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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
An OBD-II based vehicular data tracking system for fuel consumption and emissions improvement
Submission Author:
Bernardo Murta , MG
Co-Authors:
Hudson Guimarães, Valbercy Silva, Luís Carlos Sales, Antônio Maia, Bernardo Murta
Presenter: Bernardo Murta
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1451
Abstract
Due to recent concerns about climate change as well as the rise in the mean global temperature, it happened in December 2015, in Paris, the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) to set an agreement to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. Since the Automobile Industry is responsible for a large amount of CO2 and NOx emissions, a small reduction would be significant, helping UNFCCC country members to achieve its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). For that purpose, in this work, it will be identified and analyzed factors that contribute in the process of greenhouse gases emissions and fuel consumption related to the user’s way of driving. Within this context, a real-time vehicular data tracking system will be developed to analyze CAN bus signals through an OBD-II port, available in new vehicles produced in Brazil after 2010. The purpose of this system is to evaluate the vehicle real operation characteristics and its role in fuel consumption and harmful gases emissions. An Android application will be developed presenting relevant information for the user to improve its way of driving and the vehicle energy efficiency. This system, therefore, will allow drivers to keep on track of its vehicle performance as well as help to reduce the effects on climate change in a long run. Since most recent vehicles are being produced with onboard multimedia units, the system implementation would imply a low cost for automobile companies.
Keywords
Tracking System, smartphone, OBD, vehicular emissions, Fuel consumption
