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Showing 1 to 20 of 546 for “"weather conditions"”.
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Identification of Weather Conditions Related to Roadside LiDAR Data
… affected in the context of rain, snow, and wind conditions as the collected 3D point clouds of surrounding objects may drift. Weather-caused impacts can lead to difficulties in data processing and even accuracy compromise. Consequently, solutions are desired and sought, focused on the issue that …
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Resilience of power distribution systems under extreme weather conditions
… distribution systems under the impact of adverse weather, with an emphasis on hurricanes, is studied. This research investigates the effects of failures of utility wood poles on the reliability and resilience of electric distribution systems. The probability model of wood pole failures is used to …
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Pilot modeling and decision-aiding in adverse weather conditions
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000.
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Detecting road boundaries and drivable regions in challenging weather conditions
… sensors. These sensors struggle in inclement weather conditions. MMwave radar works well in all weather conditions. However, due to the low resolution of the radar, it is currently limited to object detection for cruise control applications. This thesis investigates the impact of bad weather …
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Intention prediction of pedestrians in challenging weather conditions using deep learning
… of pedestrians in clear and challenging weather conditions. The framework consists of five deep-learning models, of which two are designed and trained from scratch and three were used pretrained. The framework takes video frames from the dashcam and inputs them to an enhancement pipeline …
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Assessing If Motivation Impacts General Aviation Pilots’ Persistence in Varying Weather Conditions
… flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions is the predominant cause for fatal accidents by percentage, for general aviation aircraft operations. It is possible that a pilot’s motivation or reason for flying will override other safer, more logical courses of action when a hazard …
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Influence of Tillage, Soil-Type, and Weather Conditions on Corn Root Development
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Optimization of airport terminal-area air traffic operations under uncertain weather conditions
Convective weather is responsible for large delays and widespread disruptions in the U.S. National Airspace System, especially during summer. Although Air Traffic Flow Management algorithms exist to schedule and route traffic in the face of disruptions, they require reliable forecasts of airspace …
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Collaborative En Route Airspace Management Considering Stochastic Demand, Capacity, and Weather Conditions
… during much of the day from traffic volume, weather, and other airspace restrictions. The projected growth in demand for airspace is expected to worsen this congestion while reducing system efficiency and safety. This dissertation focuses on providing methods to analyze en route airspace …
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Statistical Modelling of Mosquito Abundance and West Nile Virus Risk with Weather Conditions
Weather affects the abundance of mosquito vectors of mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as West Nile virus (WNv). Study and prediction of these effects could be used to develop disease forecasting methods. In this dissertation, we analyzed the frequency distribution of mosquito surveillance …
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Understanding the relationship between weather conditions and home run rates in the MLB
… the relationship between home run rates and weather conditions, both on game day and over the preceding weeks. Data were collected from ESPN and Weather Underground for over 36,000 games between the 2003 and 2017 seasons. These consisted of game statistics and 59 weather variables. Random …
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Electric Distribution Reliability Analysis Considering Time-varying Load, Weather Conditions and Reconfiguration with Distributed Generation
… low cost, reliability improvement solutions. As weather conditions have an important effect on distribution component failure rates, the influence of different types of storms has been incorporated into this study. Storm outage models are created based on ten years' worth of weather and power …
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Performance standards for walk-in coolers and freezers in the United States as a function of local weather conditions
… to any geographical location with climatic conditions similar to the twelve locations analyzed in this project. This simplified testing method will provide manufacturers with a practical and cost effective technique to test the annual performance of the walk-in refrigeration equipment and to …
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Influence of weekdays, weekends, bandhas and weather conditions on particulate matter (PM10) concentrations in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal
Particulate matter (PM) exposure has been associated with a variety of adverse health effects. Quantifying the relative source contribution of PM is important as it provides policymakers critical information needed to formulate successful pollution reduction programs. The aim of this study was to …
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Development and analysis of a small-scale controlled dataset with various weather conditions, lighting, and route types for autonomous driving
… particularly the need for greater specificity of weather conditions and road types. We utilized X-CAR to highlight the challenges of extreme weather and non-urban road conditions on autonomous driving systems. Our dataset comprises recordings under seven distinct weather and lighting conditions …
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Influence of neighborhood structure and weather conditions on density of vectors and risk for West Nile Virus in Cook County Illinois
… control programs to understand the ecological conditions that favor Culex production. In this study, I examine multiple potential environmental determinants of the abundance and spatial distribution of larval Cx. pipiens and Cx. restuans in suburban Cook County, Illinois. Over the course of two …
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Relationship Between Driver Characteristics, Nighttime Driving Risk Perception, and Visual Performance under Adverse and Clear Weather Conditions and Different Vision Enhancement Systems
… performance during nighttime driving under clear weather conditions. Visual performance was evaluated in terms of the detection and recognition distances obtained when different vision enhancement systems were used at the Smart Road testing facility. Study 2, also using detection and recognition …
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