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 context of...

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Other Authors: Schirrer, Alexander (Editor), Gratzer, Alexander L. (Editor), Thormann, Sebastian (Editor), Jakubek, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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