Development of Operating Mode ID Distributions for Different Types of Roadways Under Different Congestion Levels for Vehicle Emission Assessment Using MOVES

Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) quantifies emission as a function of vehicle’s modal activities and hence the vehicle operating mode ID distribution is the most vital input to running MOVES at project level. Preparation of operating mode ID requires great effort in terms of data collection and processing. This study puts effort on developing the operating mode ID distributions for both freeway and arterial facilities under different traffic conditions. The data processing for the study was carried out using 50 hours of speed profile data collected using GPS units from various freeway and arterial road sections of Houston, Texas. To illustrate the application of the developed operating mode ID distributions, a case study on a two-route test corridor was carried out to evaluate the impacts of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) on vehicle emissions under incident conditions. The evaluation results demonstrated the benefits of using ATIS in terms of total system travel time and total CO2 emission reductions. This study presents a framework using which practitioners can assess emission levels for different traffic management and congestion mitigation strategies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC20 Transportation and Air Quality.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Qi, Yi
  • Padiath, Ameena
  • Yu, Lei
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC
  • Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
• Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18p
• Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Arterial highways; Case studies; Evaluation and assessment; Freeways; Global Positioning System; Pollutants; Traffic congestion
• Identifier Terms: Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES)
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01515528
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-5402
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 24 2014 8:43AM