Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning: Research and Evaluation

This open-access book presents research and evaluation results of the Austrian flagship project "Connecting Austria," illustrating the wide range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning is deployed in Austria. The interdisciplinary research effort considers aspects of engineering, road-vehicle and infrastructure technologies, traffic management and optimization, traffic safety, and psychology, as well as potential economic effects. The contributors address many questions such as which maneuvers a platoon typically has to carry out, how can platoons be integrated seamlessly in the traffic flow without becoming an obstacle to individual road users, and how can intersections be passed by a platoon in an intelligent fashion.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 237 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This open-access book presents comprehensive research and evaluation findings from the Austrian flagship project "Connecting Austria," shedding light on the diverse range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning is deployed in Austria. The work presented is contextualized within similar research endeavors worldwide. This interdisciplinary research effort encompasses engineering, road-vehicle and infrastructure technologies, traffic management and optimization, traffic safety, and psychology, as well as potential economic effects.

The book's broad perspective ensures that readers, whether with an engineering background or a less technical one, gain a comprehensive understanding of this crucial subject. Contributors address a multitude of questions, including:

• Which maneuvers do platoons typically execute, and how?
• How can platoons be seamlessly integrated into the traffic flow without posing obstacles to individual road users?
• What trade-offs between system information (sensors, communication efforts, etc.) and efficiency are realistic?
• How can intersections be passed by platoons in an intelligent manner?

By considering diverse disciplines and emphasizing their significance for semi-automated truck platooning, alongside the identification of necessary research and evaluation patterns to tackle such a broad task scientifically, "Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning" makes a unique contribution with methods that can be extended and adapted beyond the geographical area of the research reported.

Weight: 403g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030886844
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022