Aerodynamic Performance of Vehicles in Platoons: The Influence of Backlight Angles
2007-01-1547
04/16/2007
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- Content
- Future generation road networks are intended to feature improved throughput and significantly reduced fleet energy consumption. ‘Platooning’ arranges moving vehicles in close longitudinal convoy, and is viewed as a core aspect of such technologies.The aerodynamic performance of platoons potentially allows increased traffic throughput and a useful energy reduction; however the magnitude of this reduction varies significantly with inter-vehicle spacing. For some vehicles in platoons under specific conditions, the resulting aerodynamic performance may actually worsen [2].This work attempts to deconstruct relationships between two key vehicle geometries and their aerodynamic performance in platoons. A study of homogeneous and heterogeneous platoons using common reference models is presented.
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- Citation
- Pagliarella, R., Watkins, S., and Tempia, A., "Aerodynamic Performance of Vehicles in Platoons: The Influence of Backlight Angles," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-1547, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-1547.