DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF HUMAN-DRIVEN,HYBRID, AND AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS FOR COLLISION-AVOIDANCE IN PLATOONING
In this thesis, a MATLAB model was used to simulate a 2-vehicle platoon where the lead truck is a conventional class 8 vehicle while the key parameters of the following truck was tested in various road conditions to minimize Inter vehicular Distance (IVD) and maximize fuel savings while ensuring safety
Funding
IUCRC Planning Grant IUPUI: Center for Electrified and Autonomous Transportation in Agile Freight Supply Chains (CEATAFS)”, NSF Award # 2209899
History
Degree Type
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Department
- Mechanical Engineering
Campus location
- Indianapolis
