A COMPUTER PROGRAM (VEHSIM) FOR VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE SIMULATION (AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS) VOLUME I: DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS

This report presents an updated description of a vehicle simulation program, VEHSIM, which can determine the fuel economy and performance of a specified vehicle over a defined route as it executes a given driving schedule. Vehicle input accommodated by VEHSIM include accessories, engine, rear axle, converter, transmission, tires, aerodynamic drag coefficient, and shift logic. The report is comprised of four volumes. Volume I presents a description of the numerical approach and equations.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29943
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zub, R W
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fuel consumption; Light trucks; Simulation; Vehicle performance
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00362404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOTTSC-NHTSA-81-23.IFinal Rpt., HS-806 037
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM