[1] Li Ye, Wang Wei, Wang Hao, Xing Lu, et al. Evaluation of the impacts of adaptive cruise control systemon improving fuel efficiency of urban road traffic [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2017, 33 (2): 230-235. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2017.02.017]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

33

Issue:

2017 2

Page:

230-235

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2017-06-30

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Title:

Evaluation of the impacts of adaptive cruise control systemon improving fuel efficiency of urban road traffic

Author(s):

Li Ye¹;  Wang Wei¹;  Wang Hao¹;  Xing Lu¹;  Liu Shanwen²

¹ School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
² Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

Keywords:

intelligent transportation system;  vehicle-specific power;  fuel efficiency;  energy;  connected vehicle;  automated vehicle

PACS:

U491

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2017.02.017

Abstract:

The impact of the adaptive cruise control(ACC)system on improving fuel efficiency is evaluated based on the vehicle-specific power. The intelligent driver model was first modified to simulate the ACC system and it was calibrated by using empirical traffic data. Then, a five-step procedure based on the vehicle-specific power was introduced to calculate fuel efficiency. Five scenarios with different ACC ratios were tested in simulation experiments, and sensitivity analyses of two key ACC factors affecting the perception-reaction time and time headway were also conducted. The simulation results indicate that all the scenarios with ACC vehicles have positive impacts on reducing fuel consumption. Furthermore, from the perspective of fuel efficiency, the extremely small value of the perception-reaction time of the ACC system is not necessary due to the fact that the value of 0.5 and 0.1 s can almost lead to the same reduction in fuel consumption. Finally, the designed time headway of the ACC system is also proposed to be large enough for fuel efficiency, although its small value can increase capacity. The findings of this study provide useful information for connected vehicles and autonomous vehicle manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency on roadways.

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Memo

Memo:

Biographies: Li Ye(1992—), male, graduate; Wang Wei(corresponding author), male, doctor, professor, wangwei@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation item: The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51338003, 51478113, 51378120).
Citation: Li Ye, Wang Wei, Wang Hao, et al. Evaluation of the impacts of adaptive cruise control system on improving fuel efficiency of urban road traffic[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2017, 33(2):230-235.DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2017.02.017.

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