Hardware in the Loop Testing of Adaptive Inertia Weight PSO-Tuned LQR Applied to Vehicle Suspension Control by Joshua Sunder David Reddipogu, Vinodh Kumar Elumalai

“…Experimental results highlight that, compared to conventional PSO-tuned LQR, the proposed scheme can significantly minimize the vehicle body acceleration due to irregular road profile while guaranteeing the minimum tire friction for passenger safety. The ISO 2361-1 standards adopted to evaluate the ride and health criteria substantiate that the proposed scheme reduces the vibration dose value by 25.34% for a bumpy road profile. …”
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Aging Influence on Fatigue Characteristics of RAC Mixtures Containing Warm Asphalt Additives by Feipeng Xiao, Wenbin Zhao, Serji N. Amirkhanian

“…The study of the fatigue behavior of the specific rubberized WMA is helpful in recycling the scrap tires and saving energy in terms of the conventional laboratory aging process. …”
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Comparative Investigation on the Properties and Molecular Mechanisms of Natural Phenolic Compounds and Rubber Polymers to Inhibit Oxidative Aging of Asphalt Binders by Fenghua Yang, Zhuang Hu, Hongyi Xi

“…To investigate the inhibitory effects and potential mechanisms of phenolic compounds and crumb tire rubber on the aging deterioration of asphalt binders, the aging characteristics of base asphalt, catechin modified asphalt, and crumb rubber modified asphalt were evaluated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and reactive molecular dynamics simulations. …”
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Handling Stability of Tractor Semitrailer Based on Handling Diagram by Ren Yuan-yuan, Zheng Xue-lian, Li Xian-sheng

“…In our research, considering the impact of multiple nonsteering rear axles and nonlinear characteristics of tires on vehicle handling stability, the handling equations are developed for description of stability of tractor semi-trailer. …”
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Alternative Usage of Raw Material and Fuel in Cement Plants: Case Study by Şeyma Ordu, Ebru Öztürk

“…Alternative fuels can generally be gathered under the groups of sewage sludge, waste oil, worn out tires, solvent and paints. As for alternative raw materials, they can be evaluated undermine waste, heat treatment waste, construction waste groups. …”
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Progressive Loading in a Strongman Following Distal Biceps Repair: Re-Thinking Load Progression – A Case Report by Daniel Lorenz

“… # Case Presentation The subject is a 39-year-old strong man competitor who suffered a distal biceps rupture while doing a tire flip during training. After having it repaired, the post-operative recovery was unremarkable. …”
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An Overview of the Utilization of Common Waste as an Alternative Fuel in the Cement Industry by Tee How Tan, Kim Hung Mo, Jiayi Lin, Chiu Chuen Onn

“…In this paper, four commonly used AFs are discussed, which are waste tires, municipal solid waste, meat and bone meal, and sewage sludge. …”
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الشيخ محمد بن عمر نووي الجاوي: حياته الذاتية والعلمية by Ehsan Ur Rehman, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Khan

“…Sheikh had great determination and was never known to tire. Reading, writing on various topics, and research were his constant pursuits. …”
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Hybrid sensor network control of vehicle ride comfort, handling, and safety with semi-active charging suspension by Shaoyi Bei, Chen Huang, Bo Li, Zhiyu Zhang

“…In this article, a full car model based on multi-body dynamics was built, including the steering system, front and rear suspensions, tire, driving controller, and road. And the model was verified by tests. …”
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Effects of Posttreatments on the Storage Stability of Reclaimed Rubber by Na Lu, Mei Shen, Juan Liu, K. Prakashan, Zhenxiang Xin

“…In this paper, sulfur-cured waste tire rubber powder is successfully devulcanized in a normal-pressure continuous regeneration system under the application of an activator and aromatic oil. …”
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Innovative Driver Monitoring Systems and On-Board-Vehicle Devices in a Smart-Road Scenario Based on the Internet of Vehicle Paradigm: A Literature and Commercial Solutions Overview by Paolo Visconti, Giuseppe Rausa, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Ramiro Velázquez, Donato Cafagna, Roberto De Fazio

“…It also covers systems for classifying driving style, as well as tire and emissions monitoring. Moreover, the paper provides a detailed overview of the proposed traffic monitoring and management solutions, along with systems for monitoring road and environmental conditions, including the sensors used and the Machine Learning (ML) algorithms implemented. …”
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Hopf Bifurcation Characteristics of Dual-Front Axle Self-Excited Shimmy System for Heavy Truck considering Dry Friction by Daogao Wei, Ke Xu, Yibin Jiang, Changhe Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Fugeng Zhou

“…Improving the steering transition rod stiffness and dry friction torque and selecting a smaller pneumatic trail and caster angle can reduce the self-excited shimmy, reduce tire wear, and improve the driving stability of vehicles.…”
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Identification of a Non-Linear Landing Gear Model Using Nature-Inspired Optimization by Felipe A.C. Viana, Valder Steffen Jr., Marcelo A.X. Zanini, Sandro A. Magalhães, Luiz C.S. Góes

“…The model is described in terms of the landing gear geometry, internal volumes and areas, shock absorber travel, tire type, and gas and oil characteristics of the shock absorber. …”
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The Gantry as a Drive for a Horizontal Bike: Initial Investigation of Rotary Work by Łukasz Bereś, Paweł Pyrzanowski

“…This means that a human will be less tired when riding a horizontal bike equipped with the gantry compared to a horizontal bike equipped with the crankset; assuming that in both cases, the bike speed is the same. …”
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Detection and Predictive Analysis of Drowsiness Using Non-contact Doppler Sensor by Chung Kyo In, Byung Chan Min

“…Drowsiness occurs when individuals are tired or engaged in repetitive tasks, and driving or working in this state can lead to serious accidents. …”
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Three Cases of West Nile Encephalitis over an Eight-Day Period at a Downtown Los Angeles Community Hospital by Adam Puchalski, Antonio K. Liu, Byron Williams

“…All three patients live within four to six miles from the hospital and do not live or work in an environment favorable to mosquitoes including shallow bodies of standing water, abandoned tires, or mud ruts. All the patients were Hispanic. …”
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Monitoring Driving in a Monotonous Environment: Classification and Recognition of Driving Fatigue Based on Long Short-Term Memory Network by Hao Han, Kejie Li, Yi Li

“…In the same driving time, the driver felt tired faster on the expressway, and the fatigue degree was significantly higher than that on the country road. …”
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Research on Lateral Stability Control of Four-Wheel Independent Drive Electric Vehicle Based on State Estimation by Yu-Jie Ma, Chih-Keng Chen, Hongbin Ren

“…First, based on a three-degrees-of-freedom four-wheel vehicle model combined with the Magic Formula Tire model (MF-T), a hierarchical estimation method is designed. …”
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Secure Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Leg for Elderly Amputees: Preliminary Results by S. Krut, Ch. Azevedo Coste, P. Chabloz

“…An important number of elderly amputees are not very mobile, tire easily, present reduced muscle strength, and have difficulties managing their balance. …”
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Model-Based Optimization of Velocity Strategy for Lightweight Electric Racing Cars by Mirosław Targosz, Wojciech Skarka, Piotr Przystałka

“…The vehicle model itself includes vehicle dynamic model, numerical model describing issues concerning resistance of rolling tire, resistance of the propulsion system, aerodynamic phenomena, model of the electric motor, and control system. …”
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