CO₂MPAS: Vehicle simulator predicting NEDC CO₂ emissions from WLTP

official:	3.0.X: from 01-Feb-2019 to 01-Jan-2020 4.1.X: from 31-Oct-2019
release:	4.1.10
rel_date:	2019-11-07 12:00:00
home:	http://co2mpas.readthedocs.io/
repository:	https://github.com/JRCSTU/CO2MPAS-TA
pypi-repo:	https://pypi.org/project/co2mpas/
keywords:	CO2, fuel-consumption, WLTP, NEDC, vehicle, automotive, EU, JRC, IET, STU, correlation, back-translation, policy, monitoring, M1, N1, simulator, engineering, scientific
mail box:	CO2MPAS Team: <JRC-CO2MPAS@ec.europa.eu>
team:
copyright:	2015-2019 European Commission (JRC)
license:	EUPL 1.1+

What is CO₂MPAS?

CO₂MPAS is backward-looking longitudinal-dynamics CO₂ and fuel-consumption simulator for light-duty M1 & N1 vehicles (cars and vans), specially crafted to estimate the CO2 emissions of vehicles undergoing NEDC testing based on the emissions produced WLTP testing during :term:`type-approval`, according to the :term:`EU legislation`s 1152/EUR/2017 and 1153/EUR/2017 (see History section, below).

It is an open-source project (EUPL 1.1+) developed for Python-3.6+. It runs either as a console command or as a desktop GUI application, and it uses Excel-files or pure python structures (dictionary and lists) for its input & output data.

History

The European Commission has introduced the WLTP as the test procedure for the type I test of the European type-approval of Light-duty vehicles as of September 2017. Its introduction has required the adaptation of CO₂ certification and monitoring procedures set by European regulations (443/2009, 510/2011, 1152/EUR/2017 and 1153/EUR/2017). European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has been assigned the development of this vehicle simulator to facilitate this adaptation.

The European Regulation setting the conditions for using CO₂MPAS can be found in the Comitology Register after its adoption by the Climate Change Committee which took place on June 23, 2016, and its 2nd vote for modifications, in April 27, 2017.

Installation

Two installation procedures can be followed:

• Official (for type approval)
• Ordinary (for developers and/or researchers)

Official (for type approval)

To install CO₂MPAS you have to download the installer and then execute it (see the steps shown in the video below).

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After the installation, two icons will appear on your desktop: one for the GUI and one for the console.

IT Requirements

To run CO₂MPAS for Type Approval purposes (i.e CO₂MPAS official) some minimum IT requirements are mandatory:

• 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (x86_64, aka x64, aka AMD64),
• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, or later,
• 4 GB RAM (more recommended),
• 4 GB hard disk storage for installing the software,
• Execution-rights to the installation folder (but no Admin-rights),
• (optional) Excel, to view & edit simulation’s input and output files,
• Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Edge or IExplore 10+.

Ordinary (for developers and/or researchers)

To install CO₂MPAS use (with root privileges):

$ pip install co2mpas

Or download the latest git version and use (with root privileges):

$ python setup.py install

Install extras

Some additional functionality is enabled installing the following extras:

• cli: enables the command line interface.
• sync: enables the time series synchronization tool (i.e., syncing previously named datasync).
• gui: enables the graphical user interface.
• plot: enables to plot the CO₂MPAS model and the workflow of each run.
• io: enables to read/write excel files.
• dice: enables the Type Approval mode.
• driver: enables the driver model (currently is not available).

To install co2mpas and all extras, do:

$ pip install co2mpas[all]

Quick Start

The following steps are basic commands to get familiar with CO₂MPAS procedural workflow using the command line interface:

• Run in engineering mode
• Input file
• Data synchronization
• GUI start-up

Run in engineering mode

To run CO₂MPAS in engineering mode with some sample data, you have to:

1. Generate some demo files inside the ./input folder, to get familiar with the input data (for more info check the link):

   ## Generate the demo files and open a demo file.
   $ co2mpas demo ./input
   $ start ./input/co2mpas_conventional.xlsx
   

2. Run CO₂MPAS in engineering mode and inspect the results in the ./output folder. The workflow is plotted on the browser (for more info check the link):

   ## Run co2mpas and open the output folder.
   $ co2mpas run ./input/co2mpas_conventional.xlsx -O ./output -PL
   $ start ./output
   

Input file

To create an input file with your data, you have to:

1. Generate an empty input template file (i.e., vehicle.xlsx) inside the ./input folder:

   ## Generate template file.
   $ co2mpas template ./input/vehicle.xlsx -TT input
   

2. Follow the instructions provided in the excel file to fill the required inputs:

   ## Open the input template.
   $ start ./input/vehicle.xlsx
   

Data synchronization

To synchronize the dyno and OBD data with the theoretical cycle, you have to:

1. Generate a synchronization template file wltp.xlsx:

   ## Generate template file.
   $ co2mpas syncing template ./to_sync/wltp.xlsx -CT wltp -WC class3b -GB automatic
   

   Note

   With the command above, the file contains the theoretical WLTP velocity profile for an automatic vehicle of class3b. For more info type co2mpas syncing template -h or click the link

2. Fill the dyno and obd sheets with the relative data collected in the laboratory:

   ## Open the input template.
   $ start ./to_sync/wltp.xlsx
   

3. Synchronize the data with the theoretical velocity profile:

   $ co2mpas syncing sync ./to_sync/wltp.xlsx ./sync/wltp.sync.xlsx
   

4. Copy/Paste the synchronized data (wltp.sync.xlsx) contained in the synced sheet into the relative sheet of the input template:

   ## Open the synchronized data.
   $ start ./sync/wltp.sync.xlsx
   

GUI start-up

To launch the CO₂MPAS GUI from the console, you can use the following command:

## Open the GUI of co2mpas.
$ co2wui run