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Significance of criteria and resulting significance of factors affecting quality of services provided by Lithuanian road freight carriers
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This article is a follow-up to the article published in the TRANSBALTICA 2015: proceedings of the 9th international scientific conference, which was dedicated to the identification of factors that affect quality of services ... -
Efficient and ecological indicators of CI engine fuelled with different diesel and LPG mixtures
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The effect of additionally fed LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) on the energy and environmental performance of a compression ignition (CI) engine that operates of diesel fuel and the combustion process in it has been examined. ... -
The usage of cognitive maps in the comparison of marketing mix of railway passenger transport
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The transport company that decides to enter the transport market in passenger transport usually has defined its business objectives. However, the objectives are flexibly changing under the influence of the development of ... -
Comparison of rail freight transportation markets in Lithuania and Poland
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The objective of the article is to compare rail freight markets in Lithuania and Poland. The comparison is mainly focused on rail and road transport competition in various freight segments – oil, fertilizers, grain, coal ... -
Information management of demand-responsive mobility service based on autonomous vehicles
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The autonomous road vehicle (AV) technology implies significant alteration of urban mobility services. The identified transit modes based on AVs are the individual cars, the demand-responsive public transportation with ... -
Tramway reliability and safety influencing factors
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper presents the factors have influence on the operation process safety of tramway rolling stock, and in consequence will have influence on service intervals. The main goal is to collect a set of factors, which will ... -
Comparison of utilization of conventional and advanced methods for traffic accidents scene documentation in the Czech Republic
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Documentation of the traffic accidents scene is one of the main assumptions and input facts for subsequent accident process analysis. This contribution points out major deficiencies (especially lower accuracy and efficiency) ... -
Speed distributional trends on two-lane roads with mixed traffic under heavy flow
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The present paper describes a method of modelling speed data on two-lane roads under heavy flow when traffic is heterogeneous in character. The effect of heterogeneity in traffic mix results in deviation of speed distribution ... -
Knowledge sharing strategy as a key element of the h2020 programme: Enhancing excellence and innovation capacity in sustainable transport interchanges (Alliance) project
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The knowledge sharing among researchers, decision makers and practitioners becomes necessary for understanding new transportation trends and incorporating innovative transportation strategies in urban planning according ... -
The issues of selection warehouse process strategies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Paper presents problems of designing and organization logistic processes in warehouse facilities. Highlighted the need of improving logistics facilities actions as a key aspect of increasing productivity, flexibility and ... -
Traffic congestion modelling based on origin and destination
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study attempts to make use of traffic behaviour on the aggregate level to estimate congestion on urban arterial and sub-arterial roads of a city exhibiting heterogeneous traffic conditions by breaking the route into ... -
Modelling of bicycle traffic in the cities using VISUM
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Decisions concerning development of the transport system in district, city or region should be undertaken after careful analysis. One of the methods to carry it out is utilization of a computerized traffic model which is ... -
An improvement in ant algorithm method for optimizing a transport route with regard to traffic flow
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The modification of ant algorithm method for optimizing the transportation route with regard to traffic flow in the street network has been developed in this paper. It was also made possible to confirm the results of ... -
The concept of initial air traffic situation assessment as a stage of medium-term conflict detection
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Key decisions in the air traffic control system are supported by various technical systems. The most important include conflict detection and resolution (CD&R) systems. The main subject of this paper is a medium-term ... -
Modification of the mechanical properties of the sheet two-phase high-strength titanium alloy VT 23 due to impulse introduction of energy
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study shows the effect of the specific impact-oscillatory loading (dynamic non-equilibrium processes) on the variation of the mechanical properties of the sheet two-phase high-strength titanium alloy VT 23. The results ... -
Case study: reaction time of children according to age
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Study presents findings of a simulator study that examined the differences of reaction time for children aged from 3 to 18 years, compared to adults aged from 20 to 30 years. Choice reaction time has been analyzed and three ... -
Air restrictor and turbocharger influence for the formula student engine performance
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Paper presents the investigation of Formula Student car engine performance when different air inlet restrictors are applied. AVL BOOST numerical simulation model is created according to real engine parameters. The research ... -
Hydrogen addition influence for the efficient and ecological parameters of heavy-duty natural gas SI engine
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper presents the experimental research results of heavy-duty vehicle (public transport bus), fuelled with natural gas and hydrogen fuel mixtures. Spark ignition six cylinder engine tested with different hydrogen ... -
Horn sounds in transportation systems and a cognitive perspective on the instant mood-condition disorder
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study was performed on sidewalks that there can secure movement of pedestrians. The basic theme of the research is how pedestrians are influenced by the sudden hearings of horns in the walking moments. In this study ... -
Route reliability based simulation model for HMA delivery in urban areas
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Planning the delivery of hot mixture of asphalt (HMA) is challenging task, especially when the delivery routes pass through urban areas. Trend in development of recent planning and optimization models are simulation based. ...