Class 8 tractor trailer platooning : effects, Impacts, and Improvements / Mike Lammert [and four others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lammert, Michael Dean, 1949- author.

Contributor:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

NREL/PO ; 5400-66766.

NREL/PO ; 5400-66766

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tractor trailer combinations--United States--Fuel consumption.

Tractor trailer combinations.

Trucks--Aerodynamics--Research--United States.

Trucks.

Trucking--Energy conservation--United States.

Trucking.

Trucking--Energy conservation.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 poster) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Golden, Colo.] : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2016.

Summary:

This poster provides information about NREL's evaluation of the fuel savings potential of semi-automated truck platooning. Platooning involves reducing aerodynamic drag by grouping vehicles together and decreasing the distance between them through the use of electronic coupling, which allows multiple vehicles to accelerate or brake simultaneously. The U.S. Department of Energy's interest in platooning stems from the opportunity to reduce petroleum consumption. This work addresses the need for data and analysis on what aspects of operation can impact platooning savings and what can be done to maximize the savings realized.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed September 15, 2016).

"Automated Vehicle Symposium, 19-21 July 2016, San Francisco, California."

OCLC:

958233101