Intelligent cruise control systems and traffic flow stability

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 329-352

  Darbha, Swaroop ^a   Rajagopal, K R ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Intelligent cruise control systems; String stability; Traffic flow stability

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MOTION CONTROL; POSITION CONTROL;

INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL (ICC) SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC FLOW STABILITY;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 0033511426     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-090X(99)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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