POLICE PATROL CAR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM ASSESSMENT OF DRIVE-TRAIN SYSTEMS FOR DUAL MODE PERFORMANCE IN POLICE PATROL VEHICLES - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 36240
• Author(s): L FORREST; R J NICHOLS; W M SMALLEY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 163 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-025-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Aerospace Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF DRIVETRAIN DESIGN MODIFICATIONS WHICH WOULD IMPROVE THE FUEL CONSUMPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF POLICE CARS BY PROVIDING SEPARATE PATROL AND CHASE-EMERGENCY POWER MODES.

Abstract

AN INITIAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EIGHT CANDIDATE SYSTEMS YIELDED FOUR DEVICES WHICH WERE CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR DETAILED EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS: SUPER CHARGING, A BI-LEVEL DRIVE RATIO DEVICE, A MODULAR ENGINE SYSTEM, AND A VARIABLE-CYLINDER ENGINE. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE ANALYSIS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT POTENTIAL FOR EACH DEVICE IN PATROL SERVICE OPERATION. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IMPACTING DEVICE SUITABILITY IN THIS APPLICATION ARE ASSESSED, INCLUDING AVAILABILITY, VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR ADAPTATION, COST VERSUS VALUE OF FUEL SAVED, AND TIME FRAME FOR PRODUCTION IMPLEMENTATION. A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DEVICES IS MADE AND THE CONCEPTS OF MAXIMUM MERIT ARE IDENTIFIED. A RECOMMENDED TEST PROGRAM FOR DEMONSTRATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THERE SYSTEMS IS PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)