Many active safety systems in automotive vehicles, for instance yaw stability systems such as ESC/ESP, depend on information about vehicle velocity, in particular lateral velocity or side-slip angle, to be able to function properly. However, the vehicle velocity is rarely measured directly due to issues of cost and reliability, and must therefore in general be inferred from other measurements, ...

In most cases, structural engineers assume a concrete floor to be a rigid diaphragm. Although this simplification is in most cases acceptable, it should be noted that such an assumption may be distrusted due to certain problems. Concrete structures with staggered shear walls are among those whose analysis should be conducted with special concern for the behavior of their floor diaphragms. Howev...

This paper presents the design of a MEMS capacitive vibration-to-electricity energy converter with integrated mechanical switches for precise timing control. Integrated lateral mechanical contact switches have the advantage of zero leakage current, low energy consumption and synchronous operation. The new design can provide an output power of 31μW at a 40V output voltage from the targeted vibra...

The optimization of the energy management modern hybrid-electric or fully electric race cars for minimum lap time requires a description vehicle dynamics performance envelope, that is, tires’ grip limit in corners, braking zones and during acceleration. In this paper, we present computationally efficient envelope model form convex constraints on achievable longitudinal lateral acceleration, ass...

in this paper, chebyshev acceleration technique is used to solve the fuzzy linear system (fls). this method is discussed in details and followed by summary of some other acceleration techniques. moreover, we show that in some situations that the methods such as jacobi, gauss-sidel, sor and conjugate gradient is divergent, our proposed method is applicable and the acquired results are illustrate...

BACKGROUND Quality of life is as important as survival in heart failure (HF) patients. Controversies exist with regards to echocardiographic determinants of exercise capacity in HF, particularly in patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The aim of this study was to prospectively examine echocardiographic parameters that correlate and predict functional exercise capacity assessed by ...

In this paper, the dynamic balance of a rigid variable speed rotor is tested and analyzed. The vibration acceleration measured by analyzer instrumentations. adjustment parameters counterweight, pitch, trailing-edge flap are considered. amplitude phase 1 Ω analyzed through an all-phase fast Fourier transform. experiments conducted using two rotors with same geometry. accelerations fuselage in x,...

Abstract Steel sheet pile walls are being widely used in civil engineering projects for support systems. Soil is not uniform in depth, sometimes may be exit loose or soft soil layer in various depth. This issue can cause different effects on ground surface displacements, forces and moments acting on sheet piles and struts during excavation procedure, compared with status that soil is uniform...

ABSTRACT: Deceleration or stopping the vehicle without any diving and lateral acceleration is essential to develop an effective braking system. The hydraulic braking system with intelligent braking called Antilock Braking system (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) has been introduced.  However, due to the insufficient human effort, the ABS and ESC to some extent, not function well...