A METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF IMPACTS AND BENEFITS OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS)

This presentation includes a set of some examples, how a computer simulation based on vehicle dynamics can be utilized in order to determine impacts and benefits of the ITS applications. The needed input data for the simulation are the technical characteristics of the vehicle and road as well as the driving technique. Because one of most important targets is to determine the fuel consumption and pollutant emissions, the core of the system is the availability of engine maps of fuel and emissions. The simulation determines quantitative values for different items (fuel, emissions, time etc.). By using monetary unit values for these quantities economic impacts can be estimated. Simulation procedures should be applied in the transportation sector in the same way as in the industrial sector, where in general new processes are not implemented before they are first simulated. For the covering abstract see E134653.

• Authors:
  • SAUNA-AHO, J
  • KOSKINEN, O H
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Decision making; Fuel consumption; Intelligent transportation systems; Pollutants; Simulation; Sustainable development; Value engineering
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 2248: Decision process; 2442: Emission; 232: Fuel consumption; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 9103: Simulation; 2427: Sustainability; 248: Value analysis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01087328
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 29 2008 10:16AM