subject:(Adaptive Cruise Control)

Texas A&M University

1. Vedam, Narayani. Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach.

Degree: MS, Electrical Engineering, 2015, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156224

► With rapid advancements in the ﬁeld of autonomous vehicles, intelligent control systems and automated highway systems, the need for GPS based vehicle data has grown… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Terrain-Adaptive; Cruise Control; Model Predictive Control

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Vedam, N. (2015). Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156224

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Vedam, Narayani. “Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156224.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Vedam, Narayani. “Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Vedam N. Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156224.

Council of Science Editors:

Vedam N. Terrain-Adaptive Cruise Control: A Human-Like Approach. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156224

Texas A&M University

2. Bibeka, Apoorba. Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance.

Degree: MS, Civil Engineering, 2016, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157937

► Vehicle clustering strategy can harness the full potential of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC). Vehicle clustering involves finding nearby CACC equipped vehicles and forming a… (more)

▼ Vehicle clustering strategy can harness the full potential of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC). Vehicle clustering involves finding nearby CACC equipped vehicles and forming a close spaced platoon with them if certain criteria are met. The aim of this research is to come up with a vehicle clustering strategy and evaluate the impact of this strategy on freeway performance measures such as throughput and emissions. VISSIM is used to simulate CACC equipped vehicles. Only CACC equipped trucks were modelled as one of the main focus of this research was to evaluate emission benefits of CACC system and emission benefits of platooning are more for vehicles with large frontal area. VISSIM’s external driver model application programming interface (API) is used to code the driver model and vehicle clustering strategy for CACC equipped vehicles. The author developed lane change logics and platooning logics for CACC equipped vehicles. VISSIM external driver model API calculated and sent the values of control related parameters such as acceleration to VISSIM at each time step and for all the CACC equipped vehicles in the network. The author evaluated the impact of volume, market penetration rate of CACC, wireless communication, lane restriction policy and desired gap for vehicles in platoon on freeway performance. A regression model was fitted to predict the percent reduction in CO2 based on factors such percent of time spent as a follower in platoon, desired gap and lane restriction policy. The study showed that a dedicated lane for CACC equipped vehicles increases the throughput. In addition, there is a reduction in emissions as compared to the case when vehicles are free to choose a lane. Also, a higher market penetration rate improves emission benefits. It was also seen that good communication between CACC equipped vehicles increases average speed. Advisors/Committee Members: Zhang, Yunlong (advisor), Kianfar, Kiavash (committee member), Talebpour, Alireza (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control; Vehicle Clustering Strategy

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Bibeka, A. (2016). Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157937

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bibeka, Apoorba. “Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157937.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bibeka, Apoorba. “Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Bibeka A. Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157937.

Council of Science Editors:

Bibeka A. Evaluation of CACC Vehicles Clustering on Freeway Performance. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157937

Delft University of Technology

3. Abou Harfouch, Youssef (author). Adaptive strategies for platooning.

Degree: 2017, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:69cbd634-f2af-4856-9fca-8f92b56fab20

► Automated driving, one of the rapidly growing research topics in the field of smart traffic, has proved to be a recognized solution for potentially improving… (more)

▼ Automated driving, one of the rapidly growing research topics in the field of smart traffic, has proved to be a recognized solution for potentially improving road throughput and reducing vehicles' energy consumption by grouping individual vehicles into platoons controlled by one leading vehicle. The advances in distributed inter-vehicle communication networks have stimulated a fruitful line of research in Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC). In CACC, individual vehicles, grouped into platoons, must automatically adjust their own speed using on-board sensors and communication with the preceding vehicle so as to maintain a safe inter-vehicle distance. The importance of CACC lies in the fact that it enables small inter-vehicle time gaps, which leads to a major reduction of the aerodynamical drag force applied on vehicles in such a driving pattern. Consequently, vehicle emissions, which play a main role in trucks and heavy automobiles, are expected to be highly reduced. However, a crucial limitation of the state-of-the-art research in this control scheme is that the string stability of the platoon can be proven only when the vehicles in the platoon have identical driveline dynamics and perfect engine performance (homogeneous platoon), and possibly an ideal communication channel. Thus, the objective of this MSc thesis is to address the problem of CACC for heterogeneous platoons under realistic inter-vehicle network conditions. In the first part, we propose a novel CACC strategy that overcomes the homogeneity assumption and that is able to adapt its action and achieve string stability for uncertain heterogeneous platoons under ideal inter-vehicle network conditions. In the second part, in order to handle the inevitable communication losses, we formulate an extended average dwell-time framework and design an adaptive switched control strategy which activates an augmented CACC or an augmented Adaptive Cruise Control strategy depending on communication reliability. Stability of the proposed control strategies is proven analytically and simulations are conducted to validate the theoretical analysis. Advisors/Committee Members: Baldi, Simone (mentor), Yuan, Shuai (mentor), Verhaegen, Michel (graduation committee), Alonso Mora, Javier (graduation committee), Wang, Meng (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).

Subjects/Keywords: Heterogeneous platooning; Cooperative adaptive cruise control; Adaptive control; Switched control

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Abou Harfouch, Y. (. (2017). Adaptive strategies for platooning. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:69cbd634-f2af-4856-9fca-8f92b56fab20

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Abou Harfouch, Youssef (author). “Adaptive strategies for platooning.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:69cbd634-f2af-4856-9fca-8f92b56fab20.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Abou Harfouch, Youssef (author). “Adaptive strategies for platooning.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Abou Harfouch Y(. Adaptive strategies for platooning. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:69cbd634-f2af-4856-9fca-8f92b56fab20.

Council of Science Editors:

Abou Harfouch Y(. Adaptive strategies for platooning. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:69cbd634-f2af-4856-9fca-8f92b56fab20

University of California – Berkeley

4. Kim, Sanggyum. Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach.

Degree: Mechanical Engineering, 2012, University of California – Berkeley

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v5399z9

► Modern automobiles are equipped with various driver assistance functions which enhance safety and relieve driver fatigue. With the recent development of sensor technology, the Adaptive… (more)

