Reducing Fuel Consumption through Semi-Automated Platooning with Class 8 Tractor Trailer Combinations (Poster) [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 1 pg. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 267128
• Chủ đề: 1. 33 advanced propulsion systems; 2. Class 8 tractor trailer; 3. Fuel savings; 4. Line-haul sleeper cabs; 5. Truck platooning

Tóm tắt

This poster describes the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's evaluation of the fuel savings potential of semi-automated truck platooning. Platooning involves reducing aerodynamic drag by grouping vehicles together and decreasing the distance between them through the use of electronic coupling, which allows multiple vehicles to accelerate or brake simultaneously. The NREL study addressed the need for data on American style line-haul sleeper cabs with modern aerodynamics and over a range of trucking speeds common in the United States.