From Early to Recent Models: A Review of the Evolution of Road Traffic and Single Vehicles Noise Emission Modelling

C Guarnaccia, A Mascolo, P Aumond, A Can… - Current Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review This paper is devoted to the review of the most popular
literature Road Traffic Noise Models (RTNMs) frameworks, from the oldest ones to the recent …

[HTML][HTML] Road traffic noise monitoring in a Smart City: Sensor and Model-Based approach

A Pascale, C Guarnaccia, E Macedo… - … Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to propose a novel Road Traffic Noise Model (RTNM), capable of
dynamically assessing road traffic noise levels from reliable data (hourly traffic volumes and …

Impacts of roundabouts in suburban areas on congestion-specific vehicle speed profiles, pollutant and noise emissions: An empirical analysis

P Fernandes, R Tomás, F Acuto, A Pascale… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing concern about global warming and air quality has meant an increasing use of
energetic and environmental indicators in roundabout design. This research compares …

Integrating road traffic externalities through a sustainability indicator

P Fernandes, M Vilaça, E Macedo, C Sampaio… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Road traffic poses negative externalities on society and represents a key challenge in
sustainable transportation. However, the existing literature about the assessment of traffic …

[PDF][PDF] Advanced tools for traffic noise modelling and prediction

C Guarnaccia - WSEAS Transactions on Systems, 2013 - wseas.us
Environmental impact studies are strongly related to road traffic noise, especially in urban
areas. A long term exposure to road traffic noise, in fact, can lead to relevant effects, both …

A study on vehicle Noise Emission Modelling: Correlation with air pollutant emissions, impact of kinematic variables and critical hotspots

A Pascale, P Fernandes, C Guarnaccia… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work proposes a methodology suitable for analysing the sound power levels (L w), and
carbon dioxide (CO 2) and nitrogen oxides (NO x) emissions along a travel, and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of single vehicle noise emissions in the frequency domain for two different motorizations

A Pascale, C Guarnaccia, MC Coelho - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental noise, primarily attributed to the road transportation system, poses a
significant challenge in Europe, impacting the quality of life for millions. Therefore, a …

[HTML][HTML] Smart mobility procedure for road traffic noise dynamic estimation by video analysis

A Pascale, E Macedo, C Guarnaccia, MC Coelho - Applied Acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Road Traffic Noise is a major concern in Europe, with more than 20% of people
exposed to harmful noise levels. Efficient monitoring and assessment of the sound levels in …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping noise and pollutant emissions hotspots: Driving behavior and vehicle features based-analysis

A Pascale, P Fernandes, E Macedo… - … Research Part D …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding exhaust and noise emissions-related dynamics in urban environments
presents ongoing challenges, aggravated by the absence of integrated assessments and …

[PDF][PDF] A cellular automata model for fire spreading prediction

J Quartieri, NE Mastorakis, G Iannone… - Latest Trends on …, 2010 - academia.edu
The modeling of fire spread in a flammable area is an interesting and challenging issue,
widely studied in literature. Some of the models used for fire front evolution prediction are …