Jun Liu

Dr. Jun Liu

Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2019 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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Jun LiuJun Liu
Jun Liu
AHAlex Hainen
Alex Hainen
Xiaobing LiXiaobing Li
Xiaobing Li
QNQifan Nie
Qifan Nie
SNShashi Nambisan
Shashi Nambisan

1 December 2015 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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Jun LiuJun Liu
Jun Liu
AKAsad J. Khattak
Asad J. Khattak
SRStephen H. Richards
Stephen H. Richards
SNShashi Nambisan
Shashi Nambisan



1 March 2021 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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Xiaobing LiXiaobing Li
Xiaobing Li
Jun LiuJun Liu
Jun Liu
ZZZihe Zhang
Zihe Zhang
APAllen Parrish
Allen Parrish
Steven JonesSteven Jones
Steven Jones

9 May 2018 in International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
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JRJackeline Ríos-Torres
Jackeline Ríos-Torres
Jun LiuJun Liu
Jun Liu
AKAsad Khattak
Asad Khattak
Improving fuel economy and lowering emissions are key societal goals. Standard driving cycles, pre-designed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have long been used to estimate vehicle fuel economy in laboratory-controlled conditions. They have also been used to test and tune different energy management strategies for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This paper aims to estimate fuel consumption for a conventional vehicle and a HEV using personalized driving cycles extracted from real-world data to study the effects of different driving styles and vehicle types on fuel consumption when compared to the estimates based on standard driving cycles. To do this, we extracted driving cycles for conventional vehicles and HEVs from a large-scale U.S. survey that contains real-world GPS-based driving records. Next, the driving cycles were assigned to one of three categories: volatile, normal, or calm. Then, the driving cycles were used along with a driver-vehicle simulation that captures driver decisions (vehicle speed during a trip), powertrain, and vehicle dynamics to estimate fuel consumption for conventional vehicles and HEVs with power-split powertrain. To further optimize fuel consumption for HEVs, the Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy (ECMS) is applied. The results show that depending on the driving style and the driving scenario, conventional vehicle fuel consumption can vary widely compared with standard EPA driving cycles. Specifically, conventional vehicle fuel consumption was 13% lower in calm urban driving, but almost 34% higher for volatile highway driving compared with standard EPA driving cycles. Interestingly, when a driving cycle is predicted based on the application of case-based reasoning and used to tune the power distribution in a hybrid electric vehicle, its fuel consumption can be reduced by up to 12% in urban driving. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed.