• Traffic analysis for the reconstruction of the street geometries in the case of the construction of shopping centre in crowded cities 

  MATEI, Lucian; DUMITRU, Ilie; RACILA, Laurentiu; TUTUNEA, Dragos; OPRICA, Alexandru (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The road network in many of the developing cities has remained at a level that allows low-level transport logistics. In this context, and due to the elements of urban development that are currently applied, changes are ...
• Air quality analysis on a frequently congested road section 

  MUSTAŢĂ, D. M.; POPA, R. M.; IONEL, I.; BALOGH, R. M.; BISORCA, D.; STREINU, D. R. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This paper will focus on analysing the air quality on a frequently congested road section in the vicinity of Timisoara, Romania. The placement of the measurement equipment will be made next to a public transport station ...
• Blockchain-based solutions for smart mobility sustainability assurance 

  DUNGAN, Luisa; POP, Mădălin-Dorin (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  Smart mobility represents the future for many of today’s cities and is part of the smart city concept. Besides all its characteristics, the smart city concept aims to use the IoT (Internet of Things) technology to improve ...
• Considerations on reducing fuel consumption and emissions by optimizing traffic control in congested urban areas 

  VILCAN, Adrian; MARTIN, Ivana; NICOLAE, Viorel; ISTRATE, Mihaela (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The balance between city development, as, for example, an increasing number of working places and emissions control, is a challenge in our days in the urban environment. All new developments in the urban area, either ...
• A review of road traffic accidents reconstruction methods and their limitations with respect to the national legal frameworks 

  DUMA, Irina; BURNETE, Nicolae; TODORUT, Adrian (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  Road traffic accidents are the main issue in terms of public safety among Romania and Europe. Reconstructionists aim to ease their work and to offer results as exact as possible, by using a variety of reconstruction methods, ...
• Corroboration of the data obtained by virtual methods with the real ones in the study of road accidents 

  CLINCIU, Mihai; CIUNEL, Stefanita (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  Even though the frontal collisions occur in a much larger percentage than the lateral collisions, the lateral collisions consequences can be much more serious than the frontal collisions. This paper is meant to be a study ...
• Road safety-related determining of time and space braking under different travel conditions 

  OŢĂT, Victor; OŢĂT, Oana Victoria; OŢĂT, Diana Alexandra (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The present paper aims to determine the vehicle kinematic parameters during braking, namely the braking time and space needed. Considering different travel conditions, dry and wet roads, we put forward two methods to ...
• The analysis of kinematic parameters of the vehicle occupants on impact with a rigid barrier 

  NEDELESCU, C.; CHIRU, A.; VRABIE, P.; TRUSCA, D. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This paper studies the kinematic parameters of the vehicle occupants in case of a frontal impact between a vehicle and a concrete barrier. The main objective is to determine the head and thorax acceleration of vehicle ...
• Frontal impact on truck cabin structure using FE modeling 

  IONIŢĂ, A.; IOZSA, M. D.; STAN, C.; MANEA, A. M. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This study aimed to investigate the component structural behaviour and response under overturned truck crash that subsequently collides with road-side pole or tree. The safety of the truck occupants in an accident is very ...
• Experimental test to determine the strength of the seat belt anchorages 

  MANEA, A. M.; IOZSA, D.; STAN, C.; IONIȚĂ, A. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  Experimental tests on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to safety belt anchorages, ISOFIX anchorages and ISOFIX top anchorages have been carried out in accordance with Regulation No. 14 UNECE [1]. From the ...
• Crash testing and evaluation of W-beam guardrail using finite elements method 

  GHERES, M. I.; SCURTU, I. L. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  On public roads, the guardrails represent the most used passive protection devices in the case of road accidents. Their role is to absorb the car impact energy. This paper presents and analyses tests of a W-beam guardrail ...
• The connection between the quality of the periodic technical certification of lorries and the road traffic safety and other ecological and commercial aspects 

  IONITĂ, T. D.; ISPAS, N.; CHIRU, A.; MOTOC, D. L. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The technical diversification of the current road traffic units in Romania is enhanced by the growth of the national fleet of road vehicles. According to APIA statistics, cars have the largest share in the volume of the ...
• Improving road traffic by rerouting flows based on various regulation scenarios analysis 

  BOROIU, A. A.; NEAGU, E.; BOROIU, A.; VIERU, I. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  One of the major road traffic problems in Pitesti is manifested in the roundabout at Podul Viilor, which, although occupying a fairly generous space, has a very low level of service during peak hours, due to difficult ...
• Comparative analysis of driver's motion using different headrest positions during the rear-end collisi 

  CORBU, Gheorghe Marius; GARNITA, Ionut Alexandru; TRUSCA, Daniel Dragos; TOMA, Florin Daniel (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The biggest problem regarding the safety of occupants during the rear-end collision is the occurrence of “Whiplash” phenomenon, which means that the human head moves backwards in relation to the thorax movement which is ...
• The influence of the Advanced Emergency Braking System in critical scenarios for autonomous vehicles 

  CARABULEA, Laurentiu; POZNA, Claudiu; CSABA, Antonya; HUSAR, Călin; BĂICOIANU, Alexandra (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This paper proposes use indications for an Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) module developed in Matlab and included in a Simcenter Prescan simulation. The analysed indications depend on a Long-Range Radar (LRR) and ...
• Dynamics of frontal crash in/without the presence of passive safety systems 

  GARNITA, Ionut Alexandru; CORBU, Gheorghe Marius; TOMA, Florin Daniel; TRUSCA, Daniel Dragos (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The paper aims to debate on experimental retrieved accelerations from real crash tests, based on different scenarios, to enable assessment on driver potential injury. Scenarios included the presence of passive safety systems ...
• The influence of the air filter location on the intake system temperature in the case of engines for drifting 

  BIRTOK BANEASA, C.; BUDIUL BERGHIAN, A.; RATIU, S. A. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This paper presents a comparative study regarding the influence of the air filter location on the intake system temperature in the case of engines for drifting. The heat flow dispersion map at the engine compartment was ...
• Diagnosis of mechanical parts by analyzing vibrations measured during operation 

  UDREA, M. M.; VOICU, D.; STOICA, R. M.; BAROTHI, L. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The present study aims to measure vibrations in machine parts, perform the corresponding spectral analysis and, finally, obtain a diagnosis. The test was performed on a cardan shaft, measuring the vibrations with a uni-axial ...
• The Study of a Cost-Effective Developed System for the Comfort Testing of the Motor-Vehicle Driver and the Passengers 

  VOLOACĂ, Ş.; TOMA, M. F. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  The main goal of the actual research is to develop a cost-effective Data Acquisition System. The system can be used to measure accelerations, inside the vehicles, that can affect the comfort of the passengers or the driving ...
• Study on a test bench of a vehicle rear axle fatigue behavior 

  IONICA, V.; DUMITRU, I.; BOGDAN, M.; GEONEA, I. (IOP Publishing, 2022)

  This paper presents a study with finite elements of the rear axle of a car. The virtual model of the rear axle assembly of a vehicle is made. Based on this model we made a study of the state of stresses and strains that ...

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