▼ Modern automobiles are equipped with various driver assistance functions which enhance safety and relieve driver fatigue. With the recent development of sensor technology, the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system has been put into practice. This thesis investigates several aspects for the ACC system including (1) smooth reaction of the host vehicle to the cutting in and out of lead vehicles, (2) real-time optimal profile generation for stop-and-go motions, (3) optimal feedback controller design, and (4) extension to Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) systems.The ACC system should maintain an appropriate relative distance to the lead vehicle and should also maintain the desired speed set by the driver if there is no lead vehicle or if the speed of the lead vehicle is faster than the desired speed. Also, it should react smoothly when the lead vehicle cuts out or if a new lead vehicle cuts in from a side lane. This thesis introduces the virtual lead vehicle scheme to prevent the switching between the distance control and the speed control. By controlling the motion of the virtual lead vehicle to be smooth, the scheme could provide smooth reaction of the host vehicle to the cutting in and out of lead vehicles. Linear Quadratic (LQ) optimal control scheme is utilized to find the control gains for the virtual lead vehicle and the host vehicle. Variable weights are utilized in LQ for the virtual lead vehicle. With the variable weights, the motion of the virtual lead vehicle is controlled to be smooth when there is no safety threat while ensuring that the virtual lead vehicel is still responsive and fast when a dangerous situation occurs. ACC with Stop-and-Go and the Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) system are extensions of the conventional ACC system. Stop-and-Go system is targeted to be used in urban driving situation where the lead vehicle can stop completely. In that case, the Stop-and-Go system should have a capability to stop the host vehicle completely. The constant time-headway policy used to find the appropriate relative distance causes undesirable motion for a complete stop. In this thesis a sliding controller is utilized to control the complete stopping motion. To find the optimal stopping trajectory, a constrained Quadratic Programming (QP) problem is solved. A constrained QP is also used to find the optimal velocity profile when the stopped vehicle is to resume motion. Multi-resolution formulations and the Lemke algorithm are utilized to find the optimal trajectories in real time. The CACC system utilizes wireless communication so that the vehicles in the network can share information with other vehicles. In this thesis, a centralized controller is designed by LQ optimal control scheme and potential benefits and problems are addressed. A Kalman filter with variable measurement noise covariance is introduced to compensate the lost data through the wireless network associated with the CACC system. The proposed control schemes have been verified through simulations.

Subjects/Keywords: Mechanical engineering; Adaptive Cruise Control System; Optimal Control; Stop-and-Go

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APA (6^th Edition):

Kim, S. (2012). Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach. (Thesis). University of California – Berkeley. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v5399z9

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kim, Sanggyum. “Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach.” 2012. Thesis, University of California – Berkeley. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v5399z9.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kim, Sanggyum. “Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach.” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kim S. Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v5399z9.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kim S. Design of the Adaptive Cruise Control Systems: An Optimal Control Approach. [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2012. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0v5399z9

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Maryland

5. Vander Laan, Zachary Bennett. Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach.

Degree: Civil Engineering, 2017, University of Maryland

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19358

► This thesis proposes a modeling framework to characterize equilibrium traffic flow relations for heterogeneous traffic composed of both standard and Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC)… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Transportation; adaptive cruise control; cell transmission model; cooperative adaptive cruise control; fundamental diagram; traffic modeling; V2V communication

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Vander Laan, Z. B. (2017). Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach. (Thesis). University of Maryland. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19358

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Vander Laan, Zachary Bennett. “Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach.” 2017. Thesis, University of Maryland. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19358.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Vander Laan, Zachary Bennett. “Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Vander Laan ZB. Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Maryland; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19358.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Vander Laan ZB. Modeling Heterogeneous Traffic with Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Macroscopic Equilibrium Approach. [Thesis]. University of Maryland; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19358

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Delft University of Technology

6. Idriz, A.F. (author). Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles.

Degree: 2015, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:adaa5dd4-10ca-42b3-b352-00bdc184657d

► According to the statistics, driver error is the main reason for the road accidents: this has motivated an intensive research on intelligent vehicles equipped with… (more)

▼ According to the statistics, driver error is the main reason for the road accidents: this has motivated an intensive research on intelligent vehicles equipped with automated driving technology, active safety and driver-assistance systems so as to enhance the safety of drivers, facilitate vehicle controllability and stability, and improve driving comfort. One of the driver assistant systems currently under development by most automotive manufacturers is the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system. The ACC system, which is an extension of the classic Cruise Control (CC) system, controls both speed and distance to preceding vehicles: the aim of ACC is not only provide the drivers with comfort and safety during driving, but also increase the capacity of roads and reduce fuel consumption. One of the major drawbacks of ACC system solutions commercially available in the automotive industry is the limited performance in cornering situations, where the road presents current/future curvatures. In particular, the interaction between longitudinal and lateral controller systems has not been deeply studied. Moreover, in order to obtain both lateral stability and safe clearance to avoid rear end collisions in critical driving situations, coordinated control of the actuators is necessary without avoiding conflicts caused by the coupling of vehicle dynamics. Summarizing, an implementation of an integrated vehicle dynamics control is far from definiteness. A part of this thesis concerns the parametric vehicle model which is based on a set of vehicle parameters (mass, maximum torque etc.) with realistic nonlinearities in longitudinal and lateral dynamics of vehicle. The longitudinal and lateral control systems are designed to fulfill the objectives and requirements. Since driver acceptance of the proposed control systems is crucial, practical constraints are determined via experimental studies on human driving. Furthermore, in order to allow the driver to personalize the control system in a desired manner, parameterization of control system is provided. An appropriate control structure is adopted to create synergies and safe interaction between longitudinal and lateral controllers, taking into account the previous mentioned aspects, compromising between comfort and safety for various driving situations, in order to obtain both lateral stability and safe clearance of advanced autonomous driving vehicle. This MSc thesis mainly focuses on the design of an Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVDC) strategy for Adaptive Cruise Control with auto steering application intended to decrease driver’s workload. In severe driving situations, the proposed control strategy is designed based on indexes for driving situations to optimally coordinate the brake and steering actuators to avoid rear-end collision danger and unstable lateral motion of the vehicle. Afterwards, the implementation of the designed controllers has been carried out. Simulations are conducted in Matlab/Simulink by using a set of traffic scenarios which are likely to occur in… Advisors/Committee Members: Baldi, S. (mentor).

Subjects/Keywords: adaptive cruise control; integrated vehicle dynamics control; vehicle dynamics; longitudinal control; lateral control

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Idriz, A. F. (. (2015). Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:adaa5dd4-10ca-42b3-b352-00bdc184657d

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Idriz, A F (author). “Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:adaa5dd4-10ca-42b3-b352-00bdc184657d.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Idriz, A F (author). “Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Idriz AF(. Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:adaa5dd4-10ca-42b3-b352-00bdc184657d.

Council of Science Editors:

Idriz AF(. Safe Interaction Between Lateral and Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Control in Autonomous Vehicles. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:adaa5dd4-10ca-42b3-b352-00bdc184657d

Clemson University

7. Malinauskas, Rachel. The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control.

Degree: MS, Mathematics, 2014, Clemson University

URL: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1934

► There are a large number of models that can be used to describe traffic flow. Although some were initially theoretically derived, there are many… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Adaptive Cruise Control; Microscopic; Modelling; Traffic; Applied Mathematics

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Malinauskas, R. (2014). The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control. (Masters Thesis). Clemson University. Retrieved from https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1934

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Malinauskas, Rachel. “The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Clemson University. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1934.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Malinauskas, Rachel. “The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control.” 2014. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Malinauskas R. The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Clemson University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1934.

