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Sustainable Mobility

Policies, Challenges and Advancements
Edited by Ashwani Kumar, Arbind Prasad, and Gaurav Kumar
Copyright: 2025   |   Expected Pub Date:2024//
ISBN: 9781394166145  |  Hardcover  |  
320 pages
Price: $225 USD
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This book is essential for anyone interested in understanding and implementing sustainable transportation practices, as it provides comprehensive insights into the challenges, advancements, and policies related to sustainable mobility.

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Materials scientists, mechanical engineers, researchers, polymer scientists, manufacturing engineers, design engineers, mechatronic students, energy study professionals, and policymakers involved in the development of sustainable cities

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Sustainable transportation refers to any means of transportation that is green and has low impact on the environment. The goal of sustainable transportation is to balance our current and future needs. As per the United Nations Brundtland Commission (WCED, 1987), sustainable mobility can be defined as “mobility that satisfies the needs of present generations without compromising future generations”, but in the modern era we are compromising the needs of the next generation in terms of pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, global warming, poor air quality, and hazardous gases. The three main pillars of sustainability, economics, environment, and social issues, are crushed by modern development, so there is a need to shift from traditional means of transportation to sustainable transportation.
Under the vision of sustainable mobility, a better infrastructure and services will be provided to support the movement of goods and people. This outcome will be achieved only if four goals are pursued simultaneously: developing the right policy, building awareness, developing intelligent transportation, and creating green vehicles. Sustainable Mobility: Policies, Challenges and Advancements will discuss transitions from conventional to sustainable mobility, infrastructure development challenges in this transition period, new vehicle policies, and the latest autonomous vehicles for intelligent transportation. The main highlights of the book are energy efficient technologies for transportation, accessibility and safety of the transport system, environmental footprint, health impacts, economic development, and social growth. Sustainable mobility is essential to economic and social development.
The environmental impacts of transport can be reduced by reducing the weight of vehicles, creating sustainable styles of driving, reducing the friction of tires, encouraging electric and hybrid vehicles, improving the walking and cycling environment in cities, and enhancing the role of public transport, especially electric vehicles. Going green and sustainable is not only beneficial for the company, it also maximizes the benefits from an environmental focus in the long-term.

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Ashwani Kumar, PhD is a senior lecturer teaching Mechanical Engineering in the Technical Education Department, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has 12 years of research and academic experience in mechanical and materials engineering. Additionally, he has published 90 research articles in various journals, book chapters, and conferences and has authored, co-authored, or edited 16 books. He has participated as an invited speaker and served on the advisory and review boards for various international conferences, webinars, and workshops.

Arbind Prasad, PhD is an assistant professor and department head in the Department of Science and Technology, Katihar Engineering College, Katihar, Bihar, India. He has filed 4 patents, as well as written ten international journal papers and edited four books, 11 book chapters, and 15 reputed conference papers. He has been invited to deliver talks at various organizations of repute and coordinated various faculty development programs, short term courses, symposiums, national seminars, workshops, and completed research projects sponsored under various government organizations in India.

Gaurav Kumar, PhD is an assistant professor and department head in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur, India. His current research interests include electric vehicles, rotor dynamics, and vibration analysis of electrical machines, particularly active magnetic bearings, induction machines, and switched reluctance motors. He has filed three Indian patents and published eight peer-reviewed journals and nine conference articles.

