{"title":"GIS ANALYSIS OF THE VULNERABILITY OF FLASH FLOODS IN THE POREČKA RIVER BASIN (SERBIA)","authors":"A. Lukić","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.057l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.057l","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>The aim of this study is to identify and map the zones of different vulnerability to flash floods based on the geospatial analysis of natural conditions in the Porečka River basin (Republic of Serbia). The analysis covers the catchment area of the Porečka River (493.82 km2 ). Geospatial analysis was conducted using GIS software (QGIS 3.18). The Flash Flood Potential Index (FFPI) was used to determine the terrain's predisposition to flash floods, where the input data for determining the value of the index were the values of the following coefficients: the terrain slope, the type of geological substrate, the way of land use, and the bareness of the terrain.</p>\u0000<p>The analysis determined that 50.43% of the total territory of the basin belongs to the class of high and very high susceptibility to flash floods, and when looking at the length of watercourses in the basin, that percentage is 81.94%. The results of this study clearly indicate the advantages of using modern GIS technologies in the land use and risk management. Geospatial analysis is of particular importance in the field of managing regions that stand out as particularly vulnerable to some natural disasters. </p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44593368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STEP TOWARDS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION AND RECOGNITION USING SPEEDED-UP ROBUST FEATURES","authors":"Janak D. Trivedi, M. S. Devi, Brijesh R. Solanki","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.039j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.039j","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>Vehicle classification is a crucial task owing to vehicles' diverse and intricate features, such as edges, colors, shadows, corners, and textures. The accurate classification of vehicles enables their detection and identification on roads and facilitates the development of an electronic tollcollection system for smart cities. Furthermore, vehicle classification is useful for traffic signal control strategy. However, achieving accurate vehicle classification poses significant challenges due to the limited processing time for real-time applications, image resolution, illumination variations in the video, and other interferences. This study proposes a method for automated automobile detection, recognition, and classification using statistics derived from approximately 11,000 images. We employ SURF-based detection and different classifiers to categorize vehicles into three groups. The Traffic Management System (TMS) is crucial for studying mobility and smart cities. Our study achieves a high automobile classification rate of 91% with the medium Gaussian Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. The paper's main objective is to analyze five object classifiers for vehicle recognition: Decision Tree, Discriminant Analysis, SVM, K-Nearest Neighbor Classifier (KNN), and Ensemble Classifier. In the discussion section, we present the limitations of our work and provide insights into future research directions.</p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47967258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ECO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BASED ON NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SURROUNDINGS IN SEMBERIJA AND MAJEVICA AREA","authors":"D. Đurić, Jovana Topalić Marković","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.069dj","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.069dj","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>Tourism is one of the most developed industries in the world that is continuously growing. It has many different shapes and types with many different factors that affect its success. Over the years, tourism has changed. The new era of tourism is trying to put focus on present environmental problems such as the amount of waste, the use of natural resources and the pollution that it produces as a result of different activities. In this paper, the effect of natural and artificial resources on the development of three types of ecotourism is observed on the area of Semberija and Majevica in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Types of tourism that were research are: cultural and heritage tourism, spa (healing) tourism and recreational tourism. All these types have a great presence on the observed area. The distribution and attendance of the three types of tourism mentioned above is largely dependent on natural elements, such as water and forest areas, which can have both a positive and a negative effect on its development. On the area of Semberija and Majevica, types of tourism largely depend from the location and its surrounding.</p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45352102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THERMAL COMFORT IN BELGRADE, SERBIA: UTCI-BASED SEASONAL AND ANNUAL ANALYSIS FOR THE PERIOD 1991-2020","authors":"Milica Z. Lukić, D. Đurić","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.077l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.077l","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>The main goal of this research is to examine thermal comfort in the central area of Belgrade (Serbia), over a period of 30 years (1991-2020). The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) was used as a measure for evaluating outdoor thermal comfort (OTC). The obtained results were considered separately for each season, as well as at the annual level. The analysis was carried out on the basis of an extensive database, which included hourly values (7h, 14h, 21h CET) of meteorological parameters, as well as their average daily, minimum, and maximum values.</p>\u0000<p>The obtained values of UTCIs show a positive growth trend during all four seasons. A significant increase in the annual values of UTCIs was also recorded. Four of five years with the highest average UTCIs were recorded in the last decade of the survey, more precisely in the period 2015-2020. The years that stand out for the frequency of record spring, autumn and winter UTCIs values are 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. On an annual level, minimum UTCI value has rising trend of 0.099°C/year, while at maximum UTCI value, that trend is 0.081°C/year.</p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44656218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanan Fan, M. Heydari, Mahdiye Saeidi, Kin Keung Lai, Jiahui Yang, Xinyu Cai, Ying Chen
