The impact of the adaptive cruise control（ ACC）system on improving fuel efficiency is evaluated based on the vehicle-specific power. The intelligent driver model was first modified to simulate the ACC system and it ...The impact of the adaptive cruise control（ ACC）system on improving fuel efficiency is evaluated based on the vehicle-specific power. The intelligent driver model was first modified to simulate the ACC system and it was calibrated by using empirical traffic data. Then, a five-step procedure based on the vehicle-specific power was introduced to calculate fuel efficiency. Five scenarios with different ACC ratios were tested in simulation experiments, and sensitivity analyses of two key ACC factors affecting the perception-reaction time and time headway were also conducted. The simulation results indicate that all the scenarios with ACC vehicles have positive impacts on reducing fuel consumption. Furthermore, from the perspective of fuel efficiency, the extremely small value of the perception-reaction time of the ACC system is not necessary due to the fact that the value of 0.5 and 0.1 s can almost lead to the same reduction in fuel consumption. Finally, the designed time headway of the ACC system is also proposed to be large enough for fuel efficiency, although its small value can increase capacity. The findings of this study provide useful information for connected vehicles and autonomous vehicle manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency on roadways.展开更多
A new adaptive cruise control (ACC) method based on the desired safety headway distance is investigated for improving the vehicle traffic safety at high speed by regulating the additional throttle opening and braking ...A new adaptive cruise control (ACC) method based on the desired safety headway distance is investigated for improving the vehicle traffic safety at high speed by regulating the additional throttle opening and braking torque of driving wheels only. The selection of headway distance sensors, the determination of desired safety headway distance and desired deceleration are elaborated. The ACC flowchart and simulation, as well as signal misinformation and its resolutions are described. The simulation proves that the new ACC method is simpler and feasible. The new method is easily integrated ACC with ABS/ASR to form an organic ABS/ASR/ACC system.展开更多
In order to analyze the stability impact of cooperative adaptive cruise control （CACC） platoon, an adaptive control model designed for the lead vehicle in a CACC platoon （LCACC model） in heterogeneous traffic flow...In order to analyze the stability impact of cooperative adaptive cruise control （CACC） platoon, an adaptive control model designed for the lead vehicle in a CACC platoon （LCACC model） in heterogeneous traffic flow with both CACC and manual vehicles is proposed. Considering the communication delay of a CACC platoon, a frequency-domain approach is taken to analyze the stability conditions of the novel lead-vehicle CACC model. Field trajectory data from the next-generation simulation （NGSIM） data is used as the initial condition. To account for car- following behaviors in reality, an intelligent driver model （IDM） is calibrated with the same NGSIM dataset from a previous study to model manual vehicles. The stability conditions of the proposed model are validated by the ring- road stability analysis. The ring-road test results indicate the potential of the LCACC model for improving the traffic flow stability impact of CACC platoons. Sensitivity analysis shows that the CACC fleet size has impact on the parameters of the LCACC model.展开更多
Unmanned aerial vehicle has low cost, good flexibility, low risk and high efficiency. When it is applied in maritime supervision, such as maritime patrol, sea cruise, investigation and emergency response, maritime sea...Unmanned aerial vehicle has low cost, good flexibility, low risk and high efficiency. When it is applied in maritime supervision, such as maritime patrol, sea cruise, investigation and emergency response, maritime search and rescue, navigation channel measurement, monitoring and inspection of the oil and sewage spills from ships at sea, it can effectively expand the uses of monitoring sea areas, reduce the phenomenon of illegal use of sea, which can improve modernization construction in maritime supervision. According to the UAV （unmanned aerial vehicle） development and application, this paper explores the advantages of the UAV application in maritime adminstration, as well as the characteristics of maritime adminstration, put forward some countermeasures and suggestions of UAV applied in maritime adminstration.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51338003,51478113,51378120)
文摘The impact of the adaptive cruise control（ ACC）system on improving fuel efficiency is evaluated based on the vehicle-specific power. The intelligent driver model was first modified to simulate the ACC system and it was calibrated by using empirical traffic data. Then, a five-step procedure based on the vehicle-specific power was introduced to calculate fuel efficiency. Five scenarios with different ACC ratios were tested in simulation experiments, and sensitivity analyses of two key ACC factors affecting the perception-reaction time and time headway were also conducted. The simulation results indicate that all the scenarios with ACC vehicles have positive impacts on reducing fuel consumption. Furthermore, from the perspective of fuel efficiency, the extremely small value of the perception-reaction time of the ACC system is not necessary due to the fact that the value of 0.5 and 0.1 s can almost lead to the same reduction in fuel consumption. Finally, the designed time headway of the ACC system is also proposed to be large enough for fuel efficiency, although its small value can increase capacity. The findings of this study provide useful information for connected vehicles and autonomous vehicle manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency on roadways.
文摘A new adaptive cruise control (ACC) method based on the desired safety headway distance is investigated for improving the vehicle traffic safety at high speed by regulating the additional throttle opening and braking torque of driving wheels only. The selection of headway distance sensors, the determination of desired safety headway distance and desired deceleration are elaborated. The ACC flowchart and simulation, as well as signal misinformation and its resolutions are described. The simulation proves that the new ACC method is simpler and feasible. The new method is easily integrated ACC with ABS/ASR to form an organic ABS/ASR/ACC system.
基金The National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2011AA110405)
文摘In order to analyze the stability impact of cooperative adaptive cruise control （CACC） platoon, an adaptive control model designed for the lead vehicle in a CACC platoon （LCACC model） in heterogeneous traffic flow with both CACC and manual vehicles is proposed. Considering the communication delay of a CACC platoon, a frequency-domain approach is taken to analyze the stability conditions of the novel lead-vehicle CACC model. Field trajectory data from the next-generation simulation （NGSIM） data is used as the initial condition. To account for car- following behaviors in reality, an intelligent driver model （IDM） is calibrated with the same NGSIM dataset from a previous study to model manual vehicles. The stability conditions of the proposed model are validated by the ring- road stability analysis. The ring-road test results indicate the potential of the LCACC model for improving the traffic flow stability impact of CACC platoons. Sensitivity analysis shows that the CACC fleet size has impact on the parameters of the LCACC model.
文摘Unmanned aerial vehicle has low cost, good flexibility, low risk and high efficiency. When it is applied in maritime supervision, such as maritime patrol, sea cruise, investigation and emergency response, maritime search and rescue, navigation channel measurement, monitoring and inspection of the oil and sewage spills from ships at sea, it can effectively expand the uses of monitoring sea areas, reduce the phenomenon of illegal use of sea, which can improve modernization construction in maritime supervision. According to the UAV （unmanned aerial vehicle） development and application, this paper explores the advantages of the UAV application in maritime adminstration, as well as the characteristics of maritime adminstration, put forward some countermeasures and suggestions of UAV applied in maritime adminstration.
