2002 Volume 2002 Issue 695 Pages 125-136
It is earnestly needed that the proper evaluation model of carbon-dioxide emission from vehicles on roads under the conditions of traffic operations and controls particularly in the urban crowded road traffic network. This paper deals with the practical analysis of observed data of fuel consumption, which is in proportion to carbon-dioxide emission, with an equipped vehicle. Estimation model of amount of carbondioxide emission is introduced and confirmed by theoretical consideration employing thermal model of engine and vehicle kinematics. The main factors influencing the amount of emission are travel time, travel distance and speed fluctuation.