Council of Science Editors:

Malinauskas R. The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control. [Masters Thesis]. Clemson University; 2014. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1934

Clemson University

8. Shen, Sijun. Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems.

Degree: PhD, Industrial Engineering, 2016, Clemson University

URL: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1664

► The number of vehicles on the road with advanced and automated driving support systems (DSSs) is increasing. However, there may be some issues related to… (more)

▼ The number of vehicles on the road with advanced and automated driving support systems (DSSs) is increasing. However, there may be some issues related to the implementation of DSSs in vehicles. One of those issues caused by the automated DSSs relates to the drivers' being out-of-the-loop. As drivers' roles are transitioned from system operators to systems supervisors (as in autonomous vehicles), drivers' situation awareness of the driving surroundings may decrease which could negatively affect their responses when they need to take control of the vehicle from the malfunctioned (or failed) DSSs. Additionally, with both the adaptive cruise control (ACC) and lane keeping (LK) systems engaged, the longitudinal and lateral positions of the vehicle are under the control of automation and the vehicle becomes a semi-autonomous vehicle (i.e., the vehicles are now at level 2 automation based on the definitions of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration taxonomy for automation). In semi-autonomous vehicles, drivers are more likely to interact with non-driving tasks and engage in risky behaviors (e.g., long glances away from the forward road way), as the demand of the driving tasks is much lower than manually driving and driving with only ACC engaged. This may worsen drivers' responses to the failures of semi-autonomous vehicle components, when drivers are engaged in non-driving tasks. The objectives of this dissertation were to assess how drivers respond to the failures of the LK system with different levels of vehicle automation and to assess the effects of drivers' engagements in non-driving tasks on their behaviors associated with a failure of the LK system. This dissertation also investigates if a lane departure warning would mitigate the negative effects of out-of-the-loop problem brought on by automation and improve drivers' responses to the LK system fails especially when drivers are engaging both the ACC and LK systems. Additionally, the relationships between drivers' personalities and attitudes toward automation and their responses during the failure of the LK system were evaluated. Three experiments were used to address the dissertation research objectives. The results demonstrate that drivers in semi-autonomous vehicles (level 2 automation vehicles) have less safe behaviors (e.g., more engagement in non-driving tasks and longer glances away from the roadway) than their peers who were manually driving the vehicles. During the failures of the LK systems, drivers in semi-autonomous vehicles have worse driving behaviors compared to their counterparts driving manually or driving with the LK system engaged. Non-driving tasks also increase drivers' reaction time to safety critical events in semi-autonomous vehicles. However, the effects of audible lane departure warnings on drivers' responses to potential lane departure events were not consistent between the level 0 automation condition (i.e., the manual driving condition) and level 2 automation condition (i.e., the automated driving condition).… Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. David M. Neyens, Committee Chair, Dr. B. Rae Cho, Dr. William G. Ferrell, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Kurz-Edsall, Dr. Sara Lu Riggs.

Subjects/Keywords: adaptive cruise control; lane keeping system; vehicle automation

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Shen, S. (2016). Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Clemson University. Retrieved from https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1664

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Shen, Sijun. “Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Clemson University. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1664.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Shen, Sijun. “Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Shen S. Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Clemson University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1664.

Council of Science Editors:

Shen S. Quantifying Drivers' Responses to Failures of Semi-autonomous Vehicle Systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Clemson University; 2016. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1664

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

9. Albeaik, Mohammad M. Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems.

Degree: Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division, 2020, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662579

► Safety concerns have been keeping autonomous vehicles off the roads for decades, although the main drivers for introducing some autonomy are to increase safety, reduce… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: invariant system; vehicle platoons; cooperative adaptive cruise control

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Albeaik, M. M. (2020). Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems. (Thesis). King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662579

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Albeaik, Mohammad M. “Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems.” 2020. Thesis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662579.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Albeaik, Mohammad M. “Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems.” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Albeaik MM. Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems. [Internet] [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662579.

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Council of Science Editors:

Albeaik MM. Assume-Guarantee Approach to Distributed Control of Interconnected Systems. [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662579

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University of Waterloo

10. Tajeddin, Sadegh. Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers.

Degree: 2016, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10740

► Control systems have always been a vital part of the novel technological advancements of human being in any industry, especially transportation. With the introduction of… (more)

▼ Control systems have always been a vital part of the novel technological advancements of human being in any industry, especially transportation. With the introduction of the idea of autonomous driving, classical control systems are not effective anymore and the need for intelligent control systems is inevitable. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADASs), which are systems proposed to help drivers improve the process of driving, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), which are proposed to provide information that promotes more coordinated and more ecological driving, require novel intelligent controllers that are adaptive to driving conditions. Therefore, the development of different strategic vehicle control systems by employing state-of-the-art intelligent control methods has been an active field of research in recent years. The highly variant nature of transportation implies that an effective intelligent control technique must be able to handle a large multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system with nonlinear complex dynamics. It must also store and analyse a large amount of data and information about the vehicle, its environment and traffic conditions in the process of decision-making. Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), as a unique optimal model-based approach to intelligent control systems design, is a promising candidate that comprises all of these characteristics. The ability to solve constrained multi-objective optimization problems with a predictive approach has made this technique powerful. However, NMPC controller developers face real-time implementation challenges as this method suffers from huge computational loads. Hence, fast Real-Time Optimization (RTO) methods are proposed to overcome this drawback. Optimization methods based on Generalized Minimum Residual (GMRES) method are examples of these RTO algorithms that have shown great potential for real-time applications such as vehicle control. This thesis investigates the potential of employing GMRES-based RTO algorithms to design intelligent vehicle control systems, in particular intelligent cruise controllers. Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEVs) are introducing themselves as the future solutions for green and ecological transportation, the thesis also introduces an intelligent cruise controller for the Toyota Prius 2013 PHEV. To this end, an automatic multi-solver NMPC code generator based on GMRES-based RTO algorithms is developed in MATLAB. The user-friendly environment of this code generation tool allows the user to easily generate NMPC controller codes for further model-in-the-loop (MIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations. Simulations are performed for two different driving scenarios: driving on hilly roads and a car-following scenario. In the case of driving on hilly roads, a comparative study is conducted between different real-time optimizers and it is concluded that the Newton/GMRES algorithm is faster than the Continuation/GMRES algorithm. A novel adaptive prediction horizon length approach is also developed to…

Subjects/Keywords: Automatic Code Generation; Nonlinear Model Predictive Control; Adaptive Cruise Control; C/GMRES; Newton/GMRES

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Tajeddin, S. (2016). Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10740

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tajeddin, Sadegh. “Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers.” 2016. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10740.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tajeddin, Sadegh. “Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Tajeddin S. Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10740.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Tajeddin S. Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10740

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11. Kanjee, Ritesh. Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera.

