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User Acceptance of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Their Implications for Urban Mobility: Evidence from Focus Groups in Hungary

Boglárka Eisingerné Balassa Jonna C. Baquillas Réka Koteczki Minje Choi Boglárka Eisinger Balassa

Publication Name: Urban Science

Publication Date: 2026-05-01

Volume: 10

Issue: 5

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are increasingly shaping urban mobility and road safety, yet their benefits depend not only on technical performance, but also on driver acceptance. This study examines how Hungarian drivers perceive and evaluate key ADAS functions, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keeping/Centering Assist (LKA/LCA), and Forward Cross Traffic Alert (FCTA), in urban driving contexts. The research is based on qualitative focus group discussions conducted in Győr, Hungary, involving drivers aged 20–50 from different age cohorts. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings show that the acceptance of ADAS is strongly context-dependent and function specific. ACC was perceived primarily as a comfort-enhancing tool, especially on longer or more monotonous routes, while LCA was often regarded intrusive and less reliable in urban conditions due to poor road markings, potholes, and frequent stop-and-go situations. On the contrary, blind spot and cross-traffic-related functions were evaluated more positively due to their direct safety benefits. Trust, perceived risk, and control emerged as key dimensions of acceptance, with many participants emphasising the importance of warning-based support rather than a strong autonomous intervention. In general, the study concludes that urban acceptance of ADAS is shaped by the interaction of infrastructure conditions, perceived usefulness, and driver trust, highlighting the need for more transparent, context sensitive, and user-centered system design in support of safer urban mobility.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/urbansci10050241

Integrating footwear features into fatigue prediction models for marathon runners: A hybrid CNN-LSTM approach

Yaodong Gu Dong Sun Yang Song Zixiang Gao Xuanzhen Cen Zhenghui Lu Yufan Xu Chengyuan Zhu Chen Hu

Publication Name: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Publication Date: 2025-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

Footwear design, especially the curvature of carbon plates, may influence fatigue perception, but few studies have integrated footwear features into fatigue prediction models. This study aimed to develop a hybrid CNN-LSTM model to predict runners’ fatigue states and evaluate the impact of footwear characteristics on fatigue perception. Twelve male marathon runners (age = 21.8 ± 1.3 years; body mass = 59.1 ± 4.1 kg; height = 168.9 ± 2.2 cm; and weekly mileage = 68.8 ± 5.5 km) participated. They wore two types of carbon-plated shoes (flat plate, FP, and curved plate (CP)) and ran at a steady pace (Borg score 13) until a Borg score of 16 or 85% of maximum heart rate was reached for 2 min. EMG signals and physiological data were collected during treadmill running. A hybrid CNN-LSTM model was trained with and without footwear features to predict fatigue states. The model with footwear features achieved 85% accuracy, compared to 69% without. Curved carbon plate (CP) shoes delayed semi-fatigue onset, indicating better initial support, but the time to full fatigue was similar for both shoe types. The CNN-LSTM model effectively predicted fatigue states, with significant improvement when footwear features were included. Footwear design, particularly carbon plate curvature, influenced fatigue perception.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1177/17543371251356133

Nonlinear finite element method in magnetism

Miklós Kuczmann

Publication Name: Pollack Periodica

Publication Date: 2009-08-01

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Page Range: 13-24

Description:

The paper presents and compares three potential formulations to solve nonlinear static magnetic field problems by applying the fixed-point technique and the Newton-Raphson scheme. Nonlinear characteristics have been handled by the polarization method in the two algorithms. The proposed combination of Newton-Raphson scheme and the polarization formulation result in a very effective nonlinear solver, because only the derivate of the characteristics, i.e. only the permeability or the reluctivity has to be used. That is why, this method can be prosperous to solve nonlinear problems with hysteresis, and it is faster than the classical fixed-point method.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/Pollack.4.2009.2.2

Analysis of railway vehicles' bogies with different wheel forces

László Bozóky Vince Nagy

Publication Name: Proceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics Identification and Anomalies

Publication Date: 1996-12-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 203-213

Description:

For the past ten years, geometry and loaded tests on railway bogies are in progress at the Department for Automotive and Railway Engineering of Szechenyi Istvan College. Following analysis of running and driven bogies and laboratory measurements, operating test of running vehicles has also been conducted. Initial results made it possible to perform different theoretical and computer analysis.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Novel Technique for Reducing Geometrical Inaccuracies of Clamped Workpiece During Machining: A Hybrid Method

