Data Acquisition System for Field Trial Vehicles
Murtonen, Timo (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112831129
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112831129
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The Engine and Vehicle laboratory of Neste has a vehicle fleet for field trial purposes. Field trials are used for testing new types of fuel products under real life conditions. Until now, there has not been a systematic and automated way of collecting data from the vehicles during trials. In this thesis, the process for purchasing a needed system, is presented. In addition, the data transferring, handling and visualisation are presented in the thesis.
The work includes the definition of the system specifications and comparison of the quoted systems. After selecting the most promising system, a further evaluation was performed. The candidate vendor provided a system for a trial period. During the trial period, the system was tested with Neste’s vehicles. The system was evaluated from technical perspective as well as from the usability point of view. After the evaluation, the final decision was made for acquiring the needed number of systems.
The outcome of the work meets the targets set in the beginning. A robust and reliable system was acquired for multiple vehicles and the systems are in use. Additionally, the data transfer, handling and visualisation is automatised. The data collected from the vehicles is used for monitoring the progress of field trials and for the evaluation of the test conditions during the trials.
The work includes the definition of the system specifications and comparison of the quoted systems. After selecting the most promising system, a further evaluation was performed. The candidate vendor provided a system for a trial period. During the trial period, the system was tested with Neste’s vehicles. The system was evaluated from technical perspective as well as from the usability point of view. After the evaluation, the final decision was made for acquiring the needed number of systems.
The outcome of the work meets the targets set in the beginning. A robust and reliable system was acquired for multiple vehicles and the systems are in use. Additionally, the data transfer, handling and visualisation is automatised. The data collected from the vehicles is used for monitoring the progress of field trials and for the evaluation of the test conditions during the trials.