THE INERTIA COLLECTION SYSTEM UTILIZATION IN MODERN ENGINE RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION

Since the emission legislation was introduced during the nineteen sixties in the U.S., followed by other countries, there has been an intense discussion of how to check, in a simple way, the emission status of a car population. To carry out complete tests according to the federal test procedure or other legally based tests on a large population is economically impossible. Simplified chassiedynamometer test sequencies have not proved themselves worthwhile and idle tests give rather limited equivalents with the official test procedures. The simple and accurate short-test has been looked for not only by the administrators enabling them to enforce the Clean Air Act in a simple way, but also by the car industry in order to find safe and stable technical solutions to meet the legal limits. In the U.S. Clean Air Act, which is more or less a model for most other legislations, it is required that a short test should be in some agreement with the certification tests regarding the HC, CO and NOx emissions. Any short test, which in a simple way define those emissions, has not yet been introduced. The INertia COLLection method, which will be described more in detail here, should have realistic possibilities to comply with even rather high expectations on a short test.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 84, "In Pursuit of Technical Excellence". Proceedings Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Vehicle Management Systems and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Milan, Italy 24-28 September 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Alfa Romeo Auto SpA

  Milan,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Collin, L T
• Conference:
  • ISATA 84, "In Pursuit of Technical Excellence". Proceedings Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Vehicle Management Systems and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Milan, Italy 24-28 September
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 669-689

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Hydrocarbons; Inspection; Legislation; Motor vehicles; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Test procedures; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Clean Air Act
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399918
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: ISATA 84041, HS-038 459
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM