In this report, a preliminary design of a health monitoring system for automated vehicles is developed and results of tests in a high-fidelity nonlinear simulation are reported. Two car models are described: low- dimensional linear models for fault detection filter design and high fidelity...

This paper proposes a shuttle van service as the initial deployment Automated Highway System (AHS) target. The freeway portion of the trip is fully automated and a professional driver is required for off-freeway driving. Advantages from the viewpoint of of different deployment issues are...

The purpose of this report is to experimentally determine the air flow through the cooling module (air-conditioning condenser plus engine radiator) of a Ford Windstar minivan when the van is operated at a fraction of a vehicle length behind a lead van. Pressures and temperatures are measured...

The present study aims to document the drag reduction for a two-vehicle platoon by operating two full-scale Ford Windstar vans in tandem on a desert lakebed. Drag forces are measured with the aid of a special tow bar force measuring system designed and manufactured at USC. The testing procedure...

The aim of this report is to study issues concerning fault detection and identification in vehicle follower control. The report discusses various potential fault modes among sensors, and actuators used in the vehicle following experiments in cars. It deals with issues of fault detection of...

This report describes progress in the application of computer vision techniques to the lateral and longitudinal control of an autonomous highway vehicle. A vehicle's lateral dynamics and the design of an appropriate controller for lateral control are investigated. Stereo vision, in conjunction...

This report summarizes work on developing simulation databasing tools and procedures to support driving human factors experiments. The simulator requirements are specified, and a complete description of the resulting Iowa Driving Simulation facility are provided. The specification and...

A Fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is designed and implemented in real time on a Toyota Celica test vehicle to achieve control of the lateral motion of the vehicle. The structure of the FLC is modularized as a feedback, preview, and gain scheduling rule base. The parameters of the FLC are tuned...