Title :
Stable Control of Vehicle Convoys for Safety and Comfort
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Manchester Univ.
fDate :
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This note is concerned with the selection of control parameters to ensure string stability of a vehicle convoy system, while satisfying constraints imposed by considerations of safety and passenger comfort. Several forms of control law are investigated, including single and multiple look-ahead strategies as well as bi-directional control. By considering simple models, typical conditions for achieving collision avoidance and jerk limitation, while maintaining stability, are derived
Keywords :
collision avoidance; safety; stability; vehicles; bidirectional control; collision avoidance; jerk limitation; look-ahead strategy; passenger comfort; safety; stability; vehicle convoy system; Bidirectional control; Collision avoidance; Control systems; Optimal control; Performance analysis; Sliding mode control; Stability; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle safety; Vehicles; Collision avoidance; convoy systems; jerk limitation; string stability;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.2007.892370
