Precursor Systems Analyses of Automated Highway Systems. Vehicle Operational Analysis

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• Corporate Creators:
  Calspan Corporation
• Contributors:
  Saxton, Lyle
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Vehicle Control Systems Automated Highway Systems Communication Devices Retrofitting Safety Software Technology Vehicle Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-95-122
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this activity was to identify issues/risks involved in vehicle operation during the development of the Automated Highway Systems (AHS). The study primarily was concerned with evolution and deployment of AHS; and reliability and safety issues associated with in-vehicle components. To identify existing and promising AHS related components, we conducted a comprehensive review of the projects related to the AHS and advanced vehicle control systems (AVCS). In this regard, the evolutionary path from today’s vehicle systems to a fully automated operation was analyzed in terms of several stages of deployment. At each stage, the AHS components to be developed and their operational, deployment, and reliability issues were discussed. In-vehicle communication system needs and issues were also studied. These include problems associated with existing in-vehicle networking, increasing demand for vehicle electronics and growing bus load in future cars, and application of the multiplexing communication systems in AHS vehicle interfacing. Some thoughts were also given to the retrofitting of the AHS components into the existing vehicles. Feasibility of retrofitting electronic sensors, problems involved in retrofitting of the mechanical actuators, and introduction of the electronic actuators in the future which may facilitate retrofitting process were some of the areas we considered.
• Content Notes:
  Task L
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration Autonomous Vehicles
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2806044910682cdc2855d9a488781492bcc8b7e083cffe7f1ac59358e3b63e346820973922b0f15aa023c0bad25cc04e47787697349f45425983c8651d86ea19
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75431/dot_75431_DS1.pdf
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