Relatório de estágio: Renault Trucks/Volvo Technologies.

Abstract

This report summarizes the work done during the final semester internship of the Engineer Cycle of ESISAR. The work took place at the Volvo Advanced Technologies site, Lyon France between February and July 2012. In the scope of the CityMove European project, vehicle consumption and pollutant emissions were monitored inside the model of an urban environment (city of Lyon). A set of Simulink complete vehicle models, both with conventional diesel engine and electric engines were interfaced to a microscopic urban traffic simulator (VISSIM). Preliminary results analyzed with MATLAB indicate a better in city energy efficiency for electric vehicles and a general improvement of air quality in this region.