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This paper deals with the theoretical aspects of the design of an optimal linear feedback system for regulating the position and velocity of each vehicle in a dense string of vehicles moving at high speed. A cost functional is formulated and the Pontryagin optimal principle, which is an alternate to Kapur’s method, is used for the optimization problem.
The results obtained show that by a proper choice of the cost functional, a carfollowingsystem which meets some specified objectives, in terms of the desired headway and the desired velocity, can be designed.
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Adegbeyeni, E.O. Error regulation in a string of high-speed vehicles. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Engg. Sci.) 1, 105–116 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02843518
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