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Chen, N. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Wang, M. (author)Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) have the potential to improve traffic operations when they cooperatively maneuver in merging sections. State-of-the-art approaches in cooperative merging either build on heuristics solutions or prohibit mainline CAVs to change lane on multilane highways. This paper proposes a hierarchical cooperative...journal article 2022
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Chen, N. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Alkim, Tom (author), Wang, M. (author)Gap selection and dynamic speed profiles of interacting vehicles at on-ramps affect the safety and efficiency of highway merging sections. This paper puts forward a hierarchical control approach for Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) to achieve efficient and safe merging operations. A tactical layer controller employs a second-order car...journal article 2020
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Chen, N. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Wang, M. (author)This paper aims to optimize on-ramp merging processes for connected automated vehicles by utilizing an existing hierarchical control architecture including a decision-maker and an operational controller. The decision-maker employs surrogate linear models to predict future vehicular acceleration analytically and computes a merging sequence to...conference paper 2020
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Chen, N. (author), Wang, M. (author), Alkim, Tom (author), van Arem, B. (author)Automated vehicles are designed to free drivers from driving tasks and are expected to improve traffic safety and efficiency when connected via vehicle-to-vehicle communication, that is, connected automated vehicles (CAVs). The time delays and model uncertainties in vehicle control systems pose challenges for automated driving in real world....journal article 2018
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Chen, N. (author), Wang, M. (author), Alkim, Tom (author), van Arem, B. (author)Merging is a challenging task for automated vehicles. This paper proposes a strategy for connected automated vehicles (CAVs) to guide merging on-ramp vehicles efficiently while ensuring safe interactions with the mainline vehicles. Point-mass kinematic models are used to describe 2-D vehicle motion and receding horizon control is used to...conference paper 2018