scholarly journals WARA-PS: a research arena for public safety demonstrations and autonomous collaborative rescue robotics experimentation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olov Andersson ◽  
Patrick Doherty ◽  
Mårten Lager ◽  
Jens-Olof Lindh ◽  
Linnea Persson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Core System ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
New Research

AbstractA research arena (WARA-PS) for sensing, data fusion, user interaction, planning and control of collaborative autonomous aerial and surface vehicles in public safety applications is presented. The objective is to demonstrate scientific discoveries and to generate new directions for future research on autonomous systems for societal challenges. The enabler is a computational infrastructure with a core system architecture for industrial and academic collaboration. This includes a control and command system together with a framework for planning and executing tasks for unmanned surface vehicles and aerial vehicles. The motivating application for the demonstration is marine search and rescue operations. A state-of-art delegation framework for the mission planning together with three specific applications is also presented. The first one concerns model predictive control for cooperative rendezvous of autonomous unmanned aerial and surface vehicles. The second project is about learning to make safe real-time decisions under uncertainty for autonomous vehicles, and the third one is on robust terrain-aided navigation through sensor fusion and virtual reality tele-operation to support a GPS-free positioning system in marine environments. The research results have been experimentally evaluated and demonstrated to industry and public sector audiences at a marine test facility. It would be most difficult to do experiments on this large scale without the WARA-PS research arena. Furthermore, these demonstrator activities have resulted in effective research dissemination with high public visibility, business impact and new research collaborations between academia and industry.

Autonomous Driving Systems: A Preliminary Naturalistic Study of the Tesla Model S

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mica R. Endsley
Keyword(s):  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Autonomous Driving ◽  
Discrete Control ◽  
Driving Safety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Continuous Control ◽  
Development Mode

Autonomous and semiautonomous vehicles are currently being developed by over14 companies. These vehicles may improve driving safety and convenience, or they may create new challenges for drivers, particularly with regard to situation awareness (SA) and autonomy interaction. I conducted a naturalistic driving study on the autonomy features in the Tesla Model S, recording my experiences over a 6-month period, including assessments of SA and problems with the autonomy. This preliminary analysis provides insights into the challenges that drivers may face in dealing with new autonomous automobiles in realistic driving conditions, and it extends previous research on human-autonomy interaction to the driving domain. Issues were found with driver training, mental model development, mode confusion, unexpected mode interactions, SA, and susceptibility to distraction. New insights into challenges with semiautonomous driving systems include increased variability in SA, the replacement of continuous control with serial discrete control, and the need for more complex decisions. Issues that deserve consideration in future research and a set of guidelines for driver interfaces of autonomous systems are presented and used to create recommendations for improving driver SA when interacting with autonomous vehicles.

scholarly journals Emergency Logistics in a Large-Scale Disaster Context: Achievements and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiping Jiang ◽  
Yufei Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Operations Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Emergency Logistics ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
New Research

There is growing research interest in emergency logistics within the operations research (OR) community. Different from normal business operations, emergency response for large scale disasters is very complex and there are many challenges to deal with. Research on emergency logistics is still in its infancy stage. Understanding the challenges and new research directions is very important. In this paper, we present a literature review of emergency logistics in the context of large-scale disasters. The main contributions of our study include three aspects: First, we identify key characteristics of large-scale disasters and assess their challenges to emergency logistics. Second, we analyze and summarize the current literature on how to deal with these challenges. Finally, we discuss existing gaps in the relevant research and suggest future research directions.

scholarly journals Information Management Challenges in Autonomous Vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-77
Author(s):  
Adrija Ghansiyal ◽  
Mamta Mittal ◽  
Arpan Kumar Kar
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Autonomous Robots ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internet Of Vehicles ◽  
Connected Cars ◽  
Internet Of Things Technology

The focus of automobile industry is towards producing efficient driverless cars that are risk free and with zero tolerance to safety violations thereby following in the footsteps of autonomous robots. In this study, the author elaborates on the vulnerabilities relevant to internet of things technology implementation in these connected cars, commonly termed as internet of vehicles. This topic has already been discussed frequently by the research community; however, the main contribution of the paper is to establish the connection of information management with autonomous systems, an aspect that other literatures lack. The focus of the study is on presenting a brief introduction to the foundation technologies used in the connected vehicles. It also aims to summarize the various security methods that have been used infrequently and could be further explored in future research.

Photothermal and photodynamic photoactivation of nanomaterials-based prodrugs are two key methods for NIR light-mediated photoactivation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moataz Dowaidar
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clinical Translation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Prodrug Activation ◽  
Nir Light ◽  
New Research

New research focuses on nanomaterials-based prodrugs (NLNPs) activation techniques, mechanisms, and bioapplications. Photothermal and photodynamic photoactivation of nanomaterials-based prodrugs are being explored as two key methods for NIR light-mediated photoactivation. Four common applications of NLNPs in cancer treatment have been completed, but the clinical translation is more complicated. Large-scale manufacturing of high-quality NLNps is critical for valid prodrug activation and delivering the intended therapeutic effect. NILNPs with higher therapeutic efficacy, superior biosafety, and stability are predicted to be developed as a result of future research.

scholarly journals eHMI: Review and Guidelines for Deployment on Autonomous Vehicles

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 2912
Author(s):  
Juan Carmona ◽  
Carlos Guindel ◽  
Fernando Garcia ◽  
Arturo de la Escalera
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Feedback Data ◽  
Machine Interaction

