In-Use Emissions Testing with Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) in the Current and Future European Vehicle Emissions Legislation: Overview, Underlying Principles and Expected Benefits

SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 199-215

  Vlachos, Theodoros G ^a   Bonnel, Pierre ^a   Perujo, Adolfo ^a   Weiss, Martin ^a   Villafuerte, Pablo ^a   Riccobono, Francesco ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENGINES; MEASUREMENTS; ROADS AND STREETS; TESTING; VEHICLES;

AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; EMISSIONS LEGISLATION; HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; NON-ROAD MOBILE MACHINERIES; PORTABLE EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (PEMS); REAL-WORLD DRIVINGS; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84903376773     PISSN: 1946391X     EISSN: 19463928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-1549     Document Type: Article

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