@masterthesis{VazquezHernandez, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Vazquez Hernandez, Marcos}, title = {Implementation, execution, and analysis of efficiency measurements to be used in the calculation of CO₂ emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles as per Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-14958}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {70}, abstract = {Quick and reliable transport of goods within the European Union is possible, in part, due to the use of heavy-duty vehicles. Whether long-haul routes, or local and urban deliveries, heavy-duty vehicles are crucial for a large part of EU's economic activity and the number of these vehicles on the road increases every year. However, they also are main contributors to the total greenhouse gas emissions of the road transport sector and play an important role in the total emissions of the European Union. Therefore, it is of great economic and environmental importance to closely monitor emissions and fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles currently on the road and market, forcing manufacturers to reduce emissions from their vehicles and develop more energy-efficient technologies. For this purpose, the European Commission developed the VECTO simulation tool, reducing costs and time necessary for the approval process and monitoring of new vehicles in the EU. While generic values related to the CO₂ emissions and fuel efficiency characteristics of most components of heavy-duty vehicles are provided by the European Commission to use in VECTO simulations, accurate results require actual component testing. With no VECTO specific testing offered by vehicle testing specialists, this thesis aims to conduct an analysis of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400, guideline for the use of VECTO, to identify requirements, develop and implement testing procedures in experimental tests, and validate results to ensure that the requirements of the regulation are met.}, language = {en} }