Experimentation with a Vehicle Platoon Control System 912868
This paper presents results and analysis of experiments carried out on a vehicle platoon control system developed in the PATH program. The objective of this project is to assess the feasibility of applying currently available technology to the concept of vehicle platoon control. It is estimated that the vehicle platoon system could increase highway traffic capacity by a factor of two or three. The Integrated Platoon Control System (IPCS) includes a control system, communication system, data acquisition system, and various sensors including a radar system. The initial experiments using two Ford cars showed successful results. In the field tests, the automated following vehicle successfully followed the manually driven lead vehicle through several different kinds of maneuvers. This project is a joint effort by U.C.Berkeley, Caltrans and VORAD, with vehicles provided by Ford.
Citation: Chang, K., Li, W., Devlin, P., Shaikhbahai, A. et al., "Experimentation with a Vehicle Platoon Control System," SAE Technical Paper 912868, 1991, https://doi.org/10.4271/912868. Download Citation
Author(s):
K.S. Chang, W. Li, P. Devlin, A. Shaikhbahai, P. Varaiya, J.K. Hedrick, D. McMahon, V. Narendran, D. Swaroop, J. Olds
Affiliated:
University of California, Berkeley
Pages: 8
Event:
Vehicle Navigation & Instrument Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference Proceedings-P-253
Related Topics:
Control systems
Data acquisition and handling
Automated Vehicles
Communication systems
Platooning
Sensors and actuators
Roads and highways
Radar
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