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Project Acronym: CARBOTRAF
Project Type: Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP)
Programme: 7th EU Framework Programme
Project Coordinator: Martin Litzenberger, AIT Austria / Institute of Technology GmbH
Start Date: September 1st, 2011
End Date: August 31st, 2014
Total Cost: 4.472.545,00 €
EU Funding:3.060.000,00 €
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The CARBOTRAF project aims to realize a method, system and tools for adaptively influencing traffic in real-time to reduce carbon dioxide CO2 and black carbon (BC) emissions caused by road transport in urban and inter-urban areas. The inter-relationships between traffic states and CO2 and BC emissions will be investigated. In particular a model linking traffic states to emission levels will be established on the basis of existing and new simulation methods and tools. A decision support system for online prediction of emission levels will use real-time and simulted traffic and air-quality data. Based on this prediction a low emission traffic scenario will be achieved by imposing ITS measures (re-routing, adjustment of traffic light sequences).
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Create a proven concept involving sensors & technologies for CO2 and BC emissions reduction for urban traffic.Investigate BC emission factors and integrate with traffic and air quality models. Create and refine a traffic data sensor for sensing emission relevant traffic parameters. Create a decision support system and tools with a catalogue of traffic scenarios to support traffic control centres towards adaptive traffic management aimed at emission reduction. Use the test sites in different European countries in order to evaluate the results independently. Provide a handbook with recommendations for emission reduction strategies
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