Title: Heavy-duty truck test cycles: combining driveability with realistic engine exercise

Authors: J. Edward Brown, D. Bruce Harris, Foy G King Jr

Addresses: ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, P. 0. Box 13109, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. ' National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. ' National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA

Abstract: Heavy-duty engine certification testing uses a cycle that is scaled to the capabilities of each engine. As such, every engine should be equally challenged by the cycle|s power demands. It would seem that a chassis cycle, similarly scaled to the capabilities of each vehicle, could successfully bridge the gap between ||universal driveability|| and ||realistic engine exercise||. The purpose of this paper is to present just such a cycle.

Keywords: chassis cycle; driveability; heavy duty truck test cycles; engine certificate testing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHVS.2000.005259

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 2000 Vol.7 No.4, pp.299 - 316

Published online: 16 Sep 2004 *

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