In this paper Hybrid Electric vehicle (HEV) technology provides an effective solution for achieving higher fuel economy and better performances with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. For Electric vehicle applications, Switched reluctance motor (SRM) is the best suitable one of all the available motors. To increase the driving miles of the electric vehicles, a photovoltaic (PV) panel is mounted ...

This study examined the relationship of neuropsychological and on-road driving evaluations among adults with acquired brain injury (ABI), and the extent to which that relationship is moderated by awareness of deficit. Participants were 62 pairs of adults with ABI and significant-other informants and 40 healthy controls (N = 102). Adults with ABI and controls completed neuropsychological and on-...

Sleepiness is considered to be the major cause of increased traffic accidents in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS). Until now, OSAS patients' driving ability has been assessed using driving simulators, but no assessment in a more natural driving environment has been carried out to date. The aim of the present study was to evaluate driving parameters in OSAS and in controls ...

Older and cognitively impaired drivers perform worse in driving simulators as cognitive function declines (e.g. Rizzo et al, 2001). How realistic must driving simulations be to discriminate different categories of impaired drivers? Highend, high-fidelity, immersive simulators are expensive and unsuited for general use, whereas standardized neuropsychological (i.e. paper and pencil) tests have h...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to quantify the importance of loss of contrast sensitivity (CS) and its relationship to loss of visual acuity (VA), driving restrictions and daytime, on-road driving evaluations in drivers aged 70+. DESIGN A predictive cross-sectional study. SETTING Volunteer participants to a drivers' refresher course for adults aged 70+ delivered by the Swiss Automobile...

This paper proposes a methodology for presizing the power of an electric vehicle traction motor. Based on the vehicle desired performances, the electric motor optimal power can be calculated. The final objective is to meet the design constraints with minimum power under the European urban (ECE-15) and sub-urban (EUDC) driving cycles. The power presizing methodology is validated through extensiv...