A specific feature of transport, especially maritime transport, is a presence of complex interactions between various components of the system. The presence of the phenomena affects the possibility of varying degrees of complexity and wear processes and destruction materials. Moreover, forecasting and reducing methods of wear intensity are specified in the transport engineering, as well. The issues above will be addressed in this manuscript. Presented in the manuscript results include not only laboratory, modelling and simulation studies, but also long-term studies of real objects. Studies of real objects were made thanks to cooperation with shipowners and stevedoring companies in sea ports. Moreover results basis on the practical experience of authors working on ships.

Vehicle, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Edited by: Dr. Zhi Gang Fang, Jian Jun Xu and Pin Wang

Online since: December 2014

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Vehicle, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ICVMEE 2014), November 29-30, 2014, Wuhan, China. The 187 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Vehicle Engineering and Design;
Chapter 2: Traffic and Transport Engineering, Vehicle and Road Safety;
Chapter 3: Mechanical and Dynamical Principles and Design, Machinery and Manufacturing Engineering;
Chapter 4: System Modeling and Algorithms for Intelligent Automation and Control Systems;
Chapter 5: System Test, Diagnosis, Detection and Monitoring, Instrumentation and Measurement, Optimization and Algorithms, Numerical Methods and Simulation;
Chapter 6: Electrical and Electronic Technology, Power System Engineering;
Chapter 7: Communication for Vehicles and Transportation, Signal Processing;
Chapter 8: Information Technology and Networks Applications;
Chapter 9: Recognition, Video and Image Processing;
Chapter 10: Materials for Vehicles and Transportation, Civil Constructions, Fuel Cells and Energy Materials