Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and Background
- Part II Powertrain Control Systems
- Part III Vehicle Control Systems
- Part IV Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 17 Overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 18 Preventing Collisions
- 19 Longitudinal Motion Control and Platoons
- 20 Automated Steering and Lateral Control
- Appendices
- Index
- References
19 - Longitudinal Motion Control and Platoons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and Background
- Part II Powertrain Control Systems
- Part III Vehicle Control Systems
- Part IV Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 17 Overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 18 Preventing Collisions
- 19 Longitudinal Motion Control and Platoons
- 20 Automated Steering and Lateral Control
- Appendices
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter discusses the longitudinal control of vehicle motion in the context of AVCS for ITS. It begins with a slightly refined version of a cruise-control system with preview, which uses site-specific information available through the highway infrastructure. It then builds on the ACC topic of Chapter 12 as an intermediate step to the control of vehicles operating in platoons.
Site-Specific Information
It is assumed that highway infrastructure can provide information to drivers and vehicles, which can be useful in numerous ways; for example, drivers can be warned of accidents, roadwork, inclement weather or road-surface conditions, congestion, and roadway characteristics such as grade and curvature. This already is being implemented in many areas using programmable road signs on busy urban Interstate highways (see Chapter 17). Here, we consider specifically the use of site-specific information to improve the performance of vehicle control systems discussed in previous chapters. The manner in which such site-specific information can be provided to a vehicle is discussed first and then the use of such information by vehicle control systems.
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- Automotive Control Systems , pp. 332 - 347Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012