Canale, Antonio C.Navarro, Helio A. [UNESP]Saraiva, José R.Vastas, Nicolas B.D'Elboux, José Eduardo2014-05-272014-05-271997-12-01SAE Technical Papers.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/65308The fuel consumption is an important factor in the vehicle development due the fact that it has a direct effect on its trade aims. Besides that, it is known that the petrol is a scarce fuel. In this paper it is presented a procedure of fuel consumption calculation for a vehicle traveling in driving schedule. In such calculation it has been taken into account the operational conditions (load, pavement, climbing road, among others) and the building characteristics (map engine, transmission, frontal area, tire, among others) of road vehicles. There has also been an application of the theoretical model developed in a sample Mercedes-Benz do Brasil vehicle which has been compared with the values of experimental tests. Copyright © 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.engBuilding characteristicsConsumption calculationExperimental testFrontal areasMercedes BenzOperational conditionsRoad vehiclesTheoretical modelsVehicle developmentAutomobilesRoads and streetsVehiclesVehicle transmissionsTrabalho apresentado em evento10.4271/973053Acesso aberto2-s2.0-84877483437