PREDICTIVE ANALYSES OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEADWAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

This paper presents the results of analyses aimed at examining the performance of a vehicle system consisting of a heavy truck, range and range-rate sensors for measuring the relative motion of a leading vehicle, a cruise control modified to accept velocity commands, and a control unit for switching in and out of a headway-control mode. A control strategy, that approximately transforms the system into an equivalent first order system, is described. Physical interpretations of the meanings of the control system parameters are made using simulation results to illustrate the influences of design choices and measurement errors. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 864807.

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  Swets & Zeitlinger

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• Authors:
  • Fancher, P
  • Bareket, Z
  • Johnson, G
• Conference:
  • THE DYNAMICS OF VEHICLES ON ROADS AND ON TRACKS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH IAVSD SYMPOSIUM HELD AUGUST 23-27, 1993, CHENGDU, SICHUAN, PR CHINA. SUPPLEMENT TO VEHICLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 128-40
• Serial:
  • Volume: 23

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Conferences; Control; Detection and identification; Detectors; Headways; Mathematical models; Sensors; Simulation; Speed; Trucks; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 9115: Detection; 685: Headway; 1236: Lorry; 6473: Mathematical model; 6120: Sensor; 9103: Simulation; 5408: Speed; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00665234
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-265-1380-1
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM