EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF VEHICLE AUTOMATIC LONGITUDINAL CONTROL

IT APPEARS THAT BOTH SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-DENSITY TRAFFIC FLOW AND A DECREASE IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY HIGHWAY AUTOMATION. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY APPROACH TO SUCH AUTOMATION IS A METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC LONGITUDINAL CONTROL OF VEHICLES. THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF AN AUTOMATIC LONGITUDINAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN VARIOUS LEAD-CAR OVERTAKING, EMERGENCY BRAKING, AND CAR-FOLLOWING SITUATIONS ARE REPORTED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE DATA SHOWS THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND COMFORTABLY CONTROL A VEHICLE DURING SUCH MANEUVERS. THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS CORRESPONDED TO THOSE PREDICTED FROM PREVIOUS THEORETICAL AND SIMULATOR STUDIES. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol Vt-20, NO 4, PP 114-123
• Authors:
  • Bender, J G
  • Fenton, R E
  • Olson, K W
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Highways; Testing; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226132
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1972 12:00AM