Optimised Vehicle Autonomy for Ride and Emissions
Lead Participant:
EMISSIONS ANALYTICS LIMITED
Abstract
This project aims to demonstrate the concept of optimising the driving style of autonomous vehicles (AVs) for
passenger ride comfort, vehicle emissions and fuel consumption, and journey time. The results of this project
will evaluate the impacts of customers interacting with AVs to specify a driving style to suit their requirements
(e.g. minimise travel time, or maximise comfort) on AV fuel consumption and emissions and on traffic at the
network level using simulation methods. The collaboration between Emissions Analytics and the Centre for
Transport Studies, Imperial College London, combines access to a range of vehicles for testing, expertise in
vehicle emissions measurement, innovation in sensor development and expertise in the simulation of AVs. New
measurements of ride comfort and emissions will be used to develop models that can be used in further
simulations of passenger-AV interactions. As part of this project, a ride comfort sensor will be developed to
independently measure vibrations so that standard ride comfort metrics can be calculated. The ride quality
sensor developed in this project will also be used to detect road degradation for highways maintenance.
passenger ride comfort, vehicle emissions and fuel consumption, and journey time. The results of this project
will evaluate the impacts of customers interacting with AVs to specify a driving style to suit their requirements
(e.g. minimise travel time, or maximise comfort) on AV fuel consumption and emissions and on traffic at the
network level using simulation methods. The collaboration between Emissions Analytics and the Centre for
Transport Studies, Imperial College London, combines access to a range of vehicles for testing, expertise in
vehicle emissions measurement, innovation in sensor development and expertise in the simulation of AVs. New
measurements of ride comfort and emissions will be used to develop models that can be used in further
simulations of passenger-AV interactions. As part of this project, a ride comfort sensor will be developed to
independently measure vibrations so that standard ride comfort metrics can be calculated. The ride quality
sensor developed in this project will also be used to detect road degradation for highways maintenance.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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EMISSIONS ANALYTICS LIMITED | £124,093 | £ 86,866 |
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Participant |
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE | £123,524 | £ 123,524 |
INNOVATE UK | ||
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON |
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