Ecological Adaptive Cruise Control of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle With Connected Infrastructure and On-Road Experiments

Abstract

This paper examines both mathematical formulation and practical implementation of an ecological adaptive cruise controller (ECO-ACC) with connected infrastructure. Human errors are typical sources of accidents in urban driving, which can be remedied by rigorous control theories. Designing an ECO-ACC is, therefore, a classical research problem to improve safety and energy efficiency. We add two main contributions to the literature. First, we propose a mathematical framework of an online ECO-ACC for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Second, we demonstrate ECO-ACC in a real world, which includes other human drivers and uncertain traffic signals on a 2.6 (km) length of the corridor with eight signalized intersections in Southern California. The demonstration results show, on average, 30.98% of energy efficiency improvement and 8.51% additional travel time.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1115/1.4053187

Entities

People

  • Francesco Borrelli
  • Jacopo Guanetti
  • Preet Gill
  • Sangjae Bae
  • Scott J. Moura
  • Yeojun Kim
  • Yongkeun Choi

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design