Explicit use of road topography for model predictive cruise control in heavy trucks

New and exciting possibilities in vehicle control are revealed by the consideration of topography through the combination GPS and three dimensional road maps. This thesis explores how information about future road slopes can be utilized in a heavy truck with the aim at reducing the fuel consumption...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hellström, Erik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för systemteknik 2005
Subjects:
MPC
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2843