Fuel economy is an important customer requirement which determines the position of earth-movers such as backhoe loaders in the market. Earth-movers are heavy duty machines that are used for construction works. Currently fuel consumption in earth-movers is quantified as fuel consumed per unit time (Liters per hour). Similarly, conventional measure of productivity of the earth-movers is in terms of volume of soil trenched per hour. Measurements using the above scales showed wide variations in measured fuel consumption and productivity, This inconsistency and lack of a proper measuring system made logical decision making extremely difficult. This paper describes the step by step procedures involved in deriving the methodology for robust fuel consumption measurement of earth-mover vehicles.
Reliable Measuring System for Fuel Consumption of Earth-Movers
Sae Technical Papers
Symposium on International Automotive Technology 2015 ; 2015
2015-01-14
Conference paper
English
Reliable Measuring System for Fuel Consumption of Earth-Movers
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