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Analysis of Emission Effects Related to Drivers’ Compliance Rates for Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure System at Signalized Intersections

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  • Ruohua Liao

    (MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

  • Xumei Chen

    (MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

  • Lei Yu

    (College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Xiaofei Sun

    (Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., Beijing 100621, China)

Abstract

Unknown remaining time of signal phase at a signalized intersection generally results in extra accelerations and decelerations that increase variations of operating conditions and thus emissions. A cooperative vehicle-infrastructure system can reduce unnecessary speed changes by establishing communications between vehicles and the signal infrastructure. However, the environmental benefits largely depend on drivers’ compliance behaviors. To quantify the effects of drivers’ compliance rates on emissions, this study applied VISSIM 5.20 (Planung Transport Verkehr AG, Karlsruhe, Germany) to develop a simulation model for a signalized intersection, in which light duty vehicles were equipped with a cooperative vehicle-infrastructure system. A vehicle-specific power (VSP)-based model was used to estimate emissions. Based on simulation data, the effects of different compliance rates on VSP distributions, emission factors, and total emissions were analyzed. The results show the higher compliance rate decreases the proportion of VSP bin = 0, which means that the frequencies of braking and idling were lower and light duty vehicles ran more smoothly at the intersection if more light duty vehicles complied with the cooperative vehicle-infrastructure system, and emission factors for light duty vehicles decreased significantly as the compliance rate increased. The case study shows higher total emission reductions were observed with higher compliance rate for all of CO 2 , NO x , HC, and CO emissions. CO 2 was reduced most significantly, decreased by 16% and 22% with compliance rates of 0.3 and 0.7, respectively.

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  • Ruohua Liao & Xumei Chen & Lei Yu & Xiaofei Sun, 2018. "Analysis of Emission Effects Related to Drivers’ Compliance Rates for Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure System at Signalized Intersections," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:1:p:122-:d:126585
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    Cited by:

    1. Guan Wang & Jintao Lai & Zhexi Lian & Zhen Zhang, 2023. "An Eco-Driving Strategy Considering Phase-Switch-Based Bus Lane Sharing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-20, April.
    2. Maksymilian Mądziel, 2023. "Vehicle Emission Models and Traffic Simulators: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-31, May.

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