Advances in the development of a virtual car driver

Multibody System Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-267

  Thommyppillai, M ^a   Evangelou, S ^a   Sharp, R S ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car; Driver; Optimal; Preview; Road vehicle; Simulation; Tracking control

Indexed keywords

CAR; DRIVER; OPTIMAL; PREVIEW; ROAD VEHICLE; SIMULATION; TRACKING CONTROL;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LOW PASS FILTERS; NAVIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 69949092009     PISSN: 13845640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11044-009-9164-4     Document Type: Article

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