"Cumulated Vehicle Acceleration": An Attribute of GPS Probe Vehicle Traces for On-Line Assessment of Vehicle Fuel Consumption in Traffic and Transportation Networks

TL;DR

This paper introduces 'cumulated vehicle acceleration' as a new GPS-based attribute to enable real-time assessment of vehicle fuel consumption, aiding dynamic traffic management and reducing overall vehicle emissions.

Contribution

It proposes a novel GPS trace attribute, 'cumulated vehicle acceleration,' for online fuel consumption estimation and dynamic traffic assignment.

Findings

Effective in real-time fuel consumption assessment

Enhances dynamic traffic management strategies

Potential to reduce vehicle emissions

Abstract

To perform a reliable on-line assessment of fuel consumption in vehicles, we introduce "cumulated vehicle acceleration" as an attribute of GPS probe vehicle traces. The objective of the calculation of the attribute "cumulated vehicle acceleration" in the GPS probe vehicle data is to perform a reliable on-line dynamic traffic assignment for the reduction of vehicle consumption in traffic and transportation networks.