Emissions

The task of the research area is to investigate and deal with pollutant emissions and energy consumption from motor vehicles. Research activities include measurements on chassis dynamometers and engine test beds as well as testing with on-board measurement systems and developing and applying models that simulate the fuel consumption and emissions of motor vehicles with conventional and alternative propulsion systems.

The software developed in this research area ranges from development tools for industry to emission inventories for cities and countries for the purpose of environmental monitoring.

Team

Ao.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Stefan Hausberger

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Alexandra Stiermair

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Staff of the research department

Research Focus

Measurement of emissions and energy consumption of vehicles
- Fuel consumption and CO2 emission
- Regulated and non-regulated exhaust emissions
- Brake wear and tyre wear
Detailed simulation of
- single vehicles
- engines
- auxiliaries
- vehicle fleets
- Simulation tools: PHEM; PHEMlight; NEMO; VECTO
Simulation of alternative propulsion systems (HEV, PHEV, REX, BEV.)
Development of test cycles from real world driving behaviour
Simulation of emissions for local, regional and global monitoring tasks.
Scientific and technical consulting for government agencies, public institutions, associations, and companies on issues related to emissions, energy consumption, and regulations in the transportation sector

Infrastructure

The following measurement equipment is available:

Chassis dynamometer for passenger cars and heavy duty vehicles
Brake test bench:
Component test bench for measuring brake particle emissions (PM10, PM2.5, PM1, PN23, PN10) from cars, heavy-duty vehicles, trams and underground trains (available from Q2 2027).
Tire chassis dynamometer:
All-wheel chassis dynamometer for measuring tire wear particle emissions (PM10, PM2.5, PM1, PN23, PN10) including lateral forces from cornering, for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, (available from Q3 2027).
Measurement system for particulate number and mass emissions
On-Board measurement system for velocity, engine load, emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles
Measurement procedure at FVT certified according to ISO 17025