Decentralized cohesive control for connected autonomous vehicles

Cohesive network control is essential for connected vehicles, where loss of cohesive response during state transitions such as changing velocity of leader vehicle can lead to large errors in inter-vehicle spacing affecting the safety and performance of the system. For instance, closely spaced connected vehicle platoons have been proposed in the trucking industry to reduce the fuel consumption from reduced air drag. This collaborative research will investigate potential control and communication network technologies in achieving this goal.