"Cumulated Vehicle Acceleration": An Attribute of GPS Probe Vehicle Traces for On-Line Assessment of Vehicle Fuel Consumption in Traffic and Transportation Networks

To perform a reliable on-line assessment of fuel consumption in vehicles, we introduce “cumulated vehicle acceleration” as an attribute of GPS probe vehicle traces. The objective of the calculation of the attribute “cumulated vehicle acceleration” in the GPS probe vehicle data is to perform a reliable on-line dynamic traffic assignment for the reduction of vehicle consumption in traffic and transportation networks.