Vehicle Emissions (ILAP)

Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses emit significant quantities of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and fine particles (PM). These chemical compounds play dominant roles in air pollution problems. In the densely populated Northeast, where the air pollution problem is especially severe, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has projected that highway vehicles will account for approximately 38% of the total NOx inventory and 22% of the total HC inventory in 2005, in spite of the tighter motor vehicle standards in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment (CAAA).

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

REMOTE EMISSION-SENSING TECHNIQUE

EMISSION DATA COLLECTION
Requirement 1

DATA CONVERSION
Requirement 2
Requirement 3

REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Requirement 4
Requirement 5

EMISSION-BASED SPEED OPTIMIZATION
Requirement 6
Requirement 7

REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
Requirement 8
Requirement 9
Requirement 10

REFERENCES

SAMPLE SOLUTION

NOTES FOR THE INSTRUCTOR

ABOUT THE AUTHORS