Citation

Azevedo JAH, Cassiano DR, Bertoncini BV. Front. Big Data 2024; 7: e1375455.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Frontiers Media)

DOI

10.3389/fdata.2024.1375455

PMID

39040974

PMCID

PMC11260797

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the driving style effects, through the construction of driving cycles, on the polluting gases, in the context of urban freight transportation. For this, the method used was the construction of cycles through the Vehicle Specific Power (VSP) parameter, which considers instantaneous vehicle and road parameters better to represent driving patterns and freight transportation's environmental impacts. The study was conducted in Fortaleza city, Ceará, Brazil, with a professional driver's group. The road types, land use and traffic light location were considered to analyze and discuss the results. The results show collector roads presented higher speeds than arterial roads, and the use of the land around the road also directly impacted vehicle driving patterns. Regarding CO(2) emissions, higher concentrations measured were observed on the arterial roads.

Language: en

Keywords

driving cycles; emissions pollutants; freight transport; land use; PEMS - portable emissions measurement system