Degree: 2015, University of Johannesburg

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13800

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M.Ing. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is proposed to assist drivers tedious manual acceleration or braking of the vehicle, as well as… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Vehicle spacing; Automobile driving - Braking; Driver assistance systems; Adaptive control systems; Automobiles - Speed - Automatic control; Adaptive cruise control

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Kanjee, R. (2015). Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13800

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kanjee, Ritesh. “Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera.” 2015. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13800.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kanjee, Ritesh. “Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kanjee R. Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13800.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kanjee R. Vision-based adaptive cruise control using a single camera. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13800

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Delft University of Technology

12. Huisman, M. (author). Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway.

Degree: 2016, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:908d6e72-6e74-4845-b5c1-320f05941260

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This thesis is assessing the effects of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control using microscopic and mesoscopic simulations in Aimsun. The Gipps car-following model is manipulated in… (more)

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This thesis is assessing the effects of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control using microscopic and mesoscopic simulations in Aimsun. The Gipps car-following model is manipulated in such a way that it represents (C)ACC driving behavior to a satisfactory extent. A simulation network of a part of the A15 highway containing the junctions Ridderkerk, Vaanplein and Benelux is used to assess network-wide and bottleneck specific traffic flow effects of increasing market penetration rates of (C)ACC. Microscopic simulations showed that the results of increasing market penetration rates of ACC range from negative to positive effects, while increasing market penetration rates of CACC generally provide positive effects. Additionally, traffic flow effects of increasing penetration rates of (C)ACC at on-ramps, weaving sections, lane drops and bottlenecks where extreme braking is applied, have been assessed. At on-ramps, ACC systems generally have a negative to no effect, while CACC systems show positive effects. At weaving sections, increasing penetration rates of (C)ACC could either have a positive or negative effect, depending on the lay-out and characteristics of the weaving section. At lane drops, (C)ACC systems generally have a negative to no effect. At bottlenecks where extreme braking is applied, (C)ACC systems have a very positive effect, since these systems have a homogenizing effect on traffic flow. Additionally, at road sections at or near capacity, (C)ACC systems were found to have a homogenizing effect on traffic flow. Although the microscopic simulation showed reasonable and credible results, some improvements to model (C)ACC more effectively could still be made. For example, by including the possibility to activate and deactivate (C)ACC systems at certain times or locations in the network. Furthermore, mesoscopic simulations in Aimsun were performed in order to find out whether it is possible to obtain similar results as found in microscopic simulations. The relation between mesoscopic and microscopic simulations in Aimsun is still unclear when fixed time headway settings are applied, which indicates that further research on this topic is necessary. In general, mesoscopic simulations could be used as an indication on the traffic flow effects of (C)ACC systems, but it is very important to be aware of the differences in simulation results that can be found as a result of the simplifications to allow mesoscopic modelling.

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

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Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics

Advisors/Committee Members: van Arem, B. (mentor), Happee, R. (mentor), Wang, M. (mentor), Verkaik-Poelman, M.C. (mentor), Klem, E. (mentor).

Subjects/Keywords: Traffic simulation; Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control; Adaptive Cruise Control; Traffic flow; Advanced Driver Assistance Systems; Intelligent vehicles; Microscopic traffic simulation; Mesoscopic traffic simulation; Aimsun

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Huisman, M. (. (2016). Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:908d6e72-6e74-4845-b5c1-320f05941260

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Huisman, M (author). “Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:908d6e72-6e74-4845-b5c1-320f05941260.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Huisman, M (author). “Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Huisman M(. Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:908d6e72-6e74-4845-b5c1-320f05941260.

Council of Science Editors:

Huisman M(. Impacts of (Cooperative) Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Traffic Flow: A simulation case study on the effects of (cooperative) adaptive cruise control on the A15 highway. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2016. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:908d6e72-6e74-4845-b5c1-320f05941260

Linköping University

13. Emanuelsson, Kajsa. Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems.

Degree: Computer and Information Science, 2020, Linköping University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166400

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Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) has the potential to decrease the number of fatal accidents in traffic. However, in some cases, drivers with the… (more)

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Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) has the potential to decrease the number of fatal accidents in traffic. However, in some cases, drivers with the systems in their car are resistant against using them. Exploring the underlying reasons and factors of the low-usage of ADAS was the purpose of this thesis. The thesis consists of Study I, an exploratory interview study with ten drivers who had cars with ADAS. The goal of Study I was to highlight the possible reasons behind the low usage of ADAS. The results of Study I were used to design Study II, which consisted of a survey targeted to drivers who had access to the ADAS adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist (N = 49). The results indicate that the factors or circumstances that affect usage depend on the ADAS and the user groups. Some identified underlying factors for low usage behavior of ADAS are the need to monitor the vehicle more when ADAS is activated and lack of trust in own ability when using ADAS compared to the high usage group.

Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) har potential att förhindra antalet dödsfall i trafiken. Det förekommer att förare som har systemen i sin bil, väljer bort att använda dem. Syftet med den här uppsatsen var att undersöka underliggande orsaker och faktorer till låg användningsgrad av ADAS. Uppsatsen består av två studier. Studie I är en explorativ intervjustudie med tio förare som hade bilar med ADAS. Målet med Studie I var att ringa in de möjliga bakomliggande faktorerna för låg användningsgrad av ADAS. Resultaten från Studie I användes för att utforma en enkätstudie till Studie II som var riktad till förare som hade bilar med förarstödsystemen adaptiv farthållare och körfältsassistans (N = 49). Resultaten pekar på att de underliggande orsakerna och faktorerna beror på vilken ADAS som avses samt vilket användargrupp föraren tillhör. Några underliggande faktorer för låg användingsgruppen tycks vara känsla av att behöva övervaka fordonet samt lägre grad av tilltro till den egna förmågan än vad höganvändingsgrupper rapporterade.

Subjects/Keywords: ADAS; Adaptive Cruise Control; Lane Keep Assist; low usage; Applied Psychology; Tillämpad psykologi

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Emanuelsson, K. (2020). Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems. (Thesis). Linköping University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166400

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Emanuelsson, Kajsa. “Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems.” 2020. Thesis, Linköping University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166400.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Emanuelsson, Kajsa. “Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems.” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Emanuelsson K. Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems. [Internet] [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166400.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Emanuelsson K. Examining factors for low use behavior of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems. [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2020. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166400

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University of Illinois – Chicago

14. Bertoni, Lorenzo. Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles.

Degree: 2017, University of Illinois – Chicago

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/21897

► This thesis develops an ecological cooperative adaptive cruise control, which exploits look ahead information coming from a preceding vehicle in order to minimize energy consumption.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Autonomous Self Driving Car Vehicle Eco Energy Platoon Adaptive Cruise Control ACC

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Bertoni, L. (2017). Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles. (Thesis). University of Illinois – Chicago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10027/21897

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bertoni, Lorenzo. “Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles.” 2017. Thesis, University of Illinois – Chicago. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10027/21897.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bertoni, Lorenzo. “Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Bertoni L. Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/21897.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Bertoni L. Ecological Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles. [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/21897

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University of Iowa

15. Valentine, Ethan Philip. Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs.

Degree: PhD, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, 2018, University of Iowa

URL: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6658

► In recent decades, open, online learning environments have become progressively more popular and well-funded. An integral aspect of this open learning movement is the… (more)