Dániel Ledenyák Tamás Rosta Hajnalka Hargitai

Publication Name: Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 59

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 269-276

Description:

The aim of this paper is to provide a novel technique in production technology, which ensures the adequate tightening torque of workpiece by a vise connector to minimize the effect of elastic deformation, therefore geometrical inaccuracies roughness, during machining process. This effect emerges if the clamping force is excessively high, resulting in a deformed workpiece with a slightly convex surface. Once this surface is machined and the clamping force is released, the material returns to its initial shape and the newly machined flat surface will be concaved, resulting geometrical inaccuracy. The method is based on a simple workpiece, where the elastic deformation is numerically modelled and experimentally measured as a function of different clamping heights and tightening forces. During the experiments, the workpiece is tightened by bolts, step by step, and in each step, the deformation of the surface is measured with a coordinate measuring machine equipped with a Touch Probe Measurement system. This measurement process is followed by finite element modelling, where the same system, with identical boundary conditions (load, constraints, material properties), are computationally created to compare the numerically and experimentally obtained results. As a result of evaluating various cases, a user-friendly database was established that provides recommendations for specific geometry, position, and capture height. Our model can also propose a minimum clamping height if geometry, position, and maximum force(s) are specified during machining.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3233/ATDE240555

AR Solution for Indoor Drone Motion Forecasting

Imre Paniti József Tóth Erik Tóth János Nacsa

Publication Name: Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 33 SPAR

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 60-64

Description:

In case of indoor drone applications three different areas are classified: inventory management, indoor intra-logistics and inspection & surveillance. For each drone movement there is an optimal trajectory where the time for reaching point B from point A can be minimized. This optimal trajectory cannot be executed in case a human is blocking the route. In order to avoid collisions with the drone, either the drone trajectory has to be modified in real-time (which might cost additional time and energy in case the drone delivers a heavy object) or the human operator has to be warned with a pre-defined understandable signal so he/she can modify his/her movement in time. In this paper, the implementation of an Augmented Reality solution (previously tested in an industrial relevant environment on a collaborative robot) using a micro drone is presented.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-76428-8_12

Development of a 400V/1000A inverter for testing electric drivetrains

Zoltan Szeli Gabor Szakallas

Publication Name: 31st International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition Evs 2018 and International Electric Vehicle Technology Conference 2018 Evtec 2018

Publication Date: 2018-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

The article describes the development process of an inverter that is suitable for driving, testing and supporting the development of synchronous and asynchronous electric motors. Design concepts and goals, hardware architecture, system components, built-in features and protections are presented regarding the power stage.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Towards a modern, integrated virtual laboratory system

Miklós Kuczmann Tamás Budai

Publication Name: Acta Polytechnica Hungarica

Publication Date: 2018-01-01

Volume: 15

Issue: 3

Page Range: 191-204

Description:

The aim of this paper is to give an overview on virtual and remote laboratory systems and to evaluate current solutions focusing on feasibility and applicability in higher education. Based on the conclusions of this evaluation, a new set of requirements are established against a modern virtual laboratory system. Finally, an overview of state of the art infocommunication technologies, including cognitive infocommunication are presented, which can help create high user experience in the new virtual laboratory environment.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.12700/APH.15.3.2018.3.11

Evaluation of travel behaviors in order to prepare travel plans for residential areas and schools of gyor

Petra Szakonyi Emese Makó

Publication Name: Pollack Periodica

Publication Date: 2013-12-01

Volume: 8

Issue: 3

Page Range: 69-78

Description:

The municipality of Gyor participated in the last five years in two Intelligent Energy Europe projects (Pro Motion project, Travel Plan plus project), which aim was to deliver transport-sector energy savings by creating a new approach to site-based mobility management across Europe. During the development of the two projects there has been worked out two Local Travel Plans, one for the residential area Menfocsanak, in the city, Gyor and one for the educational institutions of Gyor. The first one is a so called 'area travel plan' and the second one is a so-called 'work travel plan'. The aims of these studies were to reduce CO2 emission caused by private car users and to promote sustainable mobility choices for the residents of the area and for students. In order to solve the future mobility challenges in a sustainable way it is necessary to analyze the existing travel demand and modal-split caused by target groups (residents and students).It is important to develop Local Travel Plans for residential areas and schools, based on quantitative travel behavior data, which can be used for modeling of current and future transport to provide optimized solutions for daily mobility. It is very important to collect data from various sources according to the needed detail of a Travel Plan.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/Pollack.8.2013.3.7