Desde que se inventou o automóvel, a suspensão veicular é objeto de pesquisa e estudo. A função do sistema de suspensão de um veículo é minimizar a aceleração vertical, isolando os passageiros de choques e vibrações promovendo conforto, reduzindo a fadiga o que beneficia a saúde e segurança dos motoristas. Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta para o controle da suspensão veicular utilizando um controlador SDRE aplicado ao amortecedor magneto-reológico. A eficiência do controle proposto pode ser evidenciada através de simulações computacionais utilizando um modelo matemático não linear de um quarto de carro e um modelo matemático não-lienar de meio de carro. A análise do desempenho do controle é realizada considerando excitações provocadas por irregularidades da estrada representadas por entradas do tipo degrau e senoidal. As simulações computacionais foram realizadas utilizando o programa Matlab®. Os resultados das simulações evidenciam que o controle proposto melhora dirigibilidade do veículo ao reduzir o deslocamento vertical do conjunto eixo-roda e contribui com o conforto dos passageiros reduzindo as oscilações na carroceria. Adicionalmente, foram realizadas análises de simulações de variações paramétricas afim de se verificar o comportamento do controle proposto diante de incertezas. Os estudos paramétricos demonstram que o controle permanece estável, mesmo quando submetido a variações paramétricas. / Since car was developed, vehicular suspension is an object of research and study. The function of the suspension system of a vehicle is to minimize vertical acceleration, isolating passengers from shocks and vibrations promoting comfort, reducing fatigue which benefits the health and safety of drivers. This work presents a proposal for the control of vehicle suspension using an SDRE controller applied to the magneto-rheological damper. The efficiency of the proposed control can be evidenced through computational simulations using a quarter-car nonlinear mathematical model and a half-car nonlinear mathematical model. The analysis of the controller's performance is performed considering the excitations caused by irregularities of the road represented by step input and sinusoidal. Computational simulations were performed using Matlab®. The simulation results show that the proposed control improves the vehicle's dirigibility by reducing the vertical displacement of the wheel and also contributes to the passengers' comfort by reducing oscillations in the vehicle's body. In addition, simulations of parametric variations were performed in order to verify the behavior of the proposed control in face of uncertainties. Parametric studies demonstrate that control remains stable, even when subjected to parametric variations.

No setor automotivo, os sistemas de auxílio ao condutor são desenvolvidos para reduzir os efeitos colaterais do nível de mobilidade atingido atualmente, como os acidentes de trânsito e os congestionamentos. Em uma perspectiva futura, pretende-se atingir o nível de direção autônoma e cooperativa baseada em redes de sensores. A estratégia de detecção e rastreamento de faixas rodoviárias proposta neste trabalho se enquadra nos requisitos funcionais de alguns desses sistemas, como o Lane Departure Warning (Aviso de Saída de Faixa) e o Lane Keep Assist (Assistência de Manutenção de Faixa). O desenvolvimento do algoritmo foi organizado em três níveis de processamento; baixo, médio e alto. Na etapa de processamento de baixo nível realizam-se as operações de preparação e melhoramento da imagem de entrada, na etapa de nível médio realiza-se a extração das características de interesse e a etapa de alto nível consiste da técnica de rastreamento da posição das faixas. Avaliou-se a resposta do algoritmo, para as amostras escolhidas, por meio de métricas baseadas no distanciamento das faixas rastreadas em relação à posição original das mesmas. Constatou-se que a estratégia apresenta boa precisão nos cenários considerados ideias, inclusive com a presença de sombras, curvas, aclive e declive na estrada. Contudo, essa precisão é comprometida quando a faixa é segmentada, mal sinalizada e quando o reflexo na pista ou o ofuscamento afeta a captura da imagem pela câmera. / In the automotive field, driver assistance systems are developed to reduce the collateral effects of the actual level of mobility, such as traffic jams and accidents. In a future perspective, it is intended to achieve the level of autonomous and cooperative driving based on sensor networks. The proposed strategy for road lanes detection and tracking fits as a functional requirement for some of these systems, as the Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist. The algorithm development was structured based in three processing levels: low, mid and high levels. The low-level processing enhances the input image, the mid-level processing is an interest feature extractor, and the high-level is the lane position tracking strategy. The algorithm's response evaluation, for the chosen samples, was realized with metrics based on the deviation between the tracked and the original lane. The strategy shows good accuracy levels at the ideal scenario, including shadows, curves, and road slope. However, the accuracy is impaired if the lane is dashed, badly signalized and if road reflection or dazzle harm the image capture by the camera.

