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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Heavy-duty Truck Platooning: A Review
Submission Author:
André de Souza Mendes , SP
Co-Authors:
Agenor Fleury, Marko Ackermann, Fabrizio Leonardi, André de Souza Mendes
Presenter: André de Souza Mendes
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-0843
Abstract
This paper presents a review of theoretical and experimental works related to heavy-duty truck platooning. The platoon formation is characterized by the string of vehicles traveling with small separation distances. Only the first vehicle is driven by a human driver while the followers are assisted by the control system. The main goal of this approach is to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This is achieved because the proximity of the vehicles in this configuration provides a more efficient airflow around the set of trucks reducing the overall energy consumption. In addition, the platoon configuration allows the increase of road safety, transport capacity, driver comfort and reduce congestion and personnel cost due to the lack of human intervention in the following vehicles. The academic studies related to heavy-duty truck platooning are reviewed according to three research areas: fuel consumption in truck platoons, maintenance of platoon formation and truck coordination. In this paper, the state of the art in each of these areas is presented, the related publications are categorized according to their focus of contribution and potential future research directions are discussed.
Keywords
Platoon, Heavy-duty vehicle, Fuel consumption, control, Coordination
