Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning Research and Evaluation /

This open access book presents research and evaluation results of the Austrian flagship project "Connecting Austria," illustrating the wide range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning is deployed in Austria. The work presented is introduced in the...

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Other Authors: Schirrer, Alexander (Editor), Gratzer, Alexander L. (Editor), Thormann, Sebastian (Editor), Jakubek, Stefan (Editor), Neubauer, Matthias (Editor), Schildorfer, Wolfgang (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure,
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction & Research Approach
  • Research Need: An Overview on Project "Connecting Austria"
  • Platooning Around the World
  • Research Design & Evaluation Strategies
  • Truck Platooning Requirements Analysis
  • Part II: Methodology
  • Computation Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Truck Platoons
  • Simulation of Platoon Dynamics, Optimization & Traffic Effects
  • Platoon Control Concepts
  • Part III: Simulations, Tests and Demonstrations
  • ZalaZone
  • Scenario-Based Simulation Studies on Platooning Effects in Traffic
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Traffic Measurement for the Intersection Case in Hallein, Austria
  • Part IV: Analysis of Results
  • Requirements for Truck Platooning from a Road Safety Perspective
  • Energy, Fuel & Traffic Efficiency of Platooning
  • Business Models, Economy & Innovation
  • Truck Drives
  • How Platooning Research Enhances the European Innovation System - Even Without Electronically-Coupled Trucks on the Road
  • Discussion.