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These gaps are especially worrying in countries such as Brazil, which opted for a road modal and thus, presents an extensive network of highways. Brazil even develops research and publishes on road ecology, being the third country that contributes most to the world scientific production, but there is a predominance of roadkill studies and a low number of studies on mitigation measures, and roadkill studies are lacking standardization in the methodology adopted by the researchers. In this study, the detection rate of animals of different taxonomic classes was analyzed using different tracking speeds, and it was observed that the speed of 5 km.h-1 is the one that best serves the purpose of pointing to the actual trampling rate. Then within road ecology, several problems affect the human being, but traffic accidents are considered a neglected public health problem, especially in developing countries. There is a need to understand the factors contributing to the aggravation of traffic accidents, and as a contribution to this understanding, this study investigated automobile accidents with runway exit with or without collision in the vegetation of the domain strip. It was found that tree collision increases the probability of mortality (3.16 times) and severity of injury in accidents when vehicles left the roadway. / Ecologia de estradas é uma disciplina científica que estuda os efeitos de infraestruturas de transporte como estradas, ferrovias e canais sobre o ecossistema. Efeitos ecológicos que incluem a destruição e fragmentação do habitat, aumento da erosão e poluição, e, particularmente preocupante, o atropelamento animal(AA), que pode ser altamente impactante para populações de espécies que existem em baixas densidades, como as ameaçadas de extinção, tendo potencial para afetar significativamente a biodiversidade. Mesmo com um aumento considerável de estudos recentes sobre o tema, existem grandes lacunas de conhecimento sobre os efeitos das rodovias, e principalmente sobre como esses efeitos afetam as populações animais e o homem. Essas lacunas são especialmente preocupantes nos países como o Brasil, que optou por um modal rodoviário e assim, apresenta uma extensa rede de rodovias. O Brasil até desenvolve pesquisas e publica sobre ecologia de estradas, sendo o terceiro país que mais contribui com a produção científica mundial, mas há uma predominância de estudos sobre AA e baixo número de estudos sobre medidas mitigadoras, e os estudos sobre AA pecam pela falta de padronização na metodologia adotada pelos pesquisadores. Neste estudo é analisado o índice de detecção de animais de diferentes classes taxonômicas utilizando diferentes velocidades de monitoramento, sendo observado que a velocidade de 5 km.h-1 é a que melhor atende o propósito de apontar a real taxa de atropelamento. Ainda dentro de ecologia de estradas, vários problemas afetam o ser humano, mas os acidentes de trânsito são considerados um problema de saúde pública negligenciado, principalmente em países em desenvolvimento. Há necessidade de compreender os fatores que contribuem para agravamento dos acidentes de trânsito, e como contribuição para essa compreensão, este estudo investigou acidentes automobilísticos com saída de pista com ou sem colisão na vegetação da faixa de domínio. Constatou-se que a colisão com árvore aumenta a probabilidade de mortalidade (3,16 vezes) e gravidade da lesão em acidentes em que os veículos saíram da pista nas rodovias.

