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Simulator-Based Eco-drive Training for Fleet Drivers

verfasst von : Turuna S. Seecharan, Birsen Donmez, Huei-Yen Winnie Chen, Andrew K. S. Jardine

Erschienen in: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2015)

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper investigates the role of human factors, in particular driving behaviour, in managing fleet fuel consumption. The results presented are from the Driving Simulator Eco-Drive Training (DSET) project, a collaborative project with a municipal fleet in Ontario, Canada, to test the effectiveness of simulator-based training in eco-driving techniques. Likert-scale questionnaires assessed the drivers’ self-reported motivation toward the training programme. In the six weeks following their simulator training session, we found that the average rate of hard acceleration (≥1.5 m/s2) among all acceleration events decreased from 13.3 to 11.4 % and the average rate of hard deceleration (≤−1.5 m/s2) decreased from 10.5 to 9.8 %. Based on these reductions in average acceleration and deceleration, approximately 18 % savings in fuel consumption is possible.

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Metadaten
Titel
Simulator-Based Eco-drive Training for Fleet Drivers
verfasst von
Turuna S. Seecharan
Birsen Donmez
Huei-Yen Winnie Chen
Andrew K. S. Jardine
Copyright-Jahr
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27064-7_54