DRIVE CYCLE EMISSIONS SIMULATION FOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

根据世卫组织的数据，COVID-19在全球范围内造成了毁灭性的影响，迄今已有超过3200万例确诊病例，超过98万例死亡，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Covid-19的研究发现，“随着时间的推移，生活在污染更严重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特别致命。在经济方面，疫情也造成了毁灭性的影响，主要经济体几个月来一直处于封锁状态。政府建议人们“待在家里”，只进行必要的旅行，这对汽车行业的影响尤其严重。这一后果反映在新车登记数量上，例如，仅在英国，截至2020年5月底，新车登记数量就比去年同期下降了51.4%，而由于疫情的影响，4月和5月的新车登记数量分别下降了97.3%和89%。因此，汽车制造商（oem）正在裁员，减少新车开发预算，并迫切希望降低新车开发成本，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来开发一种新的全驾驶周期WLTC（全球统一轻型车辆测试周期）测试，为他们提供更准确的数据集，使用更可重复的测试，以更低的成本和更短的时间框架，从而开发出更好甚至更清洁的新车。这个项目可以提高英国在国际市场上的竞争力，通过这样做，我们可以对车辆的开发方式做出进一步的积极改变，使过程脱碳，改善空气质量，造福所有人。

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.