Optimal eco-driving of a heavy-duty vehicle behind a leading heavy-duty vehicle
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

We propose an eco-driving technique for a heavyduty ego vehicle that drives behind a leading heavy-duty vehicle. By observing a decrease in speed of the leading vehicle when driving uphill, its power capability is estimated and its future speed is predicted within a look-ahead horizon. The predicted speed is utilised in a model predictive controller (MPC) to plan the optimal speed of the ego vehicle such that its fuel consumption is minimised, while keeping a safe distance to the leading vehicle and reducing the need for braking. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is analysed in two case studies on real road topographies. By using the leading vehicle observer, fuel savings are achieved up to 8% compared to the case where the preceding vehicle is assumed to have a constant speed within the look-ahead horizon.

Eco-driving

Speed prediction

Leading vehicle observer

Model predictive control

Heavy-duty vehicles

Författare

Nalin Kumar Sharma

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, System- och reglerteknik

Ahad Hamednia

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, System- och reglerteknik

Nikolce Murgovski

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, System- och reglerteknik

Esteban Gelso

Volvo Cars

Jonas Sjöberg

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, System- och reglerteknik

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

1524-9050 (ISSN) 1558-0016 (eISSN)

Vol. 22 12 7792-7803 9151336

Optimal energihantering och samspel med omgivande trafikanter

Swedish Electromobility Centre, 2018-01-01 -- 2019-06-30.

Ämneskategorier

Transportteknik och logistik

Infrastrukturteknik

Farkostteknik

DOI

10.1109/TITS.2020.3009288

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