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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2021.25.3.425

Efficient platoon merger control scheme in automated connected vehicle systems  

Chung, Young-uk (Dept.of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.25, no.3, 2021 , pp. 425-429 More about this Journal
Abstract
Vehicle platooning in automated connected vehicle systems is an efficient transportation operation model that not only significantly reduces computational load and networking overhead of the central system but also improves traffic flow. For efficient platoon group management, it is important to maintain the platoon group size appropriately and to control the merge request of a new vehicle and other group member vehicle. In this paper, we present a merger control scheme that accepts or rejects merge requests based on the current group size and the priority of vehicles. The proposed method was analyzed and validated through mathematical models based on Markov chains. Performance evaluation shows that the proposed scheme properly manages the load of the central system.
Keywords
Platooning; merger control; connected; automated vehicle; markov;
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