Automatic Control Project Course 2013
In this project, a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platform for developing and testing traffic control algorithms was established.
The platform consists of remote control (RC) miniature trucks, virtual models of the miniature trucks, a virtual model of a Scania truck. All these truck models are 1:14 scaled down versions of an actual Scania truck, and the purpose of the HIL is to create traffic scenarios with truck models which are as realistic as possible. All models interact with each other in real-time simulation.
Using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in which vehicles share information about themselves and cooperate with each other, traffic control algorithms were developed under a few scenarios. The main scenarios were a four-way crossing and a highway entrance ramp. Other slightly less complex scenarios were also demonstrated. The platform is scalable and can be further improved and extended with more scenarios and complexities to study traffic optimization algorithms and cooperation.
The project included ten Master’s students and took place over the course of eight weeks in the Autumn of 2013 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
Automatic Control Project Course students (2013)
Automatic Control Project Course 2013 (pdf 6.8 MB)