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A Lyapunov function approach to longitudinal control of vehicles in a platoon

  • Tae Soo No*
  • , Kil To Chong
  • , Do Hwan Roh
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

The Lyapunov second method is used to derive a control law that can be used to control the spacing between vehicles in a platoon. A third-order system is adopted to model the vehicle and powertrain dynamics. In addition, the concept of "expected spacing error" is introduced and used to form a Lyapunov function. Then a control law that always decreases the Lyapunov function is selected. A platoon of four vehicles and various scenarios are used to demonstrate the performance of the proposed control law.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-125
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001.01

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  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Keywords

  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Longitudinal control
  • Platoon
  • Vehicle dynamics and control

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Mechanical
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum

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