Communication Control and Driving Assistance to a Platoon of Vehicles in Heavy Traffic and Scarce Visibility

This article describes a decentralized approach for vehicle control and driving assistance coordinated in human-computer interaction (HCI). The model presented is for hybrid dynamic vehicle motion and can handle overtaking, sudden changes of regime, reentries, and various safety-preserving maneuvers. As the developed device is geared for implementation, researchers use low-cost equipment. Testing was conducted by installing the system on two vehicles with a number of field-tests. The on-board unit (OBU) for the prototypes is composed of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, and a WiFi compact flash card. The field tests were conducted with 15 drivers who were instructed to complete a number of tasks such as turning, stopping, and velocities in order to replicate different situations. Drivers found the alert system to be useful for enhancing safety.

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• Authors:
  • Caravani, Paolo
  • de Santis, Elena
  • Graziosi, Fabio
  • Panizzi, Emanuele
• Publication Date: 2006-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 448-460
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 1524-9050
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6979

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Driver support systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Mathematical models; Traffic platooning; Traveler information and communication systems; User interfaces (Computer science); Vehicle to vehicle communications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080309
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:38AM