A driver-adaptive stop-and-go Cruise control strategy

A driver-adaptive stop-and-go (SG) cruise control strategy is proposed. The control strategy has been designed to incorporate the driving characteristics of the human drivers and to achieve natural vehicle behavior of the SG controlled vehicle that would feel comfortable to the human driver. Vehicle following characteristics of the SG vehicle with the driving behavior parameter estimation have been investigated using real-world vehicle driving test data and a validated simulation package. The vehicle following behavior of the SG vehicle with the adaptive control strategy is quite close to that of manual driving. It can be expected that a more natural and more comfortable vehicle behavior would be achieved by the use of the driver-adaptive SG control strategy.