Vehicle-follower longitudinal control for automated transit vehicles

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 241-248

  Caudill, R J ^a   Garrard, W L ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS, NONLINEAR; TRANSPORTATION - GUIDEWAYS; VEHICLE LOCATING SYSTEMS;

SPACING; VEHICLE FOLLOWER SYSTEMS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 0017631582     PISSN: 00220434     EISSN: 15289028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3427114     Document Type: Article

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