Performance Based Standards for High Capacity Transports in Sweden
Research Project, 2013 – 2017

Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) are transport efficient, including energy efficient, typically 20% less CO2 per ton*km. In order to allow only the desired variants of LCVs, so called Performance Based Standards (PBS) are introduced.

 

Research Motivating Problem: There is no legislation allowing long vehicle combinations, EMS+

Envisioned solution: New combination vehicles allowed through good PBS requirements

Research questions:

•What performance based requirements should apply?
•How to assess these through virtual tests?


Deliverables:

•Proposal of PBS for Sweden
•Proposal of some LCVs with design envelopes

Participants

Bengt J H Jacobson (contact)

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous Systems

Manjurul Islam

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous Systems

Collaborations

Parator Industri

Bollnäs, Sweden

Scania CV AB

Södertälje, Sweden

Swedish Transport Administration

Borlänge, Sweden

Swedish Transport Agency

Norrköping, Sweden

Volvo Group

Gothenburg, Sweden

Funding

VINNOVA

Project ID: 2013-03881
Funding Chalmers participation during 2013–2016

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Transport

Areas of Advance

Energy

Areas of Advance

ReVeRe (Research Vehicle Resource)

Infrastructure

Publications

More information

Latest update

12/7/2022