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Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Design and Implementation
Mustafa Ridvan Cantas, Sukru Yaren Gelbal, Levent Guvenc +1
In this manuscript a design and implementation of CACC on an autonomous vehicle platform (2017 Ford Fusion) is presented. The developed CACC controls the intervehicle distance betw…
Use of Robust DOB/CDOB Compensation to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Path Following Performance in the Presence of Model Uncertainty, CAN Bus Delays and External Disturbances
Haoan Wang, Levent Guvenc
A path tracking control system is chosen as the proof-of-concept demonstration application in this paper. A disturbance observer (DOB) is embedded within the steering to path error…
Impact of Different Desired Velocity Profiles and Controller Gains on Convoy Driveability of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Operated Platoons
Santhosh Tamilarasan, Levent Guvenc
As the development of autonomous vehicles rapidly advances, the use of convoying/platooning becomes a more widely explored technology option for saving fuel and increasing the effi…
The Effects of Varying Penetration Rates of L4-L5 Autonomous Vehicles on Fuel Efficiency and Mobility of Traffic Networks
Ozgenur Kavas-Torris, M. Ridvan Cantas, Karina Meneses Cime +2
Microscopic traffic simulators that simulate realistic traffic flow are crucial in studying, understanding and evaluating the fuel usage and mobility effects of having a higher num…
Virtual and Real Data Populated Intersection Visualization and Testing Tool for V2X Application Development
Sukru Yaren Gelbal, Mustafa Ridvan Cantas, Bilin Aksun Guvenc +1
The capability afforded by Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication improves situational awareness and provides advantages for many of the traffic problems caused by reduced visibility or…
Mobile Safety Application for Pedestrians
Sukru Yaren Gelbal, Mustafa Ridvan Cantas, Bilin Aksun Guvenc +3
Vulnerable Road User (VRU) safety has been an important issue throughout the years as corresponding fatality numbers in traffic have been increasing each year. With the development…
Information Technology Needs in Vehicle Dynamics Control
Levent Guvenc, Bilin Aksun-Guvenc
Significant changes are occurring in the field of vehicle dynamics control. Consequently, vehicle dynamics control systems are expected to be as common as ABS systems in the near f…
Decision Making for Autonomous Vehicles
Xinchen Li, Levent Guvenc, Bilin Aksun-Guvenc
This paper is on decision making of autonomous vehicles for handling roundabouts. The round intersection is introduced first followed by the Markov Decision Processes (MDP), the Pa…
The Limited Integrator Model Regulator And its Use in Vehicle Steering Control
Bilin Aksun-Guvenc, Levent Guvenc
Unexpected yaw disturbances like braking on unilaterally icy road, side wind forces and tire rupture are very difficult to handle by the driver of a road vehicle, due to his/her la…
Vehicle State Estimation and Prediction
Xinchen Li, Levent Guvenc, Bilin Aksun-Guvenc
This paper presents methods for vehicle state estimation and prediction for autonomous driving. A roundabout is chosen to apply the methods and illustrate the results as autonomous…
Dynamic Speed Harmonization
Ozgenur Kavas-Torris, Levent Guvenc
In the last decade, the accelerated advancements in manufacturing techniques and material science enabled the automotive industry to manufacture commercial vehicles at more afforda…
A Comprehensive Eco-Driving Strategy for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) with Microscopic Traffic Simulation Testing Evaluation
Ozgenur Kavas-Torris, Levent Guvenc
In this paper, a comprehensive Eco-Driving strategy for CAVs is presented. In this setup, multiple driving modes calculate speed profiles ideal for their own set of constraints sim…
Modelling and Analysis of Car Following Algorithms for Fuel Economy Improvement in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
Ozgenur Kavas-Torris, Levent Guvenc
Connectivity in ground vehicles allows vehicles to share crucial vehicle data, such as vehicle acceleration, with each other. Using sensors such as cameras, radars and lidars, on t…
V2X Communication Between Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Ozgenur Kavas-Torris, Sukru Yaren Gelbal, Mustafa Ridvan Cantas +2
Connectivity between ground vehicles can be utilized and expanded to include aerial vehicles for coordinated missions. Using Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication technologies,…
Low Cost, Educational Internal Combustion Engine Electronic Control Unit Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Systems
Sertac Karaman, Levent Guvenc
Different hardware platforms and their associated real time operating systems that can be used in an educational laboratory for illustrating engine electronic control unit hardware…
Preventive and Active Safety Applications
Levent Guvenc
Road vehicle safety systems can be broadly classified into the two categories of passive and active systems. The aim of passive safety systems is to reduce risk of injury to the oc…
Yaw Stability Control System Development and Implementation for a Fully Electric Vehicle
Kerim Kahraman, Mutlu Senturk, Mumin Tolga Emirler +4
There is growing interest in fully electric vehicles in the automotive industry as it becomes increasingly more difficult to meet new and upcoming emission regulations based on int…
Multi-Objective Digital PID Controller Design in Parameter Space
Haoan Wang, Levent Guvenc
This paper presents a multi-objective digital PID controller design method using the parameter space approach of robust control. Absolute stability is treated first by finding the…