DRIVE CYCLE EMISSIONS SIMULATION FOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

COVID-19正在全球范围内产生破坏性影响，根据世界卫生组织的数据，迄今为止确诊病例超过3200万例，死亡人数超过98万例，并且每天都在上升。众所周知，空气污染会削弱免疫系统，损害个人抵抗感染的能力。最近一项关于新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）的研究发现，"长期生活在污染程度较高的地方的人更有可能死于冠状病毒"，因为这种病毒在攻击呼吸系统时尤其致命。在经济上，由于主要经济体已封锁数月，这场大流行病也产生了破坏性影响。由于政府建议人们“呆在家里”，只进行必要的旅行，对汽车行业的影响尤其具有破坏性。这一结果反映在新车登记的数量上，例如仅在英国，于二零二零年五月底，由于疫情影响，新车登记量于四月及五月分别减少97. 3%及89%，较去年同期减少51. 4%。因此，正在削减工作岗位，减少新车开发的预算，并迫切希望降低新车的开发成本，同时改善车辆排放。我们的目标是通过使用我们的专有工具集开发新的全驱动周期WLTC来满足这一需求（全球统一轻型车辆测试周期）测试，使用可重复性更高、成本更低、时间更短的测试，为他们提供更准确的数据集，导致更好甚至更清洁的新车辆正在开发。该项目可以提高英国在这个国际市场上的竞争力，因此，我们可以进一步积极改变车辆的发展模式，减少车辆发展过程中的碳化，改善空气质素，使所有人受惠。

COVID-19 is having a devastating effect around the world with over 32million confirmed cases and over 980,000 deaths to date and rising daily according to the WHO. Air pollution is known to weaken the immune system, compromising the ability of individuals to fight off infection. A recent study on Covid-19 found that "people who have been living in places that are more polluted over time are more likely to die from coronavirus", as the virus is particularly deadly when it attacks the respiratory system.Economically the pandemic has also had a devastating effect with major economies in lockdown for many months. With Government advice to people to "Stay at Home" and only undertake essential travel, the effect on the automotive industry has been particularly devastating. The consequence of this is reflected in the number of new car registrations which, for example in the UK alone, were 51.4% lower at the end of May 2020 compared to the same period last year after a 97.3% and 89% reduction in new car registrations in April and May respectively as the effect of the pandemic took hold.Vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) are therefore cutting jobs and have reduced budgets for new vehicle development and are critically looking to reduce development costs of new vehicles whilst improving vehicle emissions. We aim to address this need by using our proprietary toolset to develop a new full drive cycle WLTC (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Cycles) test that provides them with a more accurate data set using a test that is more repeatable, at a reduced cost and in a shorter timeframe, leading to better even cleaner new vehicles being developed.This project can improve the UK's competitiveness in this international market and in doing so, we can make further positive changes to the way in which vehicles are developed, de-carbonising the process and improving air quality for the benefit of all.