Innovative Vehicle Research Articles

Social Transformation through Social Innovation: The Case Study of a Moroccan Waste Recycling Cooperative

Faced with the Moroccan economic, social and climatic realities, it is necessary to move towards new models, more adapted to a new dynamic of social transformation. Thus, social innovation appears as a concept linked to social economy, with the aim of meeting social needs through collective action. As such, the cooperative model is the perfect example of a field in which players can work together, collaborate and show solidarity which are essential ingredients for innovation and new solutions to social problems. At this level, the question that arises is how can social innovation contribute to social transformation? We will be focusing on the cooperative structure, as a vehicle for social innovation. With this in mind, the aim of this paper is to highlight, throughout a combination of theorical and empirical work, the role of social actors (as part of the cooperative) in the social transformation of a given territory.

Artificial Intelligence as a Vehicle for Innovation : Literature Review and Bibliometric Study

Artificial Intelligence as a Vehicle for Innovation : Literature Review and Bibliometric Study

Aurore Karamzin as Intermediary between Russia and Finland

Abstract The relationship between the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and the Russian Empire, despite being formalized in bureaucratic structures, depended to a significant extent on informal personal relations. A case in point is the history of the children of Carl Johan Stjernvall: his three daughters married foreign noblemen. The eldest, Aurore, married first the scion of the Demidov family, Paul Nikolayevich Demidov, and second, Andrey Nikolayevich Karamzin, son of the state historian of Russia. Aurore's brother Emil Stjernvall-Walleen became the second highest-ranking civil servant in Finland: the minister state secretary. Through her marriages, Aurore Karamzin was connected to some of the most powerful families in Russia: Demidov, Durnovo, Karamzin, Stroganov, and Pushkin, among others. As an industry owner she relied heavily on relatives. Networking continued to be an important part of doing business throughout the nineteenth century, even though meritocratic considerations started playing a larger role toward the end of it. Aurore Karamzin lived through nearly the entire 1800s (1808–1902) and played a meaningful part in the development of Finland during this period. Her greatest impact was probably as a vehicle for societal and cultural innovations. It was made possible by the resources she controlled in the Demidov enterprises, institutions such as the Deaconess Institute that she founded in Helsinki, and the political situation between Finland and Russia. She was well positioned as an influencer, as she was personally acquainted with several generations of the Russian imperial family as a lady-in-waiting.

A Systematic Review of Ground-Based Infrastructure for the Innovative Urban Air Mobility

Abstract The increasing level of urbanisation and traffic congestion promotes the concept of urban air mobility (UAM), which has become a thriving topic in engineering and neighbouring disciplines. the development of a suitable ground-based infrastructure is necessary to supply these innovative vehicles, which mainly includes networks of take-off and landing sites, facilities for maintenance, energy supply, and navigation and communication capabilities. Further requirements comprise robust business and operating models for emerging service providers and regulatory frameworks, particularly regarding safety, liability and noise emissions. the objective of this study is to provide an overview of the current results and developments in the field of UAM ground-based infrastructure by conducting a systematic literature review (SLr) and to identify the most relevant research gaps in the field. For the systematic literature analysis, our search string contains vertiports and the equivalents, UAM and equivalents, and search phrases for the individual domains. In the final analysis 64 articles were included, finding a strong focus on simulations and vertiport networks, while specific case studies and related aspects like automated MrO and urban planning appear less frequently. therefore, this article provides insights for a more holistic perspective on challenges and necessities of future UAM.

Mesenchymal stem cells loaded with Ad5-Ki67/IL-15 enhance oncolytic adenovirotherapy in experimental glioblastoma

