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Near the end of the FOT, ANL indicated that a major parameter that was needed <strong>for</strong> PSAT was not<br />

being collected during the FOT. This parameter was the tractor’s drive torque. Although engine<br />

torque was collected, drive torque was necessary because it reflected the losses between the engine<br />

and the turning of the drive axles. It was concluded that drive torque could be collected on one of the<br />

trucks running selected duty cycles (including one or more duty cycles from the FOT) on a heavy<br />

truck dyno. One of the test trucks was taken to WVU <strong>for</strong> dynamometer testing. This testing provided<br />

torque and emissions data to be used to verify ANL’s PSAT Model. This testing is outlined in<br />

Section 5. While ANL was primarily interested in the raw data from the testing, some analyses were<br />

also per<strong>for</strong>med. WVU’s report <strong>for</strong> this testing, which includes detailed in<strong>for</strong>mation about the test setup<br />

as well as a complete description of the duty cycles tested, is presented in Appendix E.<br />

2.3 CONSTRUCTION AND SHAKEDOWN TESTING OF THE FOT DAS SUITES<br />

Phases 2 and 3 of the project involved the instrumentation of six <strong>Class</strong>-8 long-haul tractors and ten<br />

trailers with a suite of sensors/DAS <strong>for</strong> use within the FOT. The purpose of this instrumentation was<br />

to collect, store, and transfer signals related to the vehicle’s duty cycle, per<strong>for</strong>mance, and situation.<br />

2.3.1 Field Test DAS<br />

For the FOT, the following DAS were initially considered:<br />

Racelogic VBOX III http://www.racelogic.co.uk/vbox/<br />

Iotech Logbook http://www.iotech.com/catalog/daq/logbook.html<br />

In November 2005, the initial FOT DAS and instrumentation suite was identified and verified as the<br />

Somat eDAQ-lite DAS, the Vaisala WXT510 weather station, the vehicle’s own J1939 data bus, and<br />

the Racelogic VBOX II-Lite GPS. During the FOT, the vehicle data bus and the VBOX II-Lite were<br />

connected to the DAS via a Controller Area Network CAN data module, and the WXT510 was<br />

connected via serial port. The Air-Weigh system was connected to the eDAQ-lite via a J1708 vehicle<br />

bus module (see Fig. 18).<br />

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