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The vehicle approach for freight road transport energy and environmental analysis in Spain

This paper summarizes the results of a permanent road freight sample survey carried out in 1997-2003 on heavy duty vehicles in Spain. In particular, this work reviews some of the key indicators that are measur...

Authors: P. J. Pérez-Martínez

Drive-style emissions testing on the latest two Honda hybrid technologies

Hybrid technology is seen by many as a potential solution to reduce vehicle emissions in cities. However type approval tests of hybrid vehicles measure emission levels comparable to those of conventional cars ...

Authors: Adriano Alessandrini, Fabio Orecchini, Fernando Ortenzi and Federico Villatico Campbell

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Authors: Evangelos Bekiaris

A demand model for international freight transport by road

This paper presents a system of models for the estimation of road international (import/export) freight flows by using a partial share approach. It allows to simulate generation (for export), attraction (for i...

Authors: Agostino Nuzzolo, Umberto Crisalli and Antonio Comi

Towards safer level crossings: existing recommendations, new applicable technologies and a proposed simulation model

Every year, more than 400 people are killed in over 1,200 accidents at road-rail level crossings in the European Union. Together with tunnels and specific road black spots, level crossings have been identified...

Authors: Louahdi Khoudour, Mohamed Ghazel, Fouzia Boukour, Marc Heddebaut and El-Miloudi El-Koursi

Trespassing on Finnish railways: identification of problem sites and characteristics of trespassing behaviour

This study identified the sites of frequent trespassing on Finnish railways, investigated trespassing behaviour at selected sites, and explored opinions about preventive measures.

Authors: Anne Silla and Juha Luoma

Towards automatic near real-time traffic monitoring with an airborne wide angle camera system

Large area traffic monitoring with high spatial and temporal resolution is a challenge that cannot be served by today available static infrastructure. Therefore, we present an automatic near real-time traffic ...

Authors: Dominik Rosenbaum, Franz Kurz, Ulrike Thomas, Sahil Suri and Peter Reinartz

Super Light Car—lightweight construction thanks to a multi-material design and function integration

The Super Light Car (SLC) project is one of the most important research projects in the European Community for automotive lightweight construction with a multi-material approach. The paper shows the motivation...

Authors: Martin Goede, Marc Stehlin, Lukas Rafflenbeul, Gundolf Kopp and Elmar Beeh