Data Based Parameter Setting Method for Adaptive Cruise Control

Recent years, advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) has been highly developed and widely used.Among various ADAS techniques adaptive cruise control (ACC) is the fundamental of longitudinal control.The tradeoffs among safety, comfort and traffic efficiency are the main issue in ACC design process.In this study, large amount of road tests was carr

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The risks of sleeping "too much". Survey of a National Representative Sample of 24671 adults (INPES health barometer).

BackgroundA significant U-shaped association between sleep duration and several morbidity (obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease) and Industrial mortality risks has been regularly reported.However, although the physiological pathways and risks associated with "too short sleep" (PurposeTo explore socio-demographic characteristics and comorbidi

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Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Bio-Based High-Density Polyethylene / Biopolyamide 6.10 Blends Compatibilized with PE and SEBS Functionalized With Maleic Anhydride

This work reports the study of the compatibilization of the blend of biopolyethylene and biopolyamide 6.10, both biobased.In this work, two polymers functionalized with maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA and SEBS-g-MA) were used as compatibilizers of the blend.The blends were prepared in a Shirt single screw extruder and subsequently molded by injection.SEM

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The relationship between gelotophobia, shame, and humiliation

Gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at), when it ROLL ON ACTIVE DEO comes to the social context, is usually investigated in the context of bullying.Other studies of gelotophobia show that it can be characterised by the emotion of shame.Shame rarely occurs as a clear, distinct emotion (Scheff 2003), i.e.it is difficult to tell whether the given inte

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Developing vehicular and non-vehicular trip generation models for mid-rise residential buildings in Kelowna, British Columbia: Assessing the impact of built environment, land use, and neighborhood characteristics

This study develops vehicular and non-vehicular trip generation models for mid-rise, multi-family residential developments.A comparative analysis of observed and Instiutue of Transportation Engineers Crank Arm Assembly (ITE) trip rates suggests that ITE rates consistently overestimate.A latent segmentation-based negative binomial (LSNB) model is de

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