Tong, Hing Yan and Ng, Ka Wai (2021). Development of bus driving cycles using a cost effective data collection approach. Sustainable Cities and Society, 69 ,
Abstract
Driving cycles are important for vehicle performance evaluations including emissions and fuel/energy consumption estimations. The franchised bus services are currently being extensively used in Hong Kong, however, no driving cycle has been developed specifically for buses. Therefore, this study has developed a set of bus driving cycles using a cost effective data collection approach. On-road bus speed data were collected using the built-in GPS function of smartphones Based on an analysis of the structure of the franchised bus route network and the statistical properties of the collected bus speed data, five significantly different bus driving patterns in Hong Kong were identified. Separate driving cycles were then developed for each identified pattern namely Pattern I(a): Inter-districts; Pattern I(b): Within a District; Pattern II(a): Peaks; Pattern II(b) Off Peak (Day); and Pattern II(c): Off Peak (Night). These patterns indicated significantly longer idling and more aggressive acceleration/deceleration characteristics as compared to other international bus driving cycles. Bus operators and regulating authorities can select appropriate cycles for traditional/electric bus emission and/or energy consumption estimations under specific bus driving patterns. The developed cycles can also fill the knowledge gap in providing a representative platform for the bus emissions testing in Hong Kong.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102854 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management College of Engineering & Physical Sciences |
Funding Information: | The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from the College of Professional and Continuing Education , an affiliate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. |
Additional Information: | © 2021, Elsevier Ltd. This accepted manuscript version is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bus driving behaviours,Bus driving characteristics,Bus driving patterns,Driving cycles,GPS data collection,Vehicle Specific Power (VSP),Civil and Structural Engineering,Geography, Planning and Development,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Transportation |
Publication ISSN: | 2210-6707 |
Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2024 08:44 |
Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2022 15:25 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2021-06 |
Published Online Date: | 2021-03-16 |
Accepted Date: | 2021-03-14 |
Authors: |
Tong, Hing Yan
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0000-0002-4464-2182)
Ng, Ka Wai |
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