Feature articles – February 2025
Our journal welcomes not only original high-quality papers covering the theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in mobile radio, motor vehicles and land transportation, but also esearch findings from standards development activities, especially those from IEEE Standards Association, that are primarily of interest to our Society membership.. In the following, let us provide you with a one-stop destination to know about a recently published invited article related to the IEEE standardization of visible light communications, as well as an article from highly cited researchers on the design of a new power architecture to integrate batteries on hybrid light rail vehicles traction drives. We hope that the short summary of these featue articles wrritten in layman language may make your reading a pleasure!
Decentralized and Asymmetric Multi-Agent Learning in Construction Sites
Authors: Yakov Miron, Dan Navon, Yuval Goldfracht, Dotan Di Castro, Itzik Klein
Published in volume 5, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
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Summary contributed by Yakov Miron (Author):
This research tackles the challenge of automating construction site operations by teaching heavy machinery like bulldozers and dump trucks to work together without crashing into each other. By using advanced AI techniques, the study trains these machines to independently plan their movements while understanding and avoiding the actions of others. This decentralized approach not only improves safety but also boosts efficiency in tasks like leveling land or transporting materials. What makes it stand out is the use of behavior cloning—a method where machines learn by mimicking expert strategies—to bridge the gap between simulations and real-world construction environments. The study also introduces a novel way for each machine to focus on its unique task while sharing crucial environmental data, creating seamless teamwork. Ultimately, this research represents a leap forward in making construction sites not just smarter, but also safer and more cost-effective.
Data-Oriented Analysis of Uplink Transmission in Massive IoT System With Limited Channel Information
Authors: Jyri Hämäläinen, Rui Dinis, Mehmet C. Ilter
Published in volume 5, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
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Summary contributed by Rui Dinis (Author):
With the growing number of uses for wireless communication, some transmission sessions are now very short and can happen irregularly, i.e., short updates or control signaling between end devices. Traditional transmission strategies, which are optimized for average performance, might not work well in these cases. To address this, a new “data-oriented” design approach was emerged, where the design has started to focus on “session-specific” parameters like the amount of data and available bandwidth unlike the existing approach in place for existing wireless generations. In this work, we have applied data-oriented approach to clusters of IoT devices, where they cooperate with each other along with limited channel information, and have introduced new service requirement formulation based on the data-oriented method.
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The IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology covers the theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in mobile radio, motor vehicles and land transportation. (a) Mobile radio shall include all terrestrial mobile services. (b) Motor vehicles shall include the components and systems and motive power for propulsion and auxiliary functions. (c) Land transportation shall include the components and systems used in both automated and non-automated facets of ground transport technology.