▼ In recent decades, open, online learning environments have become progressively more popular and well-funded. An integral aspect of this open learning movement is the transition of a substantial amount of control of the learning process from designers and instructors to the users engaging with the environment. With heavy investments coming from both the public and private sectors, and an ever-growing market of online learners, it is crucial that we better understand how the provision of user control over the learning process affects the quality of that learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of one aspect of open learning environments that has yet to be fully understood: user choice of learning sequence, or non-sequential user choice. Building on previous research with open educational resources (OERs) designed to help drivers learn about adaptive cruise control (ACC), an advanced car safety system, this research compared the learning process of subjects with (N = 42) and without (N = 42) control of the learning sequence. Specifically, this study sought to investigate two core issues: 1) the effect(s), positive or negative, that non-sequential user choice has on the development of mental models of ACC, as measured by a post-test assessment; and 2) the relationship among post-test performance, chosen order of resources, and time spent engaging with individual learning resources. To examine these issues, two primary analyses were completed. To address the effect of non-sequential user choice, subjects’ performance on scenario problems and a declarative knowledge post-test was compared using independent sample t-tests (α = .05). A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship among post-test performance, chosen order of resources, and time spent on each of three learning resources (α = .05). Subjects in the experimental (choice) condition scored significantly worse on the post-test assessment than subjects in the control (non-choice) condition (t[82] = -2.116, p < .05, d = -0.462). The regression analysis found a significant regression equation (F(4,37) = 3.930, p < .05) with an R2 of 0.298 (Adjusted R2 = 0.222). Surprisingly, however, only one of the resource time predictor variables was an individually significant predictor of post-test performance. Possible explanations for these findings are explored based on the available research literature. These explanations include the possibility of choice overload, poor decision-making by subjects, confusion due to a lack of instructional guidance, and the development of choice apathy. However, further research is necessary to determine why non-sequential user choice had a negative effect, as well as to expand research on non-sequential user choice to other contexts and content areas. Advisors/Committee Members: DeVane, Benjamin (supervisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Adaptive cruise control; Mental models; Open educational resources; User choice; Educational Psychology

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Valentine, E. P. (2018). Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Iowa. Retrieved from https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6658

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Valentine, Ethan Philip. “Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Iowa. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6658.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Valentine, Ethan Philip. “Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs.” 2018. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Valentine EP. Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Iowa; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6658.

Council of Science Editors:

Valentine EP. Learning on the open road: examining the effect of non-sequential user choice on learning from OERs. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Iowa; 2018. Available from: https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6658

Delft University of Technology

16. Gorter, C.M. (author). Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety.

Degree: 2015, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:727070c8-c3c4-469f-a51a-a772ce683fa4

► Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is a system present which enables the car to autonomously maintain a certain speed, and based on the location and the… (more)

▼ Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is a system present which enables the car to autonomously maintain a certain speed, and based on the location and the speed of the predecessor, change the speed of the vehicle. This research is meant to determine the influence of ACC on the behavior of the driver, and on flows and safety on the road. Three databases are used: a literature review, a questionnaire, and a Field Operation Test. The questionnaire, containing 56 questions, was distributed among as many ACC users as possible. This was done mainly with help of the Dutch Motorists’ Organization ANWB. In total 200 valid responses were collected from users with Adaptive Cruise Control experience, and 25 responses from a reference group without ACC experience. The field test consisted of eight participants. Their driving behaviour was analysed during normal use of their leased ACC-equipped car on the highway. In total these eight drivers provided 48 hours of driving data. The recording was done by two cameras: one facing the road in front of the vehicle, and one facing the dashboard to record the ACC settings. Also a data logger was installed in the OBD-II port of the cars, recording speeds. The results of these three databases provided an overall analysis of the influence of ACC on the driver, on traffic flows and on safety. ACC leads to larger headways, but also to more constant speeds and headways, less lane changes and more car-following driving behaviour. This results in more homogeneous traffic. These characteristics enable ACC to prevent shockwaves and head-tail collisions. ACC leads to more relaxed driving and a relief of the driving task. Two third of the drivers indicates that this does not lead to a decrease of attention level, but another third does indicate they loose attention when driving with ACC. Half of this group uses this opportunity to perform more secondary activities. Preparation before using ACC is very important, since prepared users do encounter unexpected situations when using ACC less often. Also they use ACC more prudent: they do perform less secondary activities and stay alert. 22% of the respondents of the questionnaire did not receive any instructions at all. They learn to operate ACC by using it in practice. They show less insight in the risks of using ACC. This means this group might use ACC in an unsafe way. ACC systems which are active at all speeds are rated more positive compared to systems with a lower limit. Despite that, all systems, regardless of their range, are barely used on rural and urban roads. ACC is a system most fitted to be used on highways. Users tend to get used to ACC quite quickly and are willing to accept the working of ACC, despite it not always performing well. They seem to easily adapt to using ACC. This is hopeful for the further development of improved ACC systems and other ADAS-systems. ACC is less intelligent: it only looks to one predecessor. Therefore its driving style is sometimes too defensive (it brakes much too early) and sometimes too offensive (it breaks too… Advisors/Committee Members: Van Arem, B. (mentor), Prins, P.G. (mentor), Schakel, W.J. (mentor), De Winter, J.C.F. (mentor), Wiggenraad, P.B.L. (mentor).

Subjects/Keywords: Adaptive Cruise Control; Human Behavior; Advanced Driver Assistance Systems; Field Operational Test; Questionnaire

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Gorter, C. M. (. (2015). Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:727070c8-c3c4-469f-a51a-a772ce683fa4

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gorter, C M (author). “Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:727070c8-c3c4-469f-a51a-a772ce683fa4.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gorter, C M (author). “Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Gorter CM(. Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:727070c8-c3c4-469f-a51a-a772ce683fa4.

Council of Science Editors:

Gorter CM(. Adaptive Cruise Control in Practice: A Field Study and Questionnaire into its influence on Driver, Traffic Flows and Safety. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:727070c8-c3c4-469f-a51a-a772ce683fa4

Delft University of Technology

17. Tsapi, A. (author). Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective.

Degree: 2015, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c8f1bb7-c68e-4596-b341-a4f3bb70cdd9

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Novice drivers attract a lot of the attention in terms of their involvement in traffic accidents, especially during the first period of driving. In the… (more)

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Novice drivers attract a lot of the attention in terms of their involvement in traffic accidents, especially during the first period of driving. In the Netherlands, rash rates have been increasing for the inexperienced drivers during the last years, resulting in crash rates that are five times higher than the rates of experienced drivers. Following the traffic safety facts, safety has become a vital asset for the automotive industry over the past decades. The radical development of Advanced Driver Assistance systems (ADAS) has shown potential to compensate for the inabilities of drivers to properly react to risky situations. Thus, they could especially contribute in mitigating novice drivers’ crash involvement by assisting them in performing difficult driving tasks, like hazard detection and speed adaptation. On the other hand, such automation may negatively affect driving behaviour and driving performance in terms of reaction time, situation awareness and increased workload stemming from additional tasks depending on the specific type of ADAS. The main objective of this study is to examine the perception of learner drivers towards in-car driving assistance systems and the possibility of introducing them into drivers’ training and testing. The impact of two specific ADAS is examined, which are the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Blind Spot Detection (BSD) system. The research methodology included literature review, questionnaire development and in-depth personal interviews. Aspects like the perceived usefulness of the systems and the willingness to use were investigated. The results of the study showed that both systems are considered important for different reasons, based on learner drivers’ perceptions. Relieving the young driver from the stress caused by multitasking, as well as, increasing traffic safety levels lead to ranking the BSD system first in their preferences for driving assistance. The BSD system is considered as an ADAS increasing traffic safety, whereas the ACC system is believed to be luxurious system assisting in harmonising the traffic flow. For these reasons, learner drivers ranked the BSD system at a higher priority over ACC when they were asked about sequence of the systems’ introduction in the drivers’ education. Concerning the systems’ integration in training and testing procedures, their integration should ensure that drivers learn to react safely to all input interfaces and properly perceive all the systems’ indications. The training should also teach drivers about handling systems’ possible failures. Thus, after determining the sequence of the systems’ introduction, theoretical behavioural tests should be made to the trainers before the practical lessons and specific elements need to be included in both training and testing, depending on each system’s specifications and demands. In this way, elements for all levels of drivers’ training, from tactical to strategic, are incorporated.

