A longitudinal inter-vehicle distance controller application for autonomous vehicle platoons.

ABSTRACT: Autonomous vehicle platoons are a promising solution to road safety, efficient road utilization, emission reduction, among other problems facing today's transportation industry. However, consistently maintaining the desired inter-vehicle distance is one of the major problems facing autonomous vehicle platoons. In this study, we propose a proportional-integral-derivative (PID)-based cost-efficient algorithm to control the longitudinal inter-vehicle distance between successive members of an autonomous vehicle platoon. In our approach, calculations of the control algorithm are decentralized, and the data used in the control algorithm is obtained using one sensor per platoon member making the algorithm cost-efficient both computationally and financially. The proposed algorithm was implemented

SUBMITTER: Gunagwera A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137855 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature