The purpose of designing the active suspension systems is providing comfort riding and good handling in different road disturbances. In this paper a novel control method based on adaptive neuro fuzzy system in active suspension system is proposed. Choosing the proper data base to train the ANFIS has an important role in increasing the suspension system’s performance. The data base which is used...

As the number of people who reside and work in urban areas increases, so, too, do the needs and demands placed on the infrastructure. This has led to severe congestion in many European cities, a situation which affects not only the environment in terms of pollution, but most notably levels of traffic safety. In Europe, tens of thousands of people are killed in road traffic accidents, and more t...

The risk of drivers engaging in distracting activies is increasing as in-vehicle technology and carried-in devices become increasingly common and complicated. Consequently, distraction and inattention contribute to crash risk and are likely to have an increasing influence on driving safety. Analysis of police-reported crash data from 2008 showed that distractions contributed to an estimated 5,8...

In recent years, driver drowsiness has been one of the major causes of road accidents and can lead to severe physical injuries, deaths and significant economic losses. Since car accidents may be caused by the driver’s tiredness, there are some assistance systems designed for bringing the attention of a driver. In this paper, we review different measures and discuss its advantages and limitation...

To reduce the number of traffic accidents and to increase the drivers comfort, the thought of designing driver assistance systems rose in the past years. Fully or partly autonomously guided vehicles, particularly for road traffic, pose high demands on the development of reliable algorithms. Principal problems are caused by having a moving observer in predominantly natural environments. At the I...

[Abstract] An automated E/H steering controller is essential for autonomous off-road equipment. This paper presents a methodology for designing the E/H steering controller through a combination of testing and simulation. The steering kinematic model provides the steering linkage gain between the hydraulic actuator and the front wheel. The model makes it possible to close the steering control lo...

Scientists rely on knowledge of error both in designing experiments and in interpreting results. I profile here the epistemic role of informal catalogs of past mistakes, or error repertoires (Mayo 1996). How do scientists develop and use such repertoires and install them in the infrastructure of science? Memory of error, I claim, is critical to progress in science. The road to wisdom?—Well, it'...