Aerodynamic Performance of Vehicles in Platoons: The Influence of Backlight Angles

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Pagliarella, Riccardo M., author.

Conference Name:

SAE World Congress & Exhibition (2007-04-16 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2007

Summary:

Future generation road networks are intended to feature improved throughput and significantly reduced fleet energy consumption. Platooning' arranges moving vehicles in close longitudinal convoy, and is viewed as a core aspect of such technologies.The aerodynamic performance of platoons potentially allows increased traffic throughput and a useful energy reduction; however the magnitude of this reduction varies significantly with inter-vehicle spacing. For some vehicles in platoons under specific conditions, the resulting aerodynamic performance may actually worsen [2].This work attempts to deconstruct relationships between two key vehicle geometries and their aerodynamic performance in platoons. A study of homogeneous and heterogeneous platoons using common reference models is presented

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Publisher Number:

2007-01-1547

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