Transport & Planning

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Advisors/Committee Members: Hagenzieker, M. (mentor), Farah, H. (mentor).

Subjects/Keywords: learner drivers; Blind Spot Detection system; Adaptive Cruise Control system; drivers testing

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Tsapi, A. (. (2015). Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c8f1bb7-c68e-4596-b341-a4f3bb70cdd9

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tsapi, A (author). “Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c8f1bb7-c68e-4596-b341-a4f3bb70cdd9.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tsapi, A (author). “Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Tsapi A(. Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c8f1bb7-c68e-4596-b341-a4f3bb70cdd9.

Council of Science Editors:

Tsapi A(. Introducing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) into drivers’ training and testing: The young learner drivers’ perspective. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2015. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c8f1bb7-c68e-4596-b341-a4f3bb70cdd9

Virginia Tech

18. Ala, Mani Venkat Sai Kumar. Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues.

Degree: MS, Civil Engineering, 2016, Virginia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78884

► Traffic signals typically produce vehicle stops and thus increase vehicle fuel consumption levels. Vehicle stops produced by traffic signals, decrease vehicle fuel economy on arterial… (more)

▼ Traffic signals typically produce vehicle stops and thus increase vehicle fuel consumption levels. Vehicle stops produced by traffic signals, decrease vehicle fuel economy on arterial roads making it significantly lower than that on freeways. Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (Eco-CACC) systems can improve vehicle fuel efficiency by receiving Signal Phasing and Timing (SPaT) data form downstream signalized intersections via vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The algorithm that was developed in an earlier study provides advisory speed recommendations to drivers to reduce vehicle fuel consumption levels in the vicinity of traffic signalized intersections. The research presented in this thesis enhances the algorithm by adding a queue length estimation component and incorporates the algorithm in the INTEGRATION microscopic traffic simulation software to test the system under varying conditions. The enhanced Eco-CACC algorithm is then tested in a simulation environment considering different levels of connected vehicle (CV) market penetration levels. The simulation analysis demonstrates that the algorithm is able to reduce the vehicle fuel consumption level by as high as 40%. Moreover, the overall benefits of the proposed algorithm is evaluated for different intersection configurations and CV market penetration rates (MPRs). The results demonstrate that for single lane approaches, the algorithm can reduce the overall fuel consumption levels and that higher MPRs result in larger savings. While for multilane approaches, lower MPRs produce negative impacts on fuel efficiency; only when MPRs are greater than 30%, can the algorithm work effectively in reducing fuel consumption levels. Subsequently a sensitivity analysis is conducted. The sensitivity analysis demonstrates that higher market penetration rates of Eco-CACC enabled vehicles can improve the environmental benefits of the algorithm, and the overall savings in fuel consumption are as high as 19% when all vehicles are equipped with the system. While, on multi-lane approaches, the algorithm has negative impacts on fuel consumption levels when the market penetration rate is lower than 30 percent. The analysis also indicates that the length of control segments, the SPaT plan, and the traffic demand levels affect the algorithm performance significantly. The study further demonstrates that the algorithm has negative impacts on fuel consumption levels when the network is over-saturated. Advisors/Committee Members: Rakha, Hesham A. (committeechair), Yang, Hao (committee member), Hancock, Kathleen L. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Eco-Cooperative driving; Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control; Connected Vehicles; Traffic Signals; Eco-transportation systems

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APA (6^th Edition):

Ala, M. V. S. K. (2016). Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78884

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ala, Mani Venkat Sai Kumar. “Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78884.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ala, Mani Venkat Sai Kumar. “Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Ala MVSK. Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78884.

Council of Science Editors:

Ala MVSK. Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control at Signalized Intersections Considering Vehicle Queues. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78884

19. Bayezit, Ismail. Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation.

Degree: 2014, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8443

► This thesis considers the cooperation and coordination of multi vehicle systems cohesively in order to keep the formation geometry and provide the string stability. We… (more)

▼ This thesis considers the cooperation and coordination of multi vehicle systems cohesively in order to keep the formation geometry and provide the string stability. We first present the modeling of aerial and road vehicles representing different motion characteristics suitable for cooperative operations. Then, a set of three dimensional cohesive motion coordination and formation control schemes for teams of autonomous vehicles is proposed. The two main components of these schemes are i) platform free high level online trajectory generation algorithms and ii) individual trajectory tracking controllers. High level algorithms generate the desired trajectories for three dimensional leader-follower structured tight formations, and then distributed controllers provide the individual control of each agent for tracking the desired trajectories. The generic goal of the control scheme is to move the agents while maintaining the formation geometry. We propose a distributed control scheme to solve this problem utilizing the notions of graph rigidity and persistence as well as techniques of virtual target tracking and smooth switching. The distributed control scheme is developed by modeling the agent kinematics as a single-velocity integrator; nevertheless, extension to the cases with simplified kinematic and dynamic models of fixed-wing autonomous aerial vehicles and quadrotors is discussed. The cohesive cooperation in three dimensions is so beneficial for surveillance and reconnaissance activities with optimal geometries, operation security in military activities, more viable with autonomous flying, and future aeronautics aspects, such as fractionated spacecraft and tethered formation flying. We then focus on motion control task modeling for three dimensional agent kinematics and considering parametric uncertainties originated from inertial measurement noise. We design an adaptive controller to perform the three dimensional motion control task, paying attention to the parametric uncertainties, and employing a recently developed immersion and invariance based scheme. Next, the cooperative driving of road vehicles in a platoon and string stability concepts in one-dimensional traffic are discussed. Collaborative driving of commercial vehicles has significant advantages while platooning on highways, including increased road-capacity and reduced traffic congestion in daily traffic. Several companies in the automotive sector have started implementing driver assistance systems and adaptive cruise control (ACC) support, which enables implementation of high level cooperative algorithms with additional softwares and simple electronic modifications. In this context, the cooperative adaptive cruise control approach are discussed for specific urban and highway platooning missions. In addition, we provide details of vehicle parameters, mathematical models of control structures, and experimental tests for the validation of our models. Moreover, the impact of vehicle to vehicle communication in the existence of static road-side units are…

