Development of bus driving cycles using a cost effective data collection approach

Authors

Hing Yan Tong
Ka Wai Ng

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2021

Subject Area

mode - bus, place - asia, place - urban, technology - emissions, technology - geographic information systems, infrastructure - vehicle

Keywords

Bus driving patterns, Driving cycles, Vehicle Specific Power (VSP), GPS data collection, Bus driving behaviours, Bus driving characteristics

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.

Rights

Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

Comments

Sustainable Cities and Society

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22106707

Recommended Citation

Tong, H.Y., & Ng, K.W. (2021). Development of bus driving cycles using a cost effective data collection approach. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 69, 102854.