Connect & Drive

Cooperative Adaptive Cruise control based on WiFi communication between vehicles and infrastructure

High Tech Automotive Systems - Project number: HTASD08002

Project Manager: Prof. dr. ir. Bart van Arem

Faculty of Engineering Technology

Tel: +31 53 489 3046

Fax: +31 53 489 4040

E-mail: b.vanarem@utwente.nl

Project website:

Summary

Congestion issues are currently solved by road building, and a lot of separate measures. In the near future the prizing of kilometres will be a new instrument, as well as the aspect of “better use” of the roads, to increase the capacity and the freer flow of traffic. Especially, “in-car” technology, as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is seen as a spearhead in the memorandum of the Dutch Minister of Transport Eurlings. The government will strongly stimulate the penetration of this ACC technology, as measure against congestion. ACC in its current shape is not fit to avoid congestion or to subdue it. On the contrary, massive introduction would only increase congestion.

To use the potential of ACC for congestion, it should be combined with wireless communication, coordination and cooperation between vehicles mutually and vehicles and infrastructure. Introduction of C-ACC offers new possibilities for traffic management and will be a breakthrough in the area of congestion control. Not only through efficiency, but also by enlarging the road capacity through technology. C-ACC attacks the congestion by its roots: the limitations of human vehicle control in reaction and visual field. This way ACC develops itself from a ‘comfort’ system to a Cooperative ACC system that actively avoids and subdues congestion.

Connect & Drive prublications (not yet)

Project duration: 2008-2010

Project budget: 4.7 M-€ / 2.19 M-€ funding

Number of person/years:

Project Coordinator: Small Advanced Mobility

Participants: Small Advanced Mobility, TNO Science & Industry, Centric Tsolve, WMC, Fourtress, TU/e, UT and TUDelft

Project budget CTIT: 627.6 k-€ / 313.8 k-€ funding

Number of person/years CTIT: 4 fte / 2fte/year

Involved groups: Centre for Transport Studies (CTS), Design and Analysis of Communication Systems (DACS)

CTIT Strategic Research Orientations: IE&ICT - Industrial Engineering & ICT, WiSe- Wireless and Sensor Systems

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Home About CTIT News NIRICT Research Meet the PhDs Working at CTIT Internal Information Conferences Open Calls (updated December 7, 2011) Library and Videos Knowledge Transfer Links Sitemap Search	Connect & Drive Cooperative Adaptive Cruise control based on WiFi communication between vehicles and infrastructure High Tech Automotive Systems - Project number: HTASD08002 Project Manager: Prof. dr. ir. Bart van Arem Faculty of Engineering Technology Tel: +31 53 489 3046 Fax: +31 53 489 4040 E-mail: b.vanarem@utwente.nl Project website: Summary Congestion issues are currently solved by road building, and a lot of separate measures. In the near future the prizing of kilometres will be a new instrument, as well as the aspect of “better use” of the roads, to increase the capacity and the freer flow of traffic. Especially, “in-car” technology, as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is seen as a spearhead in the memorandum of the Dutch Minister of Transport Eurlings. The government will strongly stimulate the penetration of this ACC technology, as measure against congestion. ACC in its current shape is not fit to avoid congestion or to subdue it. On the contrary, massive introduction would only increase congestion. To use the potential of ACC for congestion, it should be combined with wireless communication, coordination and cooperation between vehicles mutually and vehicles and infrastructure. Introduction of C-ACC offers new possibilities for traffic management and will be a breakthrough in the area of congestion control. Not only through efficiency, but also by enlarging the road capacity through technology. C-ACC attacks the congestion by its roots: the limitations of human vehicle control in reaction and visual field. This way ACC develops itself from a ‘comfort’ system to a Cooperative ACC system that actively avoids and subdues congestion. Connect & Drive prublications (not yet) Project duration: 2008-2010 Project budget: 4.7 M-€ / 2.19 M-€ funding Number of person/years: Project Coordinator: Small Advanced Mobility Participants: Small Advanced Mobility, TNO Science & Industry, Centric Tsolve, WMC, Fourtress, TU/e, UT and TUDelft Project budget CTIT: 627.6 k-€ / 313.8 k-€ funding Number of person/years CTIT: 4 fte / 2fte/year Involved groups: Centre for Transport Studies (CTS), Design and Analysis of Communication Systems (DACS) CTIT Strategic Research Orientations: IE&ICT - Industrial Engineering & ICT, WiSe- Wireless and Sensor Systems