo – 13-15 km/h. The optimal values for reducing the cost of functioning of the subsystem “Incoming raw materials” are: the value of production downtime is 4-5 minutes, the speed of motor vehicles without cargo is 7-8 km/h, the speed of motor vehicles with cargo is 10 km/h.","PeriodicalId":343801,"journal":{"name":"Transport technologies","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128170949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}