Intelligent vehicle systems have introduced the necessity for the designer to take care of user preferences in order to make as comfortable as possible several kinds of driving features. This requirement originates the problem of a suitable analysis of the human performances to be implemented in automatic driving tasks. The aim of this paper is to personalize an Adaptive Cruise Control with Sto...

The dual clutch transmission was introduced in vehicles to improve driving comfort compared with manual transmissions, and performances, fuel efficiency compared with automatic transmissions. The dual clutch transmission allows to shift gears quickly, comfortably and without interruption in traction. In the dual clutch transmission, the management of the dual clutch in the gearshift phase is a ...

It is well known that the vehicle interior noise comfort is one of the main target which may attract customers for purchasing a vehicle. Eventually, the amount of discomfort depends on magnitude, frequency, direction and, as well as, on the duration in vibration exposition inside the cabin. The comfort of the driving strongly influences the driving performances. Generally, the acoustic noise ex...

We demonstrate that a novel actuation scheme, employed in an optical control deformable mirror, can be more convenient than the conventional discrete fixed actuators approach. The Photo-Controlled Deformable Mirror (PCDM) mirror leverages consumer LCD display technology in the wavefront forming control, enabling flexible programmable configuration of the actuation geometry. This new approach si...

The problem of adapting the equivalence factor of the Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy (ECMS) to achieve a real time implementable sub-optimal solution of the problem of energy management in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) has been the object of extensive research over the last decade. Contributions in the open literature range from methods based on prediction of driving cycle to driv...

Channel line recognition is one of extremely important technologies in intelligent driving field. In recent years, machine vision has been the mainstream method to solve channel line recognition problems. To overcome such deficiencies of existing channel line recognition algorithms as being complicated, slow and short of robustness, the Thesis provides a new and rapid channel line recognition a...

The Automated Manual Transmission was introduced in vehicles to improve driving comfort, performances and fuel efficiency compared with manual transmissions. In this system, the management of the clutch is a key point especially when considering driving comfort. In this paper, we propose a control law for clutch engagement based on sliding mode control. The goal is to ensure a smooth clutch eng...

This paper discusses the maneuvering control algorithm based on all-wheel independent driving and steering control techniques for special purpose 6WD/WS vehicles. The maneuvering control algorithms considering superior dynamic characteristics of high power in-wheel motors and independent steering system are designed to perform driving and steering control, vehicle stability control, and fault t...

Objectives: Most studies have performed to identify the affective variables in using mobile phone by drivers based on interview and questionnaire. In this study call answering rate while driving was investigated in a sample of male postgraduate students of a university in Tehran by a driving simulator. Methods: Six driving scenario designed differing in risk of driving. Answer rate to mobile...

alzheimer's disease (ad), a common and debilitating neurodegenerative disorder, affect more than 65 million individuals throughout the world. this disability plays a crucial role in daily activities such as driving. several studies have investigated the relationship between cognitive functions and driving safety. the current study revises the literature on the relation between road safety ...