Uma parcela significativa dos acidentes de trânsito nas rodovias ocorre devido à saída de veículos da pista, o que pode resultar em choques com obstáculos fixos, quedas em espaços vazios, tombamento, capotagem, etc. Esse tipo de acidente é, em geral, grave, em razão das altas velocidades desenvolvidas nas rodovias. Cerca de 1/3 dos acidentes rodoviários com vítimas fatais nos Estados Unidos resultam de saída de pista. No Brasil, estima-se que 30% dos acidentes rodoviários estão relacionados com saída da pista, sendo esse valor da ordem de 25% nos casos dos acidentes com vítimas fatais. Neste trabalho é apresentado o Modelo QRSP (formado pelas letras iniciais das palavras: Quantificação - Risco - Saída - Pista) em rodovias. O modelo permite quantificar o nível de proteção existente em cada segmento particular da rodovia (análise microscópica) e, a partir dessa informação, quantificar o nível de proteção considerando trechos longos (análise macroscópica). No modelo desenvolvido, a avaliação é feita considerando separadamente os dois lados da pista (direito e esquerdo), podendo os resultados serem compostos no caso da quantificação de trechos longos. O modelo foi desenvolvido para o caso de rodovias de múltiplas faixas por sentido (denominadas comumente de pista dupla), podendo, no entanto, também ser empregado no caso das rodovias de duas faixas e duplo sentido (rodovias de pista simples). O modelo QRSP permite determinar parâmetros não fornecidos pelos métodos ABNT (2007) - norma brasileira - e AASHTO (2002) - norma americana, proporcionando, dessa forma, uma melhor quantificação do risco na saída de veículos da pista. A análise dos resultados fornecidos pelo modelo QRSP mostra que o mesmo representa a realidade de maneira satisfatória. As informações quantitativas fornecidas pelo modelo são de grande utilidade na elaboração de projetos de melhoria das características das laterais de rodovias existentes, bem como na preparação de projetos de novas rodovias. / A significant portion of road traffic accidents on highways occurs because of the exit of vehicles from the runway, which may result in collisions with fixed obstacles, falls in empty spaces, overturning, roll over, etc. This kind of accident is in general quite severe, due to the high speeds on highways. Approximately one third of road accidents with fatalities in the United States result from the runway exit. In Brazil, it is estimated that 30% of road accidents are also related to the runway exit, bringing this value at 25% in the cases of accidents with fatal victims. The QRRE that stands for Quantification the Risk in the Runway Exit of vehicles on highways is presented in this research. The model allows to quantify the level of protection in each particular segment of the highway (microscopic analysis) and from this information, it permits to quantify the level of protection considering long segments (macroscopic analysis). In the developed model, the assessment is done considering separately the left and right sides of the runway, and the results can be compounded in the case of long segments quantification. The model was developed for the case of multilanes highways in each direction, however, this model can also be used in the case of two lanes highways with two-ways direction. The QRRE model allows to determine parameters that are not provided by the methods ABNT (2007) - Brazilian standard, - and AASHTO (2002) - American standard, which provides a better measurement of risk in the exit of vehicles from the runway. The results obtained by QRRE model show that it clearly represents the reality. The quantitative information provided by the model are useful for the development of projects in order to improve the characteristics of the roadside highways available, and the development of projects for new highways.

