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An Improved Variable Time Headway Strategy For ACC

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ZhongShun Jiang,

HuanHuan Zhang, and

Bo YangAuthors Info & Claims

RICAI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Control and Artificial Intelligence

September 2019

Pages 293 - 299

https://doi.org/10.1145/3366194.3366246

Published: 20 September 2019 Publication History

Abstract

The spacing strategy is the basis of the adaptive cruise control strategy, it plays an important role in the design of the ACC system. It requires us to allocate the car spacing according to the environment in which the vehicle is traveling, and improve the utilization of the road under the premise of ensuring driving safety. The fixed-pitch spacing strategy is not suitable for complex driving environments, while the variable spacing strategy has certain disadvantages in terms of stability and security. This paper combines the advantages of nonlinear spacing strategy, improves the VTH strategy based on the previous studies, and verifies the convergence of the improved model through mathematical analysis. Finally, the simulation models were built in matlab environment, and the five classics folowing-control states of ACC were simulated. The simulated results have verified the effectiveness of the improved model.

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An Improved Variable Time Headway Strategy For ACC
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
      1. Model verification and validation
2. Theory of computation
  1. Logic
    1. Equational logic and rewriting
    2. Logic and verification

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DOI:10.1145/3366194

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https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartIndustryCon61328.2024.10516059
Zhuang XZhang JTian JCui FWang T(2024)Variable time headway spacing strategy for connected vehicles platoon based on sliding mode controlPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications10.1016/j.physa.2024.129588637(129588)Online publication date: Mar-2024
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Zhang YXu ZWang ZYao XXu Z(2023)Impacts of communication delay on vehicle platoon string stability and its compensation strategy: A reviewJournal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)10.1016/j.jtte.2023.04.004Online publication date: Jul-2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2023.04.004
Yang LMao JLiu KDu JLiu J(2020)An Adaptive Cruise Control Method Based on Improved Variable Time Headway Strategy and Particle Swarm Optimization AlgorithmIEEE Access10.1109/ACCESS.2020.30231798(168333-168343)Online publication date: 2020
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