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Table of Contents
Aim and Scope
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Sustainable Mobility: Clean Energy Integration with Electric Vehicle Technology
Pranjal Barman, Lachit Dutta, Sushanta Bordoloi, Manash Pratim Sarma, Anamika Kalita, Swapna Bharali and Brian Azzopardi
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Transportation and Carbon Emission
1.3 Transportation Electrification
1.4 Electric Vehicle Integration with Renewable Sources
1.5 Solar Energy
1.6 Wind Energy
1.7 Integration with the Grid
1.8 State-of-the-Art Methods
1.9 Opportunities and Challenges
1.10 Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
2. Sustainable Mobility Policies in Developed and Developing Countries
Reetu Gour and Nikki Baliyan
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Pollution by Air and Effect of Greenhouse Gases
2.3 Promotion of Cycling and Walking
2.4 Sustainable Trade and Global Governance
2.4.1 Socioeconomic Impacts
2.4.2 Technology Aspects
2.4.3 Role of Smart Connectivity in Sustainable Mobility
2.5 Discussion
2.6 Conclusion
References
3. Transitions from IC Engine to EV and HEV: Current Status of EV in India
Puneet Kumar and Apurva Goyal
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Changing Electric Vehicles Trend
3.3 Case Study: Maruti Suzuki and EV Market
3.4 Numerous Downsides to Electric Cars
3.4.1 Ultra Expensive
3.4.2 Transport Not a Considerable Contributor to Emissions
3.4.3 Batteries as the Major Emitter
3.4.4 Need of Societal Change
3.5 Zero Emissions is a Myth
3.6 Prolonged Charging Time
3.7 Carbon Footprints
3.8 Degrading Battery Performance from Fast Charging
3.9 Underdeveloped Charging Infrastructure
3.10 Impractical for Inner-City Inhabitants and Lack of Resale Value
3.11 Reasons Behind Slow Adoption of Electric Vehicles in India
3.12 Conclusion
References
4. Alternative Source Systems of In-Vehicle Electricity Production
Dinesh Kumar Patel, Sachin Kumar, Vipin Kumar Sharma, Hari Om Sharma and Arbind Prasad
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Electric Vehicles (EVs)
4.3 Passenger Electric Vehicle
4.3.1 Plug-In Battery Electric Vehicle (PBEV)
4.3.2 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)
4.3.3 Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV)
4.3.4 Commercial Electric Vehicle
4.3.4.1 Plug-In Battery Electric Vehicles
4.3.4.2 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
4.3.4.3 Hydraulic Hybrid Electric Vehicle
4.4 Integration of Different Renewable Energy Resources with Power System of In-Vehicle Electricity Production
4.4.1 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)
4.4.2 Electric Vehicle Integration with Wind Energy
4.4.3 Electric Vehicle Integration with Solar Energy
4.4.4 Distribution Grid Management with Electrical Network
4.5 Factors Affecting Adoption of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
4.6 Conclusion on Market Penetration of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
References
5. Autonomous Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Reinforcement Learning
Payal Bansal, Jyotsna Joshi, Surender Hans and Ashwani Kumar
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Literature Review
5.3 Technology Used
5.3.1 System Architecture Overview
5.3.2 Reinforcement Learning and Control
5.3.3 Elements of Reinforcement Learning
5.4 Markov Decision Process (MDP)
5.4.1 Value Function and Action-Value Function
5.4.2 Q-Learning Algorithm
5.4.3 SARSA Algorithm
5.4.4 Robot Operating System (ROS)
5.5 Implementation: Flow of the Project Flow
5.6 Controller Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
5.6.1 Controller Design
5.6.2 Training Procedure of UAV
5.7 Results and Discussion
5.7.1 Experimental Results
5.8 Conclusion and Future Scope
References
6. IoT-Based Automatic Vehicle Accident & Rash Driving Alert System
Payal Bansal
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Problem and Necessity
6.3 Need for the System
6.3.1 IoT Architecture
6.3.2 Sonar Sensor
6.3.3 Data Processing and Analysis
6.4 User Interface and Reporting
6.4.1 Results and Impact
6.4.2 Challenges and Limitations
6.4.3 Future Enhancements
6.4.4 Architectural Design of the Work
6.6 Implementation: Tools for Controlling & Processing
6.7 Hardware Setup
6.7.1 Result
6.7.2 Conclusion
6.8 Applications
Bibliography
7. Mobile Edge Communication, Computing and Caching (MEC3) in Vehicle Communication
Payal Bansal
7.1 Introduction to MEC3 in Vehicle Communication
7.2 What is Mobile EDGE?
7.2.1 Advantages of Mobile EDGE Computing
7.3 Mobile Edge Communication (MEC)
7.3.1 How We Can Use MEC
7.3.2 Opportunities in Mobile Edge Computing
7.3.3 Challenges of Mobile Edge Computing
7.3.4 Mobile Edge Computing Uses
7.3.5 Multi-Access vs. Mobile Edge Computing
7.3.6 Mobile Edge Computing Importance
7.4 Mobile Edge Caching
7.4.1 The Architecture of Mobile Edge Caching
7.5 Technology Description
