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Communication Protocol Design Considerations For Highway Vehicle Platoons And Enhanced Networked Robustness By Stochastic Dithers, Lijian Xu
Wayne State University Dissertations
Highway platooning of vehicles has been identified as a promising framework in
developing intelligent transportation systems. By autonomous or semi-autonomous
vehicle control and inter-vehicle coordination, an appropriately managed platoon can
potentially offer enhanced safety, improved highway utility, increased fuel economy,
and reduced emission. This thesis is focused on quantitative characterization of impact
of communication information structures and contents on platoon safety. By
comparing different information structures which combine front sensors, rear sensors,
and wireless communication channels, and different information contents such
as distances, speeds, and drivers' actions, we reveal a number of intrinsic relationships
between vehicle coordination and communications in …