Title :
Evaluating adaptive cruise control strategies in worst-case scenarios
Author :
van Willigen, W.H. ; Schut, M.C. ; Kester, L.J.H.M.
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with safety in (cooperative) adaptive cruise control systems. In these systems, the speed of the cars is maintained automatically, based on the preferred speed of the driver and the speed of the preceding car. Technologies that are used in these systems, such as radar and radio communication, introduce many factors of uncertainty in the system. In this paper, we present models for different adaptive cruise control strategies, in which this uncertainty is explicitly modelled. By simulating emergency braking situations under these uncertain circumstances, we find the minimal safe time headway for these strategies.
Keywords :
adaptive control; road vehicles; velocity control; adaptive cruise control strategy; car speed; emergency braking situation; minimal safe time headway; radar communication; radio communication; Acceleration; Mathematical model; Radar measurements; Safety; Uncertainty; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2011 14th International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2198-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2011.6082841