The conventional treatment strategy for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Oncolytic adenovirotherapy is a promising alternative to conventional treatment. It provides a strategic combination of direct tumor-specific cell lysis and antitumor immune promotion. Despite advances in oncolytic adenovirotherapy, limitations remain, including the host's antiviral immune response and insufficient viral infiltration into the tumor. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as innovative vehicles due to their ability to home to tumors and protect oncolytic adenovirus (oAd) from the host antiviral immune system. We developed an Ad5-Ki67/IL-15 driven by the Ki67 promoter and armed with IL-15. Using this construction, viral replication is related to Ki67 expression in GBM cells. Thus, MSCs with background Ki67 expression can help deliver higher levels of oncolytic viruses and can strike a balance between viral load and cell viability. Using in vitro assay, MSCs loaded with Ad5-Ki67/IL-15 (MSC-Ad5) were shown to exert anti-glioblastoma efficacy. Compared to previous attempts at direct intratumoral injection of high doses of viruses, MSCs loaded with lower doses of viruses exerted stronger therapeutic effects and promoted macrophage/microglia infiltration in a Vivo model. Collectively, our results suggest that the use of MSCs as vehicles of oAd is a promising strategy and deserves further investigation for the treatment of GBM.

Entrepreneurship as a multidisciplinary phenomenon: culture and individual perceptions in business creation

PropósitoEl emprendimiento se presenta como vehículo de innovación y desarrollo social. Dada la importancia del fenómeno, el objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las dimensiones psicológica y sociológica del emprendimiento a través de los factores que explican las percepciones individuales y la cultura de apoyo al emprendimiento.Diseño/metodología/enfoqueA partir de datos GEM obtenidos mediante la Encuesta de Población Adulta (N = 2,500) en Andalucía (España), se desarrolla una metodología cuantitativa, concretamente un análisis multivariante basado en regresiones lineales de cuatro etapas.ResultadosLas variables consideradas no explican en la misma medida la dimensión psicológica y la sociológica. Se evidencia la existencia de homogeneidad cultural interprovincial, la importancia de las variables sociodemográficas y la influencia de las expectativas y las experiencias vinculadas al emprendimiento, especialmente en la formación de percepciones individuales.Limitaciones/implicaciones de la investigaciónSe propone la réplica del estudio a nivel nacional e internacional para ahondar en las diferencias culturales que condicionan la creación empresarial. Se considera interesante incluir nuevas variables asociadas con el capital humano emprendedor.Implicaciones prácticasMejora del diseño y la implementación de políticas y programas dirigidos a potenciar el emprendimiento, a través del fomento de las percepciones individuales favorables y la cultura emprendedora.Originalidad/valorLa originalidad reside en la consideración de las percepciones individuales y la cultura de apoyo al emprendimiento como variables dependientes, ya que normalmente se incorporan como factores explicativos. Se contribuye al avance del conocimiento sobre el fenómeno emprendedor a través de dos enfoques, el psicológico y el sociológico.

Bespoke benchmarking framework employed as vehicle and platform for open innovation – a healthcare infrastructure case

We report on the development, testing and implementation of a bespoke benchmarking framework and assess its influence on the open innovation performance of new healthcare infrastructure. The research was developed from a series of 10 workshops, which took place after a four-month public consultation. This investigation borrows a pragmatic paradigm and is inductive and qualitative by nature, but uses quantitative scoring within the benchmarking assessment. The established framework is composed of 4 dimensions: Infrastructure Design & Management; Service Provision & Deployment; Operational Systems and Decision-Making Enablers, and 39 criteria. The assessment of the focal healthcare infrastructure is provided, along with three specific external cases, two from the UK: P and W, and one from the USA: SH, considered as best practice. Importantly, the study also reports on the experts’ reflective analysis, to examine in depth how benchmarking became the catalyst and knowledge management platform triggering open innovation.

Last-Mile Strategies for Urban Freight Delivery: A Systematic Review

Trends in retail and e-commerce have led to greater demand for urban freight and last-mile deliveries. This is a concern for urban planners, parcel carriers, and citizens as they struggle to cope with the demands that increased freight flows create in an urban context. This topic has also seen a corresponding expansion in the academic literature as researchers propose solutions to the problem of last-mile delivery. We conduct a systematic review of the literature to identify innovative last-mile delivery strategies as well as ways that those strategies are evaluated by researchers. This study will help academics as they consider directing future research as well as practitioners as they assess how delivery patterns may shift. We identify 22 last-mile delivery strategies and group them into four categories: innovative vehicles, urban goods consolidation, technological and routing advances in city logistics, and emerging planning tools and policies. We find that urban consolidation centers, freight bicycles, and collaborative logistics are the strategies that have received the most attention to date. Analyses of these options has focused on operational, environmental, social, and economic impacts with operational efficiency, emissions, and congestion being the three evaluation criteria discussed most in the literature. We propose that safety has not been adequately considered as a means for evaluating last-mile delivery strategies and should be a higher-priority focus for urban freight research going forward.

