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DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF HUMAN-DRIVEN,HYBRID, AND AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS FOR COLLISION-AVOIDANCE IN PLATOONING

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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

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Dr. Razi M Nalim

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee co-chair

Dr. Sohel Anwar

Additional Committee Member 2

Dr. Andres Tovar