Att framföra ett utryckningsfordon skiljer sig från att framföra en vanlig bil bland annat för de större friheter gällande trafikregler utryckningsförarna har. Dessa inkluderar både rätten att köra i högre hastigheter än annan trafik, men även möjligheten att kräva fri väg från andra trafikanter. Detta skapar en speciell interaktion mellan trafikanterna i trafiken där utryckningsfordonet kan ses som en lagligt olaglig agent. Avsaknaden på restriktioner gör dock körningen helt beroende på de enskilda utryckningsförarnas bedömning kring körbeteende. Trots det finns det inga nationella riktlinjer i Sverige fällande utbildning av utryckningsförare. Den här studien undersökte normer och värderingar kring trafiksäkerhet hos operativ personal inom en ambulansorganisation. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes vilka var fokuserade på ett antal faktorer som förväntades kunna påverka trafiksäkerheten. En tendens att se andra trafikanter som skyldiga för farliga situationer observerades, så väl som effekten olika uppdrag har på körningen, ett fenomen tidigare identifierat som ”red mist” (Dorn & Brown, 2003). Körningen ansågs vara ett känsligt ämne att kritisera och kollegors körstil sågs delvis bero på individuella skillnader. En påverkan på körningen av SOS Alarm påvisas samt att förarutbildningar nedprioriterats inom organisationen. En positiv attityd mot nationella riktlinjer som ett sätt att garantera förarutbildning observerades. Studien öppnar upp för ett flertal framtida studier vilka diskuteras. / Drivers of emergency vehicles (EV) are agents in the traffic system that by law are permitted to perform actions which are illegal for other road users. Not only can EV drivers legally drive above the speed limit, but they can also demand right of way by the use of warning lights and sirens. The lack of restrictions leaves the driving solely dependent on the judgment of each EV driver. Thus, the drivers should be well trained not just in driving skills but specifically in terms of risk assessment and self-assessment. However, there are no national guidelines in Sweden on training of EV drivers. This study investigated the traffic safety norms among some ambulance drivers in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were conducted focused on factors deemed important for traffic safety. A tendency to attribute the reasons for risky situation to other drivers was found, as well as the presence of the condition dubbed “red mist” (Dorn & Brown, 2003). Driving was considered a sensitive matter in terms of critiquing and driving behaviour is partly attributed to individual differences. A positive attitude towards national guidelines was observed, as a way to ensure the sufficient EV driver training quality. A broader view of patient safety during pre-hospital health care is proposed to include EV transportation requirements.

This simulator study aims to investigate if there is a relationship between self-awareness of driving ability and traffic safety behaviour. Self-awareness in this study is accurate self-evaluation of one’s abilities. By letting 97 participants (55-75 years old) drive the simulator and answering the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI; Warner et al., 2013) as well as the Multidimensional locus of control (T-loc; Özkan & Lajunen, 2005). A measure of self-awareness was computed using the residuals from regression line. Furthermore, this measure could show if a participant over-estimated or under-estimated their ability. Four self-awareness measures were made. The self-awareness measures were compared to traffic safety behaviour. Three different traffic safety measures were computed using specific events in the simulator scenario. The self-awareness measures were grouped into three groups; under-estimators, good self-awareness and over-estimators. These groups were then compared to each other with respect to traffic safety. A multivariate ANOVA was made to test for differences between the self-awareness groups but no significant main difference was found. The results showed no difference in traffic safety behaviour given the different levels of self-awareness. Furthermore, this could be a result of the old age of the sample group as self-awareness may only be relevant in a learning context. The conclusion of the study is that the analysis shows that there is no difference between over-estimators and under-estimators of driving ability, at least not in experienced older drivers.

The theoretical part aims to clarify the concept of Traffic Education and informs the readers of its importance and goals. Moreover, it deals with the capacity of Traffic Education in terms of the Czech educational system. At the same, it mentions the pedagogical projects, traffic playgrounds and also the physical education, which has an effect on road users. The aim of the practical part is to find out, using the questionnaires, how much the schools pay attention to Traffic Education and whether the principles of traffic education are involved in P.E. classes. The practical part also includes a developed project for the fourth grades on teaching the traffic education on traffic playgrounds

Serious efforts must be made to combat the high accident rate on the roads in the Republic of South Africa. The same spirit which exists in the field of medicine when there are evidences that an epidemic is beginning to take its toll, must come into being amongst those who are concerned with traffic and its problems. The public itself needs to become more aware of road safety. Many associations and institutions have been created to assist with the inculcation of the road safety ideal. The National Road Safety Council, which creates opportunities for investigation into aspects of road safety must continue to expand its sphere of influence. The research project contained on the following pages represents an attempt to contribute to the human factor in traffic safety, particularly by making a closer study of the driver of the motor vehicle. The writer is concerned with the carnage that is caused by road accidents. His previous study of personality and particularly of the projective techniques of assessment has prompted a consideration of the problem.