7.5.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of MEC3
7.6 Applications of MEC3
7.7 Conclusion
Bibliography
8. IoT-Based Automatic Vehicle Tracking and Accident Alert System
Priyanshu Gupta, Parth Tripathi, Pallavie Tyagi and Sanjay Kumar Singh
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Literature Review
8.3 Methodology
8.4 Programming Code
8.5 Results and Discussion
8.6 Conclusion and Future Scope
Bibliography
9. Interfacing of GPS and GSM with the Help of NodeMCU for Vehicle Monitoring and Tracking
Sandesh Singh, Ajay Suri, Vaibhav Patel, Ujjwal Shukla and Harshita Sisodia
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Problem Statement
9.3 Literature Review
9.4 Monitoring and Tracking of Vehicles
9.5 Result and Discussion
9.6 Conclusion
References
10. A Comprehensive Analysis of Cell Balancing in BMS for Electric Vehicle
Rahul Sarker, Subir Datta, Ksh. Robert Singh and Apurba Kr. Das
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Cell Balancing Methods
10.2.1 Passive Cell Balancing
10.2.1.1 Proposed Block Diagram of Passive Cell Balancing
10.2.2 Active Cell Balancing
10.3 Proposed Topology
10.3.1 Working Modes for Two Cells
10.3.2 Algorithm for Two Cells Balancing
10.3.2.1 Block Diagram of Proposed Active Cell Balancing for Two Cell
10.3.3 SOC-Voltage-Based Inductive Buck Boost Active Cell Balancing
10.4 Conclusion
References
11. Analyzing and Testing of Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Shrey Agrawal, Raghav Gupta and Manoj Sindhwani
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Battery Management System
11.2.1 Classification
11.2.2 Challenges of Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles
11.3 System Setup
11.3.1 Block Diagram
11.3.2 Components
11.3.3 System Methodology
11.4 Simulations
11.4.1 Efficiency and Continuous Torque Capability
11.4.2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
11.4.3 Output Graphs
11.5 Conclusion
References
12. Cyberattacks, Threats and Challenges of Cybersecurity: An Outline
Tanishq Soni, Deepali Gupta, Ramneet Kaur, Avinash Sharma and Gifty Gupta
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Background Work
12.3 Security Properties and CIA Triad
12.3.1 Confidentiality
12.3.2 Integrity
12.3.3 Availability
12.4 Types of Cyber Threats
12.4.1 Cybercrime
12.4.2 Cyber Terrorism
12.4.3 Cyber Warfare
12.5 Types of Cyberattacks
12.5.1 Denial of Service
12.5.2 Trojan Horse
12.5.3 Malware
12.5.4 SQL Injection Attack
12.5.5 Man-in-the-Middle
12.5.6 Reconnaissance Attack
12.6 Challenges in Cybersecurity
12.6.1 Cybersecurity Challenges in Education
12.6.2 Cybersecurity Challenges in Smart Grid
12.6.3 Cybersecurity Challenges in IoT and Cloud Computing
12.6.4 Cybersecurity Challenges in Connected Home Ecosystem
12.7 Bibliometric Analysis and Discussion
12.8 Conclusion
References
13. Opportunities and Challenges of Data-Driven Cybersecurity for Smart Cities: Blockchain-Driven Approach
Tanishq Soni, Ramneet Kaur, Deepali Gupta, Avinash Sharma and Gifty Gupta
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Background Work
13.3 Attacks on the Layers of IoT-Enabled Smart City
13.4 Issues and Challenges in Smart Cities
13.5 Blockchain and its Types
13.6 Smart City Issues with Blockchain
13.7 Conclusion
References
14. On Renewable Energy Source Selection Problem Using T-Spherical Fuzzy Soft Dombi Aggregation Operators
Mohit Pal, Himanshu Dhumras, Gaurav Garg and Varun Shukla
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Preliminaries
14.3 T-Spherical Fuzzy Soft Dombi Aggregation Operators
14.4 Application of T-Spherical Fuzzy Soft Dombi Aggregation Operators in Renewable Energy Source Selection
14.5 Conclusion and Scope for Future Work
References
15. Detection of Weather with Hypothesis Testing Performed Through VGG19 Model Utilizing Adam Optimizer
Kanwarpartap Singh Gill, Avinash Sharma, Vatsala Anand and Rupesh Gupta
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Literature
15.3 Input Dataset
15.4 Data Validation
15.5 Weather Classification Using VGG19 Model
15.6 Results
15.6.1 Weather Classification Using VGG19 Model on Adam Optimizer
15.6.2 Classification Output of Dataset Parameters After Model Optimization
15.6.3 Confusion Matrix Comparison of Dataset Parameters
15.7 Conclusion
References
16. Enhanced Ride-Through Capability of a Hybrid Microgrid Under Symmetric and Asymmetric Faults
Asis Kumar Mallick, Ullash Kumar Rout, Ajit Kumar Barisal and P. K. Satpathy
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Design of the Hybrid Microgrid
16.2.1 AC Bus Faults - LG, LL, LLG, LLLG, LLL
16.2.2 DC Bus Faults: Pole to Ground, Pole to Ground and Pole to Pole Fault
16.3 HMG Inverter Control
16.3.1 Problem Formulation
16.4 Grid-Tied Inverter Control
16.5 Fault Analysis
16.5.1 LG Fault (A-G)
16.6 LLG Fault (A-B-G)
16.7 LL Fault (A-B)
16.8 LLL and LLLG Faults
16.9 DC Bus Fault
16.10 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
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