Traffic Control on Main Line of Highway Using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) for the Purpose of Merge Assistance Influence of Traffic Flow Management on Stability and Response of Platoon

• Published in: International Journal of Automotive Engineering Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 116 - 124
• Main Authors: Yoshioka, Tohru, Suzuki, Keisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, INC 2024
• Subjects: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC); Highway Merge Assistance; Platoon; Traffic Flow

We studied the traffic flow management on highway main line to assist drivers in merging using CACC (Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control) vehicles which can adjust vehicle speed and time-headway based on control target from out-car via wide-area or narrow-area communication. By conducting platoon si...