Abstract Modeling human driving with human-like driving models can help companies in the evaluation of human drivers. While a human-like driving model can be tested in various scenarios, this is not feasible for driver evaluation due to time constraints. During the evaluation, only a small set of driving data can be typically collected for each driver, which represents an issue for advanced... Modeling human driving with human-like driving models can help companies in the evaluation of human drivers. While a human-like driving model can be tested in various scenarios, this is not feasible for driver evaluation due to time constraints. During the evaluation, only a small set of driving data can be typically collected for each driver, which represents an issue for advanced modeling approaches such as deep learning. To overcome this issue, an optimization approach is proposed, which tunes deep learning when a small learning dataset is available. Read More Read Less

Abstract Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a clean alternative but have some limitations especially in terms of autonomy. Therefore, efficient routing of EVs is crucial to encourage their use. This article surveys the existing research related to electric vehicle routing problems (EVRP) and their variants. It examines EVRP in terms of their definitions, their objectives, and algorithms proposed for solving them.... Electric vehicles (EVs) represent a clean alternative but have some limitations especially in terms of autonomy. Therefore, efficient routing of EVs is crucial to encourage their use. This article surveys the existing research related to electric vehicle routing problems (EVRP) and their variants. It examines EVRP in terms of their definitions, their objectives, and algorithms proposed for solving them. Read More Read Less

Abstract Particle accelerators have many applications; one of these that is gaining popularity is their use in medicine for cancer therapy. Proton and Carbon Ion therapy machines are used to accelerate a beam of particles and to deliver it very accurately into the tumor area. This kind of treatment is called Proton, Ion or simply Particle Therapy, and it presents several advantages over classic... Particle accelerators have many applications; one of these that is gaining popularity is their use in medicine for cancer therapy. Proton and Carbon Ion therapy machines are used to accelerate a beam of particles and to deliver it very accurately into the tumor area. This kind of treatment is called Proton, Ion or simply Particle Therapy, and it presents several advantages over classic radiotherapy. The accelerator machines involved in particle therapy are fairly modest either in power and complexity; yet the distance between the lab and the hospital is great – especially in paper work. One of the tasks that need to be fulfilled is to demonstrate that the machine is safe and effective, as required by the standards and regulations. The purpose of this article is to present a starting point for understanding what it takes to make a Particle Therapy Machine that is compliant with regulations. Read More Read Less

Abstract The overall goal of the ECSEL project MANTIS is to provide a proactive maintenance service platform architecture based on Cyber Physical Systems. Proactive maintenance can be regarded as upgrade of conventional preventive and predictive maintenance and goes further by focusing on problem causes. In this way, problems are settled before they actually occur. The MANTIS project comprises eleven distinct industrial... The overall goal of the ECSEL project MANTIS is to provide a proactive maintenance service platform architecture based on Cyber Physical Systems. Proactive maintenance can be regarded as upgrade of conventional preventive and predictive maintenance and goes further by focusing on problem causes. In this way, problems are settled before they actually occur. The MANTIS project comprises eleven distinct industrial partners and deals with maintenance use cases in different environments (e.g., industrial machines, vehicles, renewable energy assets). An important issue of the MANTIS project is provision of reliable communication. In this paper we present a solution of wireless pressure sensor developed for possible replacement of the existing cable-connected sensors in a harsh industrial environment. Read More Read Less