LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL VEHICLE CONTROL SETUP IN THE FLEXIBLE LOW-COST AUTOMATED SCALED HIGHWAY (FLASH) LABORATORY

This paper describes the setup for longitudinal and lateral control experiments in the flexible low-cost automated scaled highway (FLASH) laboratory being developed at Virginia Tech. The laboratory is a proposed 1/15th scale hardware working model of Automated Highway Systems (AHS), and is being designed to conduct many experiments as part of a four block evaluation methodology for AHS. The vehicles are equipped with ultrasonic sensors for longitudinal guidance and infrared sensors for lateral guidance. They are controlled by HC11 microprocessor boards, and have wireless two way communication infrastructure for vehicle-highway communication.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Kachroo, P
  • Benham, B
  • Walimbe, A
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Benefits. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of ITS America.
  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Date: 1996-4-15 to 1996-4-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 692-699

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated highway systems; Automated vehicle control; Communications; Control systems; Evaluation and assessment; Experiments; Infrastructure; Intelligent transportation systems; Laboratories; Longitudinal control; Methodology; Microprocessors; Onboard navigational aids; Prototypes; Scale models; Structural models
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Low cost
• Old TRIS Terms: Computers (Microprocessor); On board
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724792
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1996 12:00AM