{"title":"CORRUPTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS","authors":"Yanan Fan, M. Heydari, Mahdiye Saeidi, Kin Keung Lai, Jiahui Yang, Xinyu Cai, Ying Chen","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.011y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.011y","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>The effects of corruption in urban development and urban affairs management in several south Asian countries are examined through a series of specific, distinctive, and provocative cases for which the data is more readily available. The stories and themes provide a starting point for analyzing corruption as a symptom and factor of underdevelopment, affecting efforts to use and allocate scarce resources for a higher quality of life in cities. It shows how corruption stifles imaginative and creative solutions to urban challenges while increasing future revenue sources. 3Ps has provided a chance for the public section to look at various funding expertise and options from the business sector to prepare the public infrastructure. On the other hand, governments in the source of budget limitations and other competing demands for state sources can’t supply each citizenry’s infrastructure. Besides, the private sector has been considered a better resource manager, and the government should concentrate on policymaking. Where P3s are put to fair use, the advantages are immense. Unfortunately, vulnerable to bribery. This is the case; whatever benefits 3P offers in reducing the urban infrastructure deficit may be eroded due to corruption, which could lead to an increase in construction or facility costs.’ rehabilitation. Secondly, a PPP process marred by corruption could lead to inferior construction substances. One of the fund’s big chunks will be diverted to the public officials’ bribing via the project company. Thirdly, a corrupt process could compromise officials’ integrity that has been charged with accountability for inspecting and approving construction works.</p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47353202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CHOICE OF EXCAVATION METHOD OF THE ORE DEPOSITS","authors":"S. Majstorović, D. Tošić, D. Torbica","doi":"10.59456/afts.2023.1528.001m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.1528.001m","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 <p>The paper defines choice of the optimal excavation method for ore deposits, which are characterized by general irregularity due to their origin, occurrence and different content of the usable minerals. In such complex conditions, the choice of the excavation method is defined according to: the natural characteristics of the deposit and according to the techno - economic parameters of the comparison methods and the methods of multi-criteria optimization. </p>\u0000","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45138383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Neural Networks as a tool for ergonomic evaluations of vehicle control panels","authors":"Joanna Hałacz, Maciej Neugebauer","doi":"10.31648/ts.8588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/ts.8588","url":null,"abstract":"Unreadable and inconveniently arranged instruments make it difficult for the driver to accurately read signals and understand the relayed information. They can distract the driver and prolong response times, thus posing a risk to traffic safety. Designers also have to account for customer expectations, including a demand for esthetically appealing dashboards that incorporate vast amounts of data in limited space since such dashboards appear to be maximally adapted to the driver’s needs. However, attractive dashboards are not always adapted to human perceptual abilities. A neural model was developed in the study to objectively assess dashboard ergonomics in passenger cars. The data were used to determine the correlations between subjective driver impressions and the functionality and ergonomics of dashboards evaluated objectively based on the adopted criteria. With the best-learned networks, 3 conformance classes were obtained for the predicted cases. However, taking into account the ± 1 class, as many as 3 of the preserved ANN gave correct answers in all 6 cases.","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82143370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forecasting the number of road accidents in Poland using weather-dependent trend models","authors":"Piotr Gorzelańczyk","doi":"10.31648/ts.8289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/ts.8289","url":null,"abstract":"Every year a very large number of people die on the roads. From year to year, the value decreases, there are still a very high number of them. The pandemic has reduced the number of road accidents, but the value is still very high. For this reason, it is necessary to know under which weather conditions the highest number of road accidents occur, and to know the forecast of accidents according to the prevailing weather conditions for the coming years, in order to be able to do everything possible to minimize the number of road accidents. \u0000The purpose of the article is to make a forecast of the number of road accidents in Poland depending on the prevailing weather conditions. The research was divided into two parts. The first was the analysis of annual data from the Police statistics on the number of road accidents in Poland in 2001-2021, and on this basis the forecast of the number of road accidents for 2022-2031 was determined. The second part of the research, dealt with monthly data from 2007-2021. Again, the analyzed forecast for the period January 2022-December 2023 was determined. \u0000The results of the study indicate that we can still expect a decline in the number of accidents in the coming years, which is particularly evident when analyzing annual data. It is worth noting that the prevailing pandemic distorts the results obtained. The research was conducted in MS Excel, using selected trend models.","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85164219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The method of developing the power supply system for electric rental go-kart","authors":"Krzysztof Mateja","doi":"10.31648/ts.8443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/ts.8443","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of work related to the power supply system for 10kW electric, rental go-kart. The research took into account a few types of battery cells. For the case study, the best option was chosen taking into account the restrictions included in the multicriteria analysis for further application. Chosen BLDC motor and battery type were tested on test stands and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink. Simulation model allowed to compare the characteristics from test stands and simulation and next tune the model. Minimum capacity of the batteries had to allow for at least 20 minutes of drive. Chosen elements: electric motor, motor controller, battery cells, BMS allowed to build the first prototype. Tests in real conditions showed the difference between simulation and research system. We could notice what to improve to tune the simulation model and the kart power supply system.","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79156421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prototype of 3D printed mecanum wheel","authors":"Krzysztof Mateja","doi":"10.31648/ts.8415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31648/ts.8415","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of work related to design, analysis and selection of the 3D printed mecanum wheels. Initial CAD model does not include material type of the rollers. Rollers were printed in 4 types of filament: PLA, ABS, PETG, FLEX. Analysis, tests and target destination of use allowed to choose the best material for rollers which will meet the usage requirements. Next step after choose material for roller were assembly of the wheels. Wheels were tested on the simple platform. Assembled 4 wheels (two left and two right) allowed to carry out tests to verify the mobility of the mobile robot and check the adhesion between rollers and ground.","PeriodicalId":41669,"journal":{"name":"Archives for Technical Sciences","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82510757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}