Title :
Reducing fuel consumption by using a new fuel-efficiency support tool
Author :
Van Der Voort, Mascha ; Dougherty, Mark
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng. & Manage., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A fuel-efficiency support tool has been designed, which includes a normative model describing optimal driver behaviour for minimising fuel consumption. If actual behaviour deviates from optimal behaviour, the system presents advice on how to change behaviour. Evaluation revealed that drivers used ~16% less fuel compared with `normal driving´
Keywords :
automated highways; driver information systems; fuel; automated highways; fuel consumption reduction; fuel-efficiency support tool; normative model; optimal driver behaviour; Civil engineering; Electronic mail; Energy consumption; Engineering management; Feedback; Fuel economy; Petroleum; Transportation; Vehicle driving; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5546-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.820687
