USING FLOATING CAR DATA FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION BASED ROUTING

This paper shows how to estimate fuel consumption with the use of floating car data technology and using this information for navigation. Therefore, the main influencing factors on the consumption are specified. Some of them are the different forces which are directed against the direction of travel. They include acceleration, rolling, aerodynamic and grade resistance and are analysed in detail. It is explained how the work to overcome these forces can be calculated. This work can be used for an estimate of the combusted fuel. Such estimates can afterwards be compared for different street sections. New navigation strategies can make use of the result of this comparison. Thus the route with the smallest fuel consumption can be identified. Additionally the knowledge on average fuel consumption of a road section can be used by city authorities. They can adjust their traffic and urban planning accordingly. For the covering abstract see ITRD E134653.

• Authors:
  • WILLENBROCK, R
  • STEINERT, F
  • ZIEKE, B A
  • SCHOENWOLF, W
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14p
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13th ITS WORLD CONGRESS, LONDON, 8-12 OCTOBER 2006

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Conferences; Districts and authorities; Driving; Economic efficiency; Estimation theory; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Intelligent transportation systems; Planning; Route guidance; Traffic flow; Transportation departments; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1855: Driving (veh); 237: Economic efficiency; 132: Forecast; 3850: Fuel; 232: Fuel consumption; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 143: Planning; 8771: Route guidance; 354: Town planning; 671: Traffic flow; 253: Transport authority; 1255: Vehicle; 1646: Vehicle handling
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01083798
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2008 12:12PM