교사가 인식하는 ‘교사가 주도하는 학교혁신’의 의미 탐색

This study intended to explore the understanding of teachers of the concept of the teacher led school innovation. Teachers were expected to be the initiator of school innovation but only few studies were conducted on teachers’ perception of the teacher led school innovation. In addition to the understanding of teachers of their role as the initiator of school innovation, this study aimed to explore the nature of teachers’ implementation of teacher led school innovation including barriers and motivators. Focus group interviews with 15 teachers from various regions were conducted in 3 groups and the participants were invited based on their experiences of school innovation. The findings show that teachers perceived the innovative school as the critical vehicle of school innovation but also perceive the unofficial groups and its activities as important vehicle of the innovation. In addition, teachers perceived their role as the initiator of school innovation for granted but it needed to involve school leaders’ act of empowerment as well as the collective effort of co-teachers. Mover, teachers believed that the how and what were the role of teachers as initiators should be discussed and decided by teacher themselves instead of presented by policymakers or activists. The findings of this study would be meaningful for the expansion of knowledge of teachers’ perception of their role in school innovation and the improvement of related policies.

Precise and robust sideslip angle estimation based on INS/GNSS integration using invariant extended Kalman filter

Sideslip angle estimation is vital to the safety and active control of autonomous vehicles. In this paper, an innovative vehicle kinematic-based sideslip angle estimation method is proposed. The method is built on multi-sensor fusion, which fuses the information of inertial measurement unit, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), and onboard sensors to continuously estimate the attitude and velocity of the vehicle and thus obtain the sideslip angle. The invariant extended Kalman filter framework is adopted and the left-invariant form is derived to implement the GNSS measurement update. In order to solve the unobservability problem when only a single GNSS receiver is equipped, the vehicle motion constraint is introduced into the filter to improve the accuracy of heading angle estimation. The method is validated by field test and the results show that the method is robust in terms of converge efficiency. Furthermore, the sideslip angle estimation accuracy is satisfactory with the average absolute error less than 0.25°, which meets the active safety control requirements for autonomous driving.

The Sixth Agria Conference on Innovative Vehicle Technologies and Automation Solutions, InnoVeTAS2022

Even though the last few years were filled with all kinds of challenges for companies and universities; we are happy to host once again, the Sixth Agria Conference on Innovative Vehicle Technologies and Automation Solutions, also known as InnoVeTAS2022. This conference series was started as a subset event of the International Pneumobile competition, in order to make it more attractive to students and professors from a wide range of universities in Europe. Today, the InnoVeTAS conference has become an independent scientific forum, which is traditionally held in the middle of May. The International Pneumobile conference date has been moved to September.This being the sixth conference in the series; our event has become one of the major technical and scientific talks in Heves County! Additionally, we are now visible on the venue of Hungarian national conferences! In cooperation with IOP Publishing, this year’s conference proceedings will also be the second time, that it will have been listed in the Scopus index, which is useful for high level researchers.List of Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, Editorial Committee, Invited Speakers, Organizing Institution, Sponsor are available in the pdf

Adapting the load-bearing structure of a gondola car for transporting high-temperature cargoes

