Title :
An algorithm for merging control of vehicles on highways
Author :
Sakaguchi, Takeshi ; Uno, Atsuya ; Tsugawa, Sadayuki
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Lab., AIST, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a preliminary study on a merging control algorithm of vehicles on highways using intervehicle communication. Merging control of a single vehicle into a platoon of vehicles is achieved by mapping of a vehicle onto a ramp or a main line to generate a virtual vehicle with which a vehicle is longitudinally controlled. Simulation studies show feasibility of the algorithm
Keywords :
road traffic; highways; longitudinally control; merging control; platoon; road traffic control; road vehicles; Acceleration; Communication system control; Control systems; Laboratories; Mechanical engineering; Merging; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1997. IROS '97., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Grenoble
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4119-8
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1997.656800