Traffic fatalities and injuries among young drivers as a result of road crashes constitute a serious public health problem. The ultimate goal of traffic safety work in Sweden has been formulated in Vision Zero, which includes an image of a future in which no one will be killed or seriously injured in traffic crashes. Therefore, it is unacceptable that young learner and novice drivers are involved in road crashes that result in fatalities or severe injuries. Driver education is an important tool to increase the probability that young drivers actually take their share of the responsibility for Vision Zero by obeying traffic rules and driving as safely as possible. The general aim of the work underlying this thesis was to determine the potential of driver education to reduce road traffic crashes involving young drivers, particularly in Sweden. Paper I examined the relationship between the way in which the education is carried out and the outcome of the driving test. Paper II explored whether there are any gender‐related differences regarding driving practicing, the outcome of the license tests, and involvement in crashes during the first year of licensure. Paper III evaluated the reform that made it possible for learner drivers to start practicing from 16 years of age in terms of its effects on crashes involving young novice drivers. In paper IV, the focus was on investigating crashes during practice and comparing the results with the corresponding situation for novice divers during their first two years of licensure. Paper V assessed an insight‐based educational approach aimed at inducing young drivers to make better use of vehicle‐related safety equipment. The findings of two of the studies (papers III and IV) showed that, in Sweden, taking advantage of the possibility to start practicing behind the wheel from the age of 16 years had a beneficial effect seen as reduced crash involvement among those young drivers. In paper V, it was revealed that using an insight‐based educational approach can have a positive influence on learner drivers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards the use of car safety equipment (e.g., safety belts). In paper I, it was found that it is difficult to explain why 18–24‐year‐olds pass or fail the driving test on the basis of background variables and information concerning how they had practiced driving. Paper II showed that, for females, training pursued in a more structured manner did not seem to be beneficial for the outcome of the license tests, and that males aged 18–24 were involved in 1.9 more injury crashes per 1,000 drivers than females during their first year of licensed driving. Suggestions are given that can be used to develop the Swedish licensing system in a way that will increase the potential of driver education to reduce traffic crashes among young drivers. These ideas comprise aspects such as the following: persuading the youngest learner driver population to start practicing as early and as much as possible; the learning period should be better organized, which includes improved agreement between the goals of the national curriculum, the content/process of driver education, and the design of the license tests; professional instruction of learners in both the theory and the practice of driving should be a more prominent component of driver education; and parts of the Swedish licensing system should be made mandatory to help solve the problems of young drivers and to fulfil he goals of the national curriculum. / <p>On the date of the defence the status of article II was: In press.</p>

Orientador: Antonio Celso Fonseca de Arruda / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T12:30:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_VictorCesarde_M.pdf: 2933493 bytes, checksum: ad3ab87009ea90dcb39a5fd7757c4c9a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Projeto, construção e avaliação de desempenho de simulador de testes de impacto de dispositivos de retenção infantis. A solução construtiva objetivou simular uma colisão automobilística e utiliza manequins representativos de crianças para fins de efeito demonstrativo e de convencimento sobre a necessidade de se reter crianças em veículos automotores. Trata-se de um trenó, guiado, que se desloca sobre trilhos sendo tracionado por cabo de aço e, capaz de, sem dano permanente, colidir contra uma barreira de impacto deformável. O equipamento foi concebido para fácil instalação em locais públicos e utiliza motor de indução para tracionar o cabo de aço e sistemas de automatização de aferição da velocidade, de aceleração e parada do motor. A instrumentação eletrônica utilizada na montagem do simulador permite avaliação do desempenho do equipamento para velocidades de até 20 Km/h / Abstract: Design, construction and evaluation of impact tests simulator performance of child restraint systems. The constructive solution aimed to simulate an automobile collision and uses dummies representing children for the purposes of demonstration effect and conviction about the need to retain children in motor vehicles. This is a sled, guided, moving on rails being pulled by steel cable and capable of, without permanent damage, crash into a deformable barrier impact. The equipment is designed for easy installation in public places and induction motor uses to pull the cable and speed measurement automation systems, acceleration and engine stop. The electronic instrumentation used in the simulator assembly allows assessment of equipment performance for speeds up to 20 km / h / Mestrado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica