Road grade quantification based on global positioning system data obtained from real-world vehicle fuel use and emissions measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-186

  Yazdani Boroujeni, Behdad ^a   Frey, H Christopher ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; GPS; Road grade; Vehicle; Vehicle specific power

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUELS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

EMISSIONS MEASUREMENTS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; LIGHT DUTY GASOLINE VEHICLES; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; ROAD GRADES; SPECIFIC LOCATION; VEHICLE SPECIFIC POWER;

ROAD VEHICLES;

FUEL; GASOLINE;

ACCELERATION; ALTIMETER; DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINE; GPS; LIDAR; PRECISION; ROAD; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EXHAUST GAS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HYBRID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84891950017     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.025     Document Type: Article

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