INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR AIDING THE TRUCK DRIVER IN VEHICLE CONTROL

This paper describes two prototype systems designed to aid truck drivers in controlling an articulated heavy-duty vehicle. The systems involve a roll stability advisor (RSA) and a rearward amplification suppression system (RAMS). Both systems are described in terms of their concept, design, and application.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1999 Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale PA
• Corporate Authors:

  Robert Bosch GmbH

  ,    

  Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

  ,    

  Ruf Electronics GmbH

  ,    

  Bayerische Motoren Werke

  ,    

  Battelle Memorial Institute

  ,    

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Yazaki Sogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

  ,    

  Robert Bosch GmbH

  Abstatt,   Germany 

  A.L.I.R.T. Advanced Technology Products

  ,    

  Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

  Machtfinger Strasse 10, Postfach 100079
  8000 Munich,   Germany 

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150
• Authors:
  • Winkler, C
  • Fancher, P
  • Ervin, R
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 165-178
• Serial:
  • IV : vehicle navigation systems and advanced controls
  • Publisher: Robert Bosch GmbH

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver support systems; Trucking; Vehicle dynamics
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783249
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 2000 12:00AM