The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities
2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.scs.2013.11.010
ISSN2210-6715
AutoresMatjaž Knez, T. Muneer, Borut Jereb, Kevin Cullinane,
Tópico(s)Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
ResumoDue to rapidly increasing numbers of vehicles, growing traffic congestion and the very limited use of emission control strategies, motor vehicles are emerging as the largest source of urban air pollution globally. The effectiveness of any control strategy depends on accurate emission models. This study is an attempt to estimate vehicular driving patterns in the Slovenian city of Celje. Using the TangoGPS program for measuring important driving parameters while a vehicle is in motion in traffic, the urban driving cycle of this small city is estimated and then compared with the driving cycles of other cities in Europe. As predicted and demonstrated in the present paper the average speed of vehicles in smaller cities is higher than in larger ones.
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