String Stability of a PI-controlled Vehicular Platoon

Antonia E. Murillo, Francisco J. Vargas, Andres A. Peters, Alejandro J. Rojas

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Abstract

This paper studies the asymptotic stability and string stability conditions for platoons composed of vehicles modelled by single integrator dynamics that are locally controlled by PI controllers with a constant time-headway spacing policy. The novelty of the work lies on not considering that the controller dynamics cancel the ones introduced by the spacing policy, which is a common strategy to simplify the analysis. In this setup, we obtain conditions for string stability that reveal two zones in the space spanned by the design parameters of the platoon that are compatible with this property. We also provide numerical simulations that verify the derived conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, CHILECON 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665408738
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, CHILECON 2021 - Virtual, Online, Chile
Duration: 6 Dec 20219 Dec 2021

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, CHILECON 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, CHILECON 2021
Country/TerritoryChile
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/12/219/12/21

Keywords

  • Autonomous Navigation
  • PI Control
  • String Stability
  • Time Headway
  • Vehicle Platoon

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