Fundamental Studies in Automatic Vehicle Control

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• Creators:
  Fenton, R. E. ; Mayhan, R. J. ; Bishel, R. ; Kneifel, R. ; Magee, R. ; Murthy, S. ; Rakocy, L. ; Smith, R. ; Thayer, L.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Traffic Systems Division ; Ohio State University. Transportation Control Laboratory
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Automated Vehicle Control Automobiles Electronics In Transportation Transportation Vehicle To Vehicle Communications
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio State University
• Abstract:
  During the past year, which was the final one on a 3-year efforts were focused principally on the continuing develop facility which was employed to study control and communication. This was done in the context of high-speed (to 26.8 m/s) operations at time headways as small as 1 s. The principal accomplishments during this final year were: (1) The selection of a sector-level control concept, the design and implementation of hardware required for sector-level operations, and the choice of geometries over which online control would be realized; (2) The development and successful field evaluation of a sector computer-to-controlled vehicle communication link; (3) The design, development, and field evaluation (with very promising results) of a "radar" approach to lateral control; and (4) The design and field evaluation of a vehicle longitudinal controller which provided excellent performance —a small-position error, a comfortable ride, and a relative insensitivity to disturbance forces — on a consistent basis over a wide range of environmental conditions. The secondary accomplishments included the construction of a sidewall structure for radar steering, and the implementation (and successful field evaluation) of previously designed lateral and longitudinal controllers with microprocessor-based units.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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