Autonomous vehicle following : a virtual trailer link approach

• Main Author: Ng, Teck Chew
• Other Authors: Martin David Adams
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/18901
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis addresses the automation of the vehicle following function in an urban city environment, i.e., travelling under heavy traffic conditions or in a ‘stop-and-go’ motion. A virtual trailer link model for vehicle following has been proposed. With this perspective, the leader is represented...