Subjects/Keywords: autonomous systems; adaptive control; cooperative control; collaborative driving; cruise control; formation control; cohesive coordination; vehicle modeling

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Bayezit, I. (2014). Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8443

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bayezit, Ismail. “Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation.” 2014. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8443.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bayezit, Ismail. “Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation.” 2014. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Bayezit I. Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8443.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Bayezit I. Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8443

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Delft University of Technology

20. Hashish, Ahmed (author). Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons.

Degree: 2018, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38048d15-c785-4855-8f2f-93ef012ad455

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This thesis covers the implementation of Event-Triggering Control (ETC) on Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC). CACC has the potential to increase road capacity, by having… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC); event-triggered control; L2-gain performance; String stability; Vehicle control; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle Platoon

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Hashish, A. (. (2018). Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38048d15-c785-4855-8f2f-93ef012ad455

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hashish, Ahmed (author). “Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38048d15-c785-4855-8f2f-93ef012ad455.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hashish, Ahmed (author). “Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons.” 2018. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Hashish A(. Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38048d15-c785-4855-8f2f-93ef012ad455.

Council of Science Editors:

Hashish A(. Event-Triggered Control for Vehicle Platooning: Application to heterogeneous platoons. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2018. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38048d15-c785-4855-8f2f-93ef012ad455

Cal Poly

21. Miller, Erik. Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks.

Degree: MS, Computer Science, 2019, Cal Poly

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2057 ; 10.15368/theses.2019.79

► With all the advancements in autonomous and connected cars, there is a developing body of research around the security and robustness of driving automation… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control; Control Systems; Automotive Platoon; Self Driving Vehicle; Semi-autonomous Vehicle; Navigation, Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

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Miller, E. (2019). Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks. (Masters Thesis). Cal Poly. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2057 ; 10.15368/theses.2019.79

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Miller, Erik. “Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Cal Poly. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2057 ; 10.15368/theses.2019.79.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Miller, Erik. “Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks.” 2019. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Miller E. Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Cal Poly; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2057 ; 10.15368/theses.2019.79.

Council of Science Editors:

Miller E. Implementation of a Scale Semi-Autonomous Platoon to Test Control Theory Attacks. [Masters Thesis]. Cal Poly; 2019. Available from: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2057 ; 10.15368/theses.2019.79

Ohio University

22. Chen, Yuanyan. Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design.

Degree: MS, Electrical Engineering (Engineering and Technology), 2016, Ohio University

URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470951910

► A vehicle-to-vehicle follower design based on RC Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is presented in this thesis. To achieve the desired performance for two-vehicle leader-follower, a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Electrical Engineering; UGV, Guidance; Navigation and Control; Trajectory Linearization Control; Adaptive Cruise Control; Line of Sight; Trajectory Tracking, PID

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Chen, Y. (2016). Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design. (Masters Thesis). Ohio University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470951910

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chen, Yuanyan. “Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Ohio University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470951910.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chen, Yuanyan. “Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Chen Y. Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Ohio University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470951910.

Council of Science Editors:

Chen Y. Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Follower Design. [Masters Thesis]. Ohio University; 2016. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470951910

Linköping University

23. Rost, Johanna. Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation.

Degree: Electrical Engineering, 2009, Linköping University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19286

► In this master thesis the possibilities of combining an adaptive cruise control with information about the road ahead has been studied. The focus has… (more)

▼ In this master thesis the possibilities of combining an adaptive cruise control with information about the road ahead has been studied. The focus has been to investigate the possibility to save fuel by using information about road topology, Look-Ahead. An adaptive cruise control, AiCC, is used when there are preceding vehicles and when the driver in addition to choosing a desired travel speed for the vehicle also chooses a desired time gap that is to be kept to preceding vehicles travelling slower than the own vehicle. Using information about the road ahead and information of preceding vehicles a controller with the function to adapt the speed to the preceding vehicle, target, and at the same time reduce the fuel usage has been constructed. The controller considers the topography on the road and the distance to the target to be able to reduce the utilization of the brakes in steep downhills and to reduce fuel by slowing down before the downhill and then gain speed due to the gravitational force. The controller uses the assumption that the target travels with constant velocity at all time. The work has included simulations with two different test roads, one in Sweden with shorter and not so steep downhills. The other road is placed in Germany and has long and steep downhills. In the simulations three various time gaps, 1, 2 and 3 seconds, has been used and three different weights of the preceding vehicle, 20, 40 and 50 tonnes. The vehicle with the controller using adaptive cruise control and Look-Ahead has a weight of 40 tonnes. The results shows that fuel can be saved, using information about the road ahead in combination with an adaptive cruise control. The best result is obtained when the road contains steep and long downills, where the vehicle will gain speed due to the gravitational force. For the long and steep downhills the result is best when the target weight is 40 and 50 tonnes. When the downhills are smaller and not so steep the best result is obtained when the target weight is 20 tonnes. For these downhills the assumption that the target travels at constant speed makes the vehicle reduce the speed too much before the downhill, not considering that a heavier vehicle will accelerate in the downhill as well. The time gaps that gives the best result is time gap 1 second. This is due to that the aerodynamic force acting upon the vehicle is reduced when there is a preceding vehicle at a not too far distance. The smaller the distance to the preceding vehicle the more the aerodynamic force is reduced.

Subjects/Keywords: Adaptive Cruise Control; Look-Ahead; Automatic control; Reglerteknik

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Rost, J. (2009). Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation. (Thesis). Linköping University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19286

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rost, Johanna. “Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation.” 2009. Thesis, Linköping University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19286.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rost, Johanna. “Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation.” 2009. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Rost J. Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation. [Internet] [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19286.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Rost J. Adaptive cruise control utilizing Look-Ahead infromation. [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2009. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19286

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Brno University of Technology

24. Rous, Petr. Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control.

Degree: 2020, Brno University of Technology

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11012/192477

► This master thesis deals with implementation of the radar sensor for adaptive cruise control system. It discusses used technologies and processes and documents implementation of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: adaptivní tempomat; radar; mmWave; C; Python; digitální zpracování signálu ; Adaptive Cruise Control; radar; mmWave; C; Python; digital signal processing

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Rous, P. (2020). Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control. (Thesis). Brno University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11012/192477

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rous, Petr. “Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control.” 2020. Thesis, Brno University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11012/192477.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rous, Petr. “Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control.” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Rous P. Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control. [Internet] [Thesis]. Brno University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11012/192477.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Rous P. Radarový senzor pro adaptivní tempomat: Radar Sensor for Active Cruise Control. [Thesis]. Brno University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11012/192477

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Delft University of Technology

25. Blauw, Mathieu (author). Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models.

Degree: 2019, Delft University of Technology

URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c478714c-6449-4240-ab6d-154017e68dd8

► The Dutch governmental organisation Rijkswaterstaat contributes to the smooth and safe flow of traffic, as both traffic jams and accidents cost society large amounts of… (more)

