Title :
Demonstration of an automated highway platoon system
Author :
Tan, Han-Shue ; Rajamani, Rajesh ; Zhang, Wei-Bin
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Transp. Studies, California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The National Automated Highway System Consortium (NAHSC), in partnership with the Department of Transportation, demonstrated several potential AHS technologies on I-15 in San Diego in August 1997. One of the key elements in this demonstration event was a platoon system that contained a group of fully automated automobiles traveling at close spacing. The platoon system demonstrated a number of AHS features such as lane keeping, lane changing, longitudinal space and speed regulation using proved enabling technologies. The paper describes the platoon concept, the configuration of the demonstration system, the demonstration scenarios and reports the development of the platoon demonstration system and the data collected during the demonstration
Keywords :
automated highways; automobiles; position control; velocity control; Department of Transportation; I-15; National Automated Highway System Consortium; San Diego; automated highway platoon system; demonstration scenarios; demonstration system; lane changing; lane keeping; longitudinal space regulation; speed regulation; Actuators; Automated highways; Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Control systems; Instruments; Position measurement; Road transportation; Road vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4530-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1998.707332
