Following suggetions as early as 2016 thatthe new trains could be operated by a driver only, inDecember 2019the NSW Government would announce plans for D-Sets to be staffed by adriver with no guard onboard. Although the previous Waratah Trains were delievered with no guards compartment in the...
the alternative crowding cost specifications do provide differences on the estimation of value of travel time savings.20 Parameters for the utility functions (2)–(7) are taken from Table A1.1, with the exceptions of the time parameter for walk- ing and the mode specific constants, which are ...
(R2 range 0.988–0.989) The mean absolute difference between profiler readings was 0.26 ± 0.30 μg m−3 which lies within the manufacturer’s specifications of ±1 μg m−3. 2.4. Experimental houses Three-bedroom timber-framed houses (Control and Test) were constructed ...
For instance, noise barriers can be put in place alongside railroads and highways to lessen the noise reaching surrounding neighborhoods [71]. Road traffic noise can be reduced by using low-noise pavement. Creative engineering approaches can be used to lessen the effects of vibration, such as vib...
and infrastructures (control systems, smart road, etc.). (ii) The evolution has also been driven by development of two strictly interconnected areas: Decision Support Systems (DSS), used mainly for the design of transport supply systems, for the management of user demand and for the decision ...
These arguments are key motivations for the massive electrification of the transport sector, which is mostly pronounced in road transport through the introduction of hybrid electric and fully electric vehicles [4]. Such advanced propulsion technologies, having enabled the penetration of electrified ...
NSW 2109, Australia; seyedfoad.taghizadeh@mq.edu.au * Correspondence: sara.deilami@mq.edu.au Abstract: As the number and range of electric vehicles in use increases, and the size of batteries in those vehicles increases, the demand for fast and ultra-fast charging infrastructure is also expec...