This paper determines the load on the load-bearing structure of a universal gondola car during the transportation of cargo with a temperature of 700 °C in it. It has been established that the maximum equivalent stresses, in this case, significantly exceed permissible ones. The maximum temperature of the cargo, at which the strength indicators of the carrying structure of the gondola do not exceed the permissible values, is 94 °C. At the same time, the temperature of the cargo transported in the cars by rail can be much higher. In this regard, in order to use gondola cars for the transportation of cargoes with high temperatures, it is possible to arrange them in heat-resistant containers of open type – flatcars. Therefore, in this study, a structure of the flatcar with convex walls has been proposed. Such configuration of the sidewalls makes it possible to increase the usable volume of the container by 8 % compared to the prototype. As a flatcar material, a composite with heat-resistant properties is used. To justify the proposed solution, the strength of a flatcar was calculated. It has been established that the maximum equivalent stresses in the carrying structure of the flatcar are about 300 MPa and do not exceed permissible ones. To determine the main indicators of the dynamics of the gondola car loaded with flats, its dynamic load was mathematically modeled. The calculation results showed that the accelerations that operate in the center of the mass of the load-bearing structure of a gondola car are about 1.5 m/s2. The vertical dynamics coefficient is 0.22. The estimated dynamics indicators are within the permissible values. The study reported here could contribute to improving the efficiency of the use of gondola cars and to further advancements in the design of innovative vehicles

Virtual Prototyping of the Cement Transporter Including Strength Criterion Based on Geotechnical Boundary Conditions

Regarding the vehicles used in civil engineering, some are manufactured in large quantities and some (especially innovative ones) are still prototypes manufactured for tests or rare use. The latter describes the case of equipment for mass mixing (mass stabilization) technology which is not widely used compared to other types of geotechnical equipment. The purpose of this paper is to present a research and development project on an innovative cement transporter designed for mass mixing. Three-dimensional models and advanced finite element method (FEM) calculations are used to validate the design of the most important part of the cement transporter—the frame connecting the undercarriage and the upper carriage. The results presented in the paper confirm that the design based on the strength criterion and boundary conditions from geotechnical safety requirements can be used for designing the parts of the prototype vehicle. It is concluded that in innovative vehicle design for geotechnical purposes, the analyses may extend beyond the standard static analyses.

IASF-2021 results

On October 19–20, 2021, the annual International Automotive Scientific Forum IASF-2021 “Ground innovative vehicles with a low carbon footprint” was held. The format of the event assumed full-time and remote participation. The problems of design, creation and operation of environmentally friendly vehicles were discussed at the forum. A specialized exhibition was held during the entire period of the Forum’s work in the building of the Design Center. This year, the developments of FSUE “NAMI” have been presented by vehicles hybrid and electric drive, as well as their component base. In addition, the presented AURUS cars included a hydrogen one. GAZ and KAMAZ demonstrated their developments of vehicles with zero emissions. Moscow universities presented unmanned vehicles developed by the students. A competition of students, postgraduates and young scientists’ research works was held.

Comprehensive Assessment of Electric Vehicle Development, Deployment, and Policy Initiatives to Reduce GHG Emissions: Opportunities and Challenges

Embracing innovative vehicle technology in the transportation sector provides constructive solutions to the rising pollution levels and global warming. Developing Electric Vehicles (EV) with market competency, deploying standardized charging infrastructure in sufficient numbers, and government promotional policies all impact EV adoption and help reduce tail pipe emissions. To determine the key hurdles to EV adoption that still exist in today’s market, the comparison between the most preferred EV and the Conventionally Propelled Vehicle (CPV) is deliberated under various parameters like vehicle class, type, specification, performance, pricing etc. The research assessed the countries with the most CPV (China, the USA, Japan, Germany, and India), as well as the expertise and experience of the country (Norway) that pioneered the EV industry, to discover the key policies that will help accelerate EV adoption in their respective regions. Significant findings within the local market and across markets belonging to the countries of concern and research recommendations addressing the issues have been discussed as a result of the study conducted with data obtained from the vehicle manufacturer’s website, government statistical institutes, and other affiliated survey organizations, as well as technical reports published online. These qualitative and quantitative findings and recommendations will aid in the creation of EV and charging station designs, as well as the formulation of strategies aimed at generating more cost-effective EV designs that take into account local usage patterns, car kinds, and performance. It also assists legislators in their efforts to streamline EV policy. Consideration of these issues aids in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Simulation of On-Demand Vehicles that Serve both Person and Freight Transport

Serving both passenger and freight demand with the same vehicle fleet is an ambition that led to the development of several innovative vehicle concepts [10, 26]. This study proposes a simulation-based methodology to investigate the execution of freight tours with an On-Demand fleet of autonomous, modular vehicles while giving priority to passenger transport. Based on assumptions regarding the operational scheme, tour pricing and delivery time windows, the software Multi-Agent Transport Simulation (MATSim) is extended. The developed methodology is then applied to a Berlin-wide freight delivery scenario. The results show that when using a relatively large vehicle fleet, passenger waiting time statistics barely change. However, it has to be noted that the study should be repeated with different (smaller) fleet sizes. A rough cost analysis for the freight operator suggests that there is a large saving potential when using autonomous On-Demand vehicles instead of an owned fleet. Because of the uncertainty of price composition, further studies to quantify this saving potential have to be made.

