Simulator-based Eco-drive training for fleet drivers

Turuna S. Seecharan; Birsen Donmez; Huei Yen Winnie Chen; Andrew K.S. Jardine

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27064-7_54

Simulator-based Eco-drive training for fleet drivers

Turuna S. Seecharan
, Birsen Donmez
, Huei Yen Winnie Chen
, Andrew K.S. Jardine

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

University of Toronto

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Abstract

This paper investigates the role of human factors, in particular driving behaviour, in managing fleet fuel consumption. The results presented are from the Driving Simulator Eco-Drive Training (DSET) project, a collaborative project with a municipal fleet in Ontario, Canada, to test the effectiveness of simulator-based training in eco-driving techniques. Likert-scale questionnaires assessed the drivers’ self-reported motivation toward the training programme. In the six weeks following their simulator training session, we found that the average rate of hard acceleration (≥1.5Â m/s²) among all acceleration events decreased from 13.3 to 11.4Â % and the average rate of hard deceleration (≤−1.5Â m/s²) decreased from 10.5 to 9.8Â %. Based on these reductions in average acceleration and deceleration, approximately 18Â % savings in fuel consumption is possible.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
Publisher	Pleiades journals
Pages	545-552
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27064-7_54
State	Published - 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
Volume	PartF4
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Keywords

Dioxide
Transportation

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