▼ The Dutch governmental organisation Rijkswaterstaat contributes to the smooth and safe flow of traffic, as both traffic jams and accidents cost society large amounts of money each day. Roads are designed for the current traffic composition. Due to the promotion of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) systems, utilisation of these systems is expected to increase. Society benefits from insights into the effects these systems have on traffic flow, as they can help to reduce traffic jams and accidents. ACC systems are designed to increase driving comfort by taking over throttling and braking from the human driver. For optimal driver acceptance, these systems show similar driving behaviour to that of human drivers. However, this is not entirely possible due to limited anticipation. To predict how differences in driving behaviour affect traffic flows, researchers usually perform simulations using parametric car-following models. However, research shows contradictory findings. The goal of this research was to gain insights into the performance of commonly applied parametric car-following models on representing the driving behaviour of ACC systems. Optimal model calibration was obtained by investigating the sensitivity of the model calibration to synthetic data. Investigated were the calibration methodology and the quality and quantity of calibration data. Models are calibrated to real-world driving data from an Audi A4 from 2017. These models were used to assess the capability of representing typical highway scenarios: steady-state car-following, cut-in, cut-out, hard-braking and stop-and-go scenarios. The considered models were the Intelligent Driver Model (IDM) model, which has previously been applied to model the driving behaviour of human drivers, the newly developed simplified ACC (sACC) model and a variant on this model. Insights in the sensitivity of the model calibration were obtained by performing a sensitivity analysis on synthetic data. Essential factors in achieving an optimal model calibration are: 1) the model closely matches the driving behaviour in the data, 2) noise levels are as low as possible and 3) the data should contain as many situations as possible that are also included in the model. The dataset must be sufficiently long to include all these situations and to allow the model to develop its dynamics entirely. Using these insights, a calibration was performed on real-world ACC driving data from an Audi A4 (2017). For the ACC system, it was found: 1) the ACC system exhibits non-linear driving behaviour, 2) the acceleration depends on the current velocity and distance to the desired velocity, 3) the system does not consider an intelligent braking strategy and is thus not able of handling safety-critical driving situations and 4) the model includes a sub-controller which ensures comfortable driving behaviour. Except for the comfortable sub-controller, the non-linear IDM model considers all of these factors and thus best represents the driving behaviour. The linear sACC model cannot represent standing… Advisors/Committee Members: Happee, Riender (mentor), Knoop, Victor (mentor), Wang, Meng (mentor), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).

Subjects/Keywords: ACC; Adaptive Cruise Control; Car-Following Models; Model Calibration; Calibration; Parametric; Rijkswaterstaat; IDM; Intelligent Driver Model

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Blauw, M. (. (2019). Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c478714c-6449-4240-ab6d-154017e68dd8

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Blauw, Mathieu (author). “Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c478714c-6449-4240-ab6d-154017e68dd8.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Blauw, Mathieu (author). “Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models.” 2019. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Blauw M(. Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c478714c-6449-4240-ab6d-154017e68dd8.

Council of Science Editors:

Blauw M(. Representing the Car-Following Behaviour of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems Using Parametric Car-Following Models. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2019. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c478714c-6449-4240-ab6d-154017e68dd8

Michigan Technological University

26. Barik, Biswajit. Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles.

Degree: MS, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, 2017, Michigan Technological University

URL: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/408

► Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) coupled with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have been able to impact significantly to the transportation and automotive sector by… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Optimal Velocity Predictor; Eco Approach and Departure; Co-operative Adaptive Cruise Control; Optimization; Simulation; Calibration; Autonomie; Automotive Engineering

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Barik, B. (2017). Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles. (Masters Thesis). Michigan Technological University. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/408

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Barik, Biswajit. “Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Michigan Technological University. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/408.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Barik, Biswajit. “Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Barik B. Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Michigan Technological University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/408.

Council of Science Editors:

Barik B. Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles. [Masters Thesis]. Michigan Technological University; 2017. Available from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/408

27. Johansson, Josefine. Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system .

Degree: Chalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, 2020, Chalmers University of Technology

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/300981

► A growing trend in the automotive industry is the Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS). Within this system lies the Curve Speed Adaption (CSA) which is… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Advanced Driving Assistance System; ADAS; Adaptive Cruise Control; ACC; Curve Speed Adaption; CSA; Subjective assessment; Objective measurement; Vehicle testing

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Johansson, J. (2020). Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system . (Thesis). Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/300981

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Johansson, Josefine. “Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system .” 2020. Thesis, Chalmers University of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/300981.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Johansson, Josefine. “Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system .” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Johansson J. Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system . [Internet] [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/300981.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Johansson J. Specify the Curve Speed Adaption parameters within the Adaptive Cruise Control system . [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/300981

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Georgia

28. Miller, Rebecca Oglesby. Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems.

Degree: 2017, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/36852

► Cyber physical systems have become quite ubiquitous across industries. As new ways to apply these systems evolve, safety and usefulness are top priorities in design… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Field robotics; power line inspection; overhead line; teleoperation, safety; Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC); transportation; vehicle platoons; wireless communication

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APA (6^th Edition):

Miller, R. O. (2017). Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/36852

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Miller, Rebecca Oglesby. “Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems.” 2017. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/36852.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Miller, Rebecca Oglesby. “Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Miller RO. Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/36852.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Miller RO. Semi-autonomous safety critical applications in power systems and transportation systems. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/36852

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Virginia Tech

29. McLaughlin, Shane Brendan. Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics.

Degree: MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1998, Virginia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9751

► In comparison to conventional cruise control, adaptive cruise control (ACC) vehicles are capable of sensing forward traffic and slowing to accommodate as necessary. When no… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Driver Behavior; Deceleration; Adaptive Cruise Control; Braking

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APA (6^th Edition):

McLaughlin, S. B. (1998). Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9751

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McLaughlin, Shane Brendan. “Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics.” 1998. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9751.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McLaughlin, Shane Brendan. “Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics.” 1998. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

McLaughlin SB. Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 1998. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9751.

Council of Science Editors:

McLaughlin SB. Measurement of Driver Preferences and Intervention Responses as Influenced by Adaptive Cruise Control Deceleration Characteristics. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 1998. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9751

30. Arnaout, Georges M. Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion.

Degree: PhD, Engineering Management, 2011, Old Dominion University

URL: 9781124696652 ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/emse_etds/36

► The aim of this research is to examine the impact of CACC (Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control) equipped vehicles on traffic-flow characteristics of a multilane… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Adaptive cruise control; Intelligent transportation; Microscopic simulation; Traffic congestion; Traffic simulation; Automotive Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Transportation

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APA (6^th Edition):

Arnaout, G. M. (2011). Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion. (Doctoral Dissertation). Old Dominion University. Retrieved from 9781124696652 ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/emse_etds/36

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Arnaout, Georges M. “Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Old Dominion University. Accessed March 08, 2021. 9781124696652 ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/emse_etds/36.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Arnaout, Georges M. “Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion.” 2011. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Arnaout GM. Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Old Dominion University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: 9781124696652 ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/emse_etds/36.

Council of Science Editors:

Arnaout GM. Exploring the Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mitigating Traffic Congestion. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Old Dominion University; 2011. Available from: 9781124696652 ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/emse_etds/36

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