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A collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Vehicle & Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (VMEIT 2014), February 19-20, 2014.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Vehicle & Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (VMEIT 2014), February 19-20, 2014. The 1058 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Design and Researches in Area of Vehicle and General Mechanical Engineering, Chapter 2: Power and Electric Systems, Electronics and Microelectronics, Embedded and Integrated Systems, Chapter 3: Measurement and Instrumentation, Monitoring and Detection Technologies, Fault Diagnosis, Chapter 4: Mechatronics, Automation and Control, Chapter 5: Computation Methods and Algorithms for Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, Data Mining and Data Processing, Chapter 6: Communication, Signal and Image Processing, Data Acquisition, Identification and Recognition Technologies, Chapter 7: Information Technologies, WEB and Networks Engineering, Information Security, Software Application and Development, Chapter 8: Material Science, Technologies of Material Processing, Exploration and Mining of Mineral Resources, Chapter 9: Building Materials and Technologies in Construction, Chapter 10: New Technologies in Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chapter 11: Modern Tendency in Area of Management Engineering, Logistics, Economics, Finance and Education, Chapter 12: Applied Research and Solutions in Area of Sports and Physical Training

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Vehicle & Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (VMEIT 2013), August 17-18, 2013, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. The 1094 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Design and Researches in Area of Vehicle and General Mechanical Engineering; Chapter 2: Mechatronics, Automation and Control; Chapter 3: Measurement and Instrumentation, Monitoring and Detection Technologies, Fault Diagnosis; Chapter 4: Computation Methods and Algorithms for Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, Data Mining and Data Processing; Chapter 5: Information Technologies, WEB and Networks Engineering, Information Security, Software Application and Development; Chapter 6: Power and Electric Systems, Electronics and Microelectronics, Embedded and Integrated Systems; Chapter 7: Communication, Signal and Image Processing, Data Acquisition, Identification and Recognition Technologies; Chapter 8: Information Technologies in Urban and Civil Engineering, Medicine and Biotechnology; Chapter 9: Material Science and Manufacturing Technology; Chapter 10: Information Technology in Management Engineering, Logistics, Economics, Finance, Assessment; Chapter 11: Related Themes.

Smart Delivery Systems: Solving Complex Vehicle Routing Problems examines both exact and approximate methods for delivering optimal solutions to rich vehicle routing problems, showing both the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. It shows how to apply machine learning and advanced data analysis techniques to improve routing systems, familiarizing readers with the concepts and technologies used in successfully implemented delivery systems. The book explains both the latest theoretical and practical advances in intelligent delivery and scheduling systems and presents practical applications for designing new algorithms for real-life scenarios. Emphasizes both sequential and parallel algorithms Uniquely combines methods and algorithms, real-life applications, and parallel computing Includes recommendations on how to choose between different methods for solving applications Provides learning aids, end of chapter references, bibliography, worked examples and exercises

Rapid developments in electronics over the past two decades have induced a move from purely mechanical vehicles to mechatronics design. Recent advances in computing, sensors, and information technology are pushing mobile equipment design to incorporate higher levels of automation under the novel concept of intelligent vehicles. Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles introduces this concept, and provides an overview of recent applications and future approaches within this field. Several case studies present real examples of vehicles designed to navigate in off-road environments typically encountered by agriculture, forestry, and construction machines. The examples analyzed describe and illustrate key features for agricultural robotics, such as automatic steering, safeguarding, mapping, and precision agriculture applications. The eight chapters include numerous figures, each designed to improve the reader’s comprehension of subjects such as: • automatic steering systems; • navigation systems; • vehicle architecture; • image processing and vision; and • three-dimensional perception and localization. Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles will be of great interest to professional engineers and researchers in vehicle automation, robotics, and the application of artificial intelligence to mobile equipment; as well as to graduate students of mechanical, electrical, and agricultural engineering.

This unique and up-to-date work surveys the use of mechatronics in rail vehicles, notably traction, braking, communications, data sharing, and control. The results include improved safety, comfort, and fuel efficiency. Mechatronic systems are a key element in modern rail vehicle design and operation. Starting with an overview of mechatronic theory, the book covers such topics as modeling of mechanical and electrical systems for rail vehicles, open and closed loop control systems, sensors, actuators, and microprocessors. Modern simulation techniques and examples are included throughout the book. Numerical experiments and developed models for railway application are presented and explained. Case studies are used, alongside practical examples, to ensure that the reader can apply mechatronic theory to real world conditions. These case studies include modeling of a hybrid locomotive and simplified models of railway vehicle lateral dynamics for suspension control studies. Rail Vehicle Mechatronics provides current and in-depth content for design engineers, operations managers, systems engineers, and technical consultants working with freight, passenger, and urban transit railway systems worldwide.

An advanced level introductory book covering fundamental aspects, design and dynamics of electric and hybrid electric vehicles There is significant demand for an understanding of the fundamentals, technologies, and design of electric and hybrid electric vehicles and their components from researchers, engineers, and graduate students. Although there is a good body of work in the literature, there is still a great need for electric and hybrid vehicle teaching materials. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Technologies, Modeling and Control – A Mechatronic Approach is based on the authors’ current research in vehicle systems and will include chapters on vehicle propulsion systems, the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, EV and HEV technologies, chassis systems, steering control systems, and state, parameter and force estimations. The book is highly illustrated, and examples will be given throughout the book based on real applications and challenges in the automotive industry. Designed to help a new generation of engineers needing to master the principles of and further advances in hybrid vehicle technology Includes examples of real applications and challenges in the automotive industry with problems and solutions Takes a mechatronics approach to the study of electric and hybrid electric vehicles, appealing to mechanical and electrical engineering interests Responds to the increase in demand of universities offering courses in newer electric vehicle technologies