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5. DYNAMOMETER TESTING<br />

In order to obtain drive torque data on at least one of the tractors involved in the FOT, it was decided<br />

that dynamometer testing would be conducted, and that testing would involve a small set of duty<br />

cycles selected to adequately describe the tractor/engine per<strong>for</strong>mance. A decision was made to<br />

conduct these tests on the <strong>Class</strong>-8 capable chassis dynamometer at WVU (Fig. 40 2 ).<br />

Fig. 40. Connection and Support Structure of WVU's Chassis Dynamometer<br />

In order to conduct the dynamometer tests at WVU, ORNL developed a series of duty cycles to be<br />

implemented in those tests. The first cycle generated was synthetic, aimed at mapping the basic<br />

vehicle engine/torque characteristics. The second duty cycle, which was obtained from actual<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation collected in this project, had the objective of getting vehicle per<strong>for</strong>mance in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

from real-world situations. A third set of duty cycles was also tested at WVU; those corresponding to<br />

EPA’s UDDS (Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule), and that the agency developed <strong>for</strong> chassis<br />

dynamometer testing of heavy-duty vehicles.<br />

5.1 SYNTHETIC DUTY CYCLES<br />

In<strong>for</strong>mation was collected regarding tire and wheel attributes as well as the characteristics of the<br />

transmission used by the six tractors participating in the project. Table 9 presents the gear ratio as a<br />

function of the gear number <strong>for</strong> the FRO-16210C transmission (the model used by the participating<br />

2 Picture provided by WVU in dynamometer testing report (Appendix E).<br />

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