Human–machine interaction is an active area of research due to the rapid development of autonomous systems and the need for communication. This review provides further insight into the specific issue of the information flow between pedestrians and automated vehicles by evaluating recent advances in external human–machine interfaces (eHMI), which enable the transmission of state and intent information from the vehicle to the rest of the traffic participants. Recent developments will be explored and studies analyzing their effectiveness based on pedestrian feedback data will be presented and contextualized. As a result, we aim to draw a broad perspective on the current status and recent techniques for eHMI and some guidelines that will encourage future research and development of these systems.

scholarly journals Emerging opportunities for wildlife with sustainable autonomous transportation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Silva ◽  
Justin M. Calabrese
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Warning Systems ◽  
Vehicle Collisions ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Animal Detection

Autonomous vehicles (AV) are expected to play a key role in the future of transportation, introducing a disruptive yet potentially beneficial change for vehicle-wildlife interactions. However, this assumption has not been critically examined. Here, we introduce a new conceptual framework covering the intersection between AV technological innovation and wildlife conservation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. We suggest future research within this framework to focus on developing robust warning systems and animal detection methods for AV systems, and to incorporate wildlife-vehicle interactions into decision-making algorithms. With large-scale deployment a looming reality, it is vital to incorporate conservation and sustainability into the societal, ethical, and legal implications of AV technology. We appeal for further debate and interdisciplinary collaborations between scientists, developers, and policymakers.

Change of Attitude, Technology and Practice: Identifying the Change for Increased Value Creation with Customer Co-creation

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-82
Author(s):  
Soumi Paul ◽  
Paola Peretti ◽  
Saroj Kumar Datta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Prime Concern

Building customer relationships and customer equity is the prime concern in today’s business decisions. The emergence of internet, especially social media like Facebook and Twitter, changed traditional marketing thought to a great extent. The importance of customer orientation is reflected in the axiom, “The customer is the king”. A good number of organizations are engaging customers in their new product development activities via social media platforms. Co-creation, a new perspective in which customers are active co-creators of the products they buy and use, is currently challenging the traditional paradigm. The concept of co-creation involving the customer’s knowledge, creativity and judgment to generate value is considered not only an upcoming trend that introduces new products or services but also fitting their need and increasing value for money. Knowledge and innovation are inseparable. Knowledge management competencies and capacities are essential to any organization that aspires to be distinguished and innovative. The present work is an attempt to identify the change in value creation procedure along with one area of business, where co-creation can return significant dividends. It is on extending the brand or brand category through brand extension or line extension. This article, through an in depth literature review analysis, identifies the changes in every perspective of this paradigm shift and it presents a conceptual model of company-customer-brand-based co-creation activity via social media. The main objective is offering an agenda for future research of this emerging trend and ensuring the way to move from theory to practice. The paper acts as a proposal; it allows the organization to go for this change in a large scale and obtain early feedback on the idea presented. 

Overview of Subsynchronous Oscillation in Grid-connected Wind Farm

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 969-979
Author(s):  
Xu Pei-Zhen ◽  
Lu Yong-Geng ◽  
Cao Xi-Min
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Induction Generator ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Subsynchronous Oscillation ◽  
Different Types

Background: Over the past few years, the subsynchronous oscillation (SSO) caused by the grid-connected wind farm had a bad influence on the stable operation of the system and has now become a bottleneck factor restricting the efficient utilization of wind power. How to mitigate and suppress the phenomenon of SSO of wind farms has become the focus of power system research. Methods: This paper first analyzes the SSO of different types of wind turbines, including squirrelcage induction generator based wind turbine (SCIG-WT), permanent magnet synchronous generator- based wind turbine (PMSG-WT), and doubly-fed induction generator based wind turbine (DFIG-WT). Then, the mechanisms of different types of SSO are proposed with the aim to better understand SSO in large-scale wind integrated power systems, and the main analytical methods suitable for studying the SSO of wind farms are summarized. Results: On the basis of results, using additional damping control suppression methods to solve SSO caused by the flexible power transmission devices and the wind turbine converter is recommended. Conclusion: The current development direction of the SSO of large-scale wind farm grid-connected systems is summarized and the current challenges and recommendations for future research and development are discussed.

Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Avi Astor ◽  
Rami Benbenisthty
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
New Research

Since 2005, the bullying, school violence, and school safety literatures have expanded dramatically in content, disciplines, and empirical studies. However, with this massive expansion of research, there is also a surprising lack of theoretical and empirical direction to guide efforts on how to advance our basic science and practical applications of this growing scientific area of interest. Parallel to this surge in interest, cultural norms, media coverage, and policies to address school safety and bullying have evolved at a remarkably quick pace over the past 13 years. For example, behaviors and populations that just a decade ago were not included in the school violence, bullying, and school safety discourse are now accepted areas of inquiry. These include, for instance, cyberbullying, sexting, social media shaming, teacher–student and student–teacher bullying, sexual harassment and assault, homicide, and suicide. Populations in schools not previously explored, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and educators and military- and veteran-connected students, become the foci of new research, policies, and programs. As a result, all US states and most industrialized countries now have a complex quilt of new school safety and bullying legislation and policies. Large-scale research and intervention funding programs are often linked to these policies. This book suggests an empirically driven unifying model that brings together these previously distinct literatures. This book presents an ecological model of school violence, bullying, and safety in evolving contexts that integrates all we have learned in the 13 years, and suggests ways to move forward.

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