Transportation and Logistics
This field deals with all spatial and time-related activities involved in bridging the gap between goods and people, including their restructuring. This begins with the supplier and follows each stage of the operational value chain to product delivery and concludes with product disposal and recycling.
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Slow speed – less dust
There’s a fierce debate in Trondheim, NTNU’s home, as to whether the speed limit in the centre of the city should be dropped from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour….
Climate change will have a significant impact on transportation infrastructure and operations
Though the impacts of climate change will vary by region, it is certain they will be widespread and costly in human and economic terms, and will require…
A custom-made helmet? Not just a dream any more
Mass production cannot solve this issue and only partial personalization can be done by playing with different padding thicknesses. A new manufacturing…
Crash safety in rail vehicles
Particular emphasis is being placed on rail vehicles where, on the one hand, improved crash safety is being demanded and, on the other hand, only a limited…
Overtaking assistant could help prevent many traffic-related deaths
This system prevents reckless drivers overtaking when it is not safe and can also aid cautious drivers in overtaking slower vehicles. This is the proposition…
Public Transportation in evolution—New ideas for more comfortable and convenient train rides
Taking on the challenge for new public transportation services with an academic-industrial alliance, with unique ideas that break down stereotyped thinkingAbout three years ago, when Prof. Takefuji, who specializes in network security and neural network (information processing mechanism modeled on human brain structure) met with the president of JR East at a meeting, the two found themselves as kindred spirits as soon as they met. Prof. Takefuji revealed his research ideas related to railway services, such as the “electricity generating floor” and “transverse wave speaker”, and an academic-industrial alliance was decided on at the spot. In cooperation with JR East Consultants Company, many projects are under way towards a railway service that is universally user-friendly….