Multi-vehicle assignment with elastic vehicle choice behaviour: Fixed-point, deterministic process and stochastic process models

New types of vehicles, such as electricity-powered and/or autonomous cars or buses, are under rapid development, but the time needed to turn the existing stock of traditional vehicles, such as privately-owned human-driven fossil fuelled passenger cars, will likely last several years during which mixed traffic is expected. Moreover, the likely effects of the introduction of such vehicles may not be necessarily positive. Thus, a careful analysis of their various impacts through well designed tools is needed. Main tools for transportation systems analysis are based on methods for travel demand assignment to a transportation network, commonly used to support transportation project assessment and evaluation.The original contribution of this paper is twofold. First, a modelling approach to multi vehicle type assignment is proposed, in this approach the user choice proportions among vehicle types available to users are the results of an explicit choice behaviour model instead of input data as in all existing papers on multi-vehicle assignment. This approach is applied for analysing assignment to transportation networks including Fixed-Point models for equilibrium assignment and Deterministic and Stochastic Process models for day-to-to dynamic assignment.Second, statistical methods are introduced to study the bifurcation of SP models, in order to account for the stochasticity of such models. In particular, the Hartigan’s Dip statistic, which measure the degree of unimodality of a distribution, showed to be the most effective one in identifying bifurcation in SP models.Fixed-point stability and bifurcation analysis are carried out too, and some simple numerical examples are also discussed.Reported results show that innovative vehicles with less impact on congestion than traditional ones may not have a positive effect on equilibrium stability since negative effect of reducing route choice dispersion may be compensate the positive effects on congestion.

Industry 4.0 an empirical analysis of users’ intention in the automotive sector

PurposeThis paper aims to study the automotive 4.0 context to understand the consumers’ propensity towards high-tech automated cars. The paper analyses the antecedents that lead to the use of innovative vehicles. Theory of planned behaviour (TPB) is adopted and extended by including further constructs, such as environmental aspects and inhibitors.Design/methodology/approachThe advent of smart technologies and the internet of things has given rise to several contributions that look at consumers’ intention towards innovation adoption in the automotive industry. Furthermore, this study rises from the growing interest that sustainable mobility achieved. Based on the previous technology acceptance models and particularly TPB, this paper develops a structured questionnaire. After a pilot survey, the final questionnaire was administered online through email and social media in the Italian context. Structural equation modelling technique has been used for analysing data and testing the conceptual model.FindingsThe number of questionnaires filled out was 310, with a sample composed of young adults, characterised by different addiction levels towards technology. The results explain the drivers that lead to accept and adopt high-tech automated vehicles. This topic is still under investigation and offers potential research opportunities, considering the evolution of the market and the consumers’ habits and needs. Future research studies in this area should focus on generalising the present findings in other countries. Moreover, once this technology starts to be adopted, other constructs could be discovered, investigated and included in the model.Originality/valueMobility has raised a growing interest with the fast increasing demand for sustainability and growth of innovative solutions embedded in mobility. This research explores the TPB model’s application and the relation between its constructs, environmental aspects, inhibitors and intention to adopt automated vehicles. On this strength, it is possible to identify each construct’s relevance for obtaining social consensus on the market.

An Innovative Sports Device and Lightweight Vehicle

An Innovative Sports Device and Lightweight Vehicle

Dataset Octacalcium phosphate: Innovative vehicle for the local biologically active substance delivery in bone regeneration

Dataset Octacalcium phosphate: Innovative vehicle for the local biologically active substance delivery in bone regeneration