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Automatic Control of Personal Rapid Transit VehiclesThe requirements for automatic longitudinal control of a string of closely packed personal vehicles are outlined. Optimal control theory is used to design feedback controllers for strings of vehicles. An important modification of the usual optimal control scheme is the inclusion of jerk in the cost functional. While the inclusion of the jerk term was considered, the effect of its inclusion was not sufficiently studied. Adding the jerk term will increase passenger comfort.
Document ID
19730006235
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Smith, P. D.
(Auburn Univ. AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: The NASA-ASEE Summer Fac. Fellowship Program
Subject Category
Facilities, Research, And Support
Accession Number
73N14962
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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