From version 2.6.22, the mac80211 framework has been incorporated as part of the stock kernel in Linux. This means millions of Linux based devices depend on this framework to provide wireless networking. The framework provides functionalities and interfaces for wireless device drivers (e.g., ath5k) to delegate common tasks to the kernel and to exchange information between physical and upper lay...

Traffic snarl-up or traffic jam is a common phenomenon in Puri, one of the imperative pilgrimage sites for Hindus as well as a popular tourist destination in India. Traffic congestion inevitably produces traffic noise, in turn annoying the drivers, leading to road rage. Keeping this in mind, the present article has monitored and assessed different noise descriptors in 7 different types of buses...

UNLABELLED Due to the high cost of conducting field measurements, questionnaires are usually preferred for the assessment of physical workloads and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This study compares the physical workloads of whole-body vibration (WBV) and awkward postures by direct field measurements and self-reported data of 45 occupational drivers. Manual materials handling (MMH) and MSDs ...

background : major injuries and death in accidents have roots in drowsiness. sleepiness is a main result of insufficient sleep. it is vital to explore drowsiness and its level. there are various sorts of methods in the forms of subjective and objective approaches. the goal of this study was to detect the association of subjective and interpretive drowsiness with facial dynamic changes. methods:...

Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) are assumed to support drivers in critical traffic situations. This is especially important for older drivers and also drivers with disabilities, whose physical and cognitive resources are limited. An electronic intersection assistant was developed and implemented in a driving simulation setting. Independent variables were users’ age and output modality....

Drivers in urban neighborhoods who patrol streets, seeking inexpensive on-street parking create a significant fraction of measured traffic congestion. The pool of drivers patrolling at any time can be modeled as a queue, where ‘queue service’ is the act of parking in a recently vacated parking space and queue discipline is SIRO – Service In Random Order. We develop a queueing model of such driv...

The difference in the physiological condition of drivers of manual transmission buses (MTB) and automatic transmission buses (ATB) was examined from the viewpoint of occupational health. This study was based on a self-administered questionnaire which involved items concerning subjective fatigue complaints. No differences in the mental fatigue and stress between MTB drivers and ATB drivers were ...