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Indian Drive Cycles at Different Road Conditions

Indian roads are categorized into four types: express highways, national highways, state highways, and urban/rural roads. Drive cycles vary significantly based on road type. For example, express highways have higher maximum speeds and horsepower but shorter durations than urban roads, which have more acceleration and deceleration cycles. A study measured drive cycles in urban, rural, and highway areas using a medium-sized car with a diesel engine. The analysis showed that average speeds were highest on highways at 99.6 km/h, while urban areas had lower average speeds and distances but longer durations. Based on this, it is concluded that hybrid electric vehicles would be best suited for highway driving.

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Indian Drive Cycles at Different Road Conditions

Indian roads are categorized into four types: express highways, national highways, state highways, and urban/rural roads. Drive cycles vary significantly based on road type. For example, express highways have higher maximum speeds and horsepower but shorter durations than urban roads, which have more acceleration and deceleration cycles. A study measured drive cycles in urban, rural, and highway areas using a medium-sized car with a diesel engine. The analysis showed that average speeds were highest on highways at 99.6 km/h, while urban areas had lower average speeds and distances but longer durations. Based on this, it is concluded that hybrid electric vehicles would be best suited for highway driving.

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INDIAN DRIVE CYCLES AT DIFFERENT ROAD

CONDITIONS

Drive cycle measurement

The driving cycle is sequence of vehicle operating condition


i.e. idling, acceleration, cruise, creeping and declaration with
respect to time for a given city, region or a country.

Indian roads are categorized in four ways which are


(i) express highway
(ii) national highway
(iii) state highway
(iv) urban roads/rural road .

So, the selection of population and road is very crucial while


planning drive cycle measurement program. All type of Roads
should be covered. Vehicle selection is also very crucial.
Vehicle of similar rating should be selected as rating HEV to
be designed. Vehicle which is most economic while running
is selected to start drive cycle measurement program. Table
shows parameters of vehicle to determine drive cycles.

TABLE:1

Vehicle HP 128HP
Vehicle rpm 6000
Tractive effort coefficients 0.4 to 0.5
for Indian roads
Mass of Vehicle 1300 Kg
Rolling resistance coefficient 0.013 (asphalt
in this case road)
Height of CG from ground 87 cm

Effective radius of tire 29 cm

Distance between wheels 268.5mm

For the purpose of measurement of drive cycle medium sized


car with diesel engine isused. Medium size cars are
economical choice in India. Drive cycle measurement is
carried out by android application which uses global
positioning system by traveling in car. Data of time to speed
were measured and plotted in android application and those
were loaded in Microsoft excel. To collect legit drive cycle
data the vehicle is driven in to natural environment.

Characteristic of IRDC :

For different type of road the Drive cycle parameters varies


considerably as it can be observed from Figure It can
observed that for express highway max speed and max HP is
high but time of run is Less and from urban roads observed
that acceleration and deceleration cycle is very high compared
with Express highway but max HP and mac speed is low
while national and state highway both requires high run time
form HEV.
Urban Areas

Rural Areas

Highway Areas
ANALYSIS:
Urban Rural Highway 150 Highway130

Distance 4870 m 17272 m 29545 m 28735 m

Duration 993 s 1082 s 1068 s 1068 s

Average speed 17.6 km/h 57.5 km/h 99.6 km/h 96.9 km/h

➢ In highway 150, average speed of the vehicle is high as


compared to all other areas, i.e, 99.6km/h.
➢ In urban areas, average speed and distance is low but
duration is high.
➢ We conclude that, this HEV’S are suggested to use in
highways.

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