Construcción del ciclo de conducción en la carretera Ambato-Riobamba

Abstract

The objective of this research project was to construct a representative driving cycle for the Ambato-Riobamba highway by reproducing operational factors and parameters such as vehicle speed, fuel consumption, and emissions generated by the vehicle every second. The direct method was employed, which involves selecting a real route that exhibits experimental curves obtained under the conditions of a specific location. This method is divided into three situations: vehicle selection, route selection, and instrumentation. The Onboard technique was used for data collection as it was the most reliable during data acquisition. For the construction of the driving cycle, the data collection phases were taken into account, generating two representative driving cycles delimited by an urban section and a highway section, obtaining the database for the construction of the driving cycles. Subsequently, the representative driving cycle for the highway connecting the aforementioned cities was constructed using an algorithm that generates driving cycles from specific parameters. An urban cycle was also determined. To implement the measuring equipment, it was necessary to perform maintenance, especially on the gas analyzer, as it is necessary to clean it before any measurement, in addition to changing filters to prevent measurement alterations.