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Task 1: Identification of Fleet(s) <strong>for</strong> Testing<br />

Task 2: Identification of Needed Instrumentation<br />

Task 3: Procurement of Instrumentation<br />

Task 4: Instrumentation of the Fleet(s)<br />

Task 5: Establishment of a Data Repository<br />

Task 6: <strong>Final</strong>ization of the Test Plan<br />

Task 7: Field Testing (July 2006 through June 2007)<br />

Task 8: Develop Prototype <strong>Heavy</strong> Vehicle <strong>Duty</strong> <strong>Cycle</strong> Generation Tool<br />

Task 9: Analyze Field Test Data<br />

Task 10: Generate Agreed Upon <strong>Duty</strong> <strong>Cycle</strong>s <strong>for</strong> PSAT.<br />

Task 11: Support ANL in PSAT Ef<strong>for</strong>ts<br />

Task 12: Prepare Phase 2 <strong>Report</strong> with Recommendations <strong>for</strong> Future Ef<strong>for</strong>ts.<br />

Task 13: De-Instrument Vehicles, or Plan <strong>for</strong> Phase 3.<br />

5.0 CONCLUSIONS<br />

The ef<strong>for</strong>ts engaged in during Pilot Testing were extremely valuable. Failure to invest in pilot<br />

testing activities prior to a field test has a strong potential <strong>for</strong> having something go wrong during the<br />

field test. Field hardening of instrumentation or data collection systems, familiarity with such<br />

instrumentation and systems, optimal calibration, and just generally pilot testing lessons learned,<br />

protocols and procedures are ways of ensuring that once a field test has been initiated, that downtime<br />

is kept to a minimum.<br />

The HVDC team obtained considerable experience with the sensors and data acquisition systems<br />

utilized during the pilot test. A more optimal data collection frequency rate was determined, and<br />

attention was focused on the need <strong>for</strong> better time stamping and data synchronicity. Additional<br />

emphasis in field test design is being placed on the need <strong>for</strong> continually-mated tractor trailers.<br />

Because of this, more than one volunteer fleet may need to be utilized<br />

The handling of the enormous amount of data that was generated in the Pilot Test was discovered to<br />

be very resource intensive. The adjustment of data collection rates, the collection of data at the same<br />

frequency <strong>for</strong> all per<strong>for</strong>mance measures, and the need to develop some automated data<br />

handling/management tools were identified to be necessary and will be addressed in the field test.<br />

Overall, the conduct of the pilot test resulted in the HVDC team to be much more prepared <strong>for</strong> the<br />

conduct of the field test, in the analysis of the data generated and in envisioning capabilities <strong>for</strong><br />

providing tools <strong>for</strong> generating custom duty cycle profiles and in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

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