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Stability and Equilibrium Analysis of Laneless Traffic with Local Control Laws
In this paper, a new model for traffic on roads with multiple lanes is
developed, where the vehicles do not adhere to a lane discipline. Assuming
identical vehicles, the dynamics is split along two independent directions: the
Y-axis representing the direction of motion and the X-axis representing the
lateral or the direction perpendicular to the direction of motion. Different
influence graphs are used to model the interaction between the vehicles in
these two directions. The instantaneous accelerations of each car, in both X
and Y directions, are functions of the measurements from the neighbouring cars
according to these influence graphs. The stability and equilibrium spacings of
the car formation is analyzed for usual traffic situations such as steady flow,
obstacles, lane changing and rogue drivers arbitrarily changing positions
inside the formation. Conditions are derived under which the formation
maintains stability and the desired intercar spacing for each of these traffic
events. Simulations for some of these scenarios are included.Comment: 8 page
Efficiency and Sustainability of the Distributed Renewable Hybrid Power Systems Based on the Energy Internet, Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts
The climate changes that are visible today are a challenge for the global research community. In this context, renewable energy sources, fuel cell systems, and other energy generating sources must be optimally combined and connected to the grid system using advanced energy transaction methods. As this book presents the latest solutions in the implementation of fuel cell and renewable energy in mobile and stationary applications such as hybrid and microgrid power systems based on energy internet, blockchain technology, and smart contracts, we hope that they are of interest to readers working in the related fields mentioned above
Ethernet - a survey on its fields of application
During the last decades, Ethernet progressively became the most widely used local area networking (LAN) technology. Apart from LAN installations, Ethernet became also attractive for many other fields of application, ranging from industry to avionics, telecommunication, and multimedia. The expanded application of this technology is mainly due to its significant assets like reduced cost, backward-compatibility, flexibility, and expandability. However, this new trend raises some problems concerning the services of the protocol and the requirements for each application. Therefore, specific adaptations prove essential to integrate this communication technology in each field of application. Our primary objective is to show how Ethernet has been enhanced to comply with the specific requirements of several application fields, particularly in transport, embedded and multimedia contexts. The paper first describes the common Ethernet LAN technology and highlights its main features. It reviews the most important specific Ethernet versions with respect to each application fieldâs requirements. Finally, we compare these different fields of application and we particularly focus on the fundamental concepts and the quality of service capabilities of each proposal
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