Dynamics and Control of Connected Vehicles

Location:

Online

Schedule:

Self-paced

Course Summary

Instruction Time Completion Time CEUs
Dynamics and Control
of Connected Vehicles
~ 4-6 hours 60 days after start date 1

This online course focuses on modeling and control of connected vehicle systems consisting of human-driven and connected automated vehicles. Models are built in terms of ordinary differential equations and delay differential equations, and their dynamics are studied at the linear and nonlinear levels. Controllers for connected automated vehicles are designed so that they can ensure stability and disturbance attenuation. The impacts of connectivity and automation on improving safety, energy efficiency, and mobility are evaluated.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the basic models of human car-following behavior
  • Analyze the dynamics of car-following models
  • Understand the concepts of plant and string stability
  • Identify the effects of driver reaction time
  • Describe the most important phenomena affecting the longitudinal vehicle dynamics and automation
  • Design simple cruise controllers and assess their performance
  • Design and analyze connected cruise control
  • Integrate information obtained from multiple vehicles and design connected vehicle networks
  • Design adaptive cruise control and assess its performance
  • Understand the basic concepts and solutions for, and identify the benefits of V2X connectivity
  • Develop connected cruise control that guarantees stability, safety, passenger comfort, robustness and energy efficiency
  • Compare the theoretical analysis of connected cruise control to its experimental performance

Course Overview

  • Human Driving Behavior (Without Reaction Time) – Part 1 (28 min)
  • Human Driving Behavior (Without Reaction Time) – Part 2 (22 min)
  • Human Driving Behavior (With Reaction Time Delay) (26 min)
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Automation – Part 1 (18 min)
  • Adding Connectivity to Automated Vehicles – Part 1 (16 min)
  • Connected Vehicle Networks (21 min)
  • Safety, Energy Efficiency, and Robustness (28 min)
  • Experiments with Connected and Automated Vehicles – Part 1 (21 min)
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Automation – Part 2 (21 min)
  • Adding Connectivity to Automated Vehicles – Part 2 (21 min)
  • Experiments with Connected and Automated Vehicles – Part 2 (29 min)
  • You will have access to this course for 60 days.
  • This course contains 4-6 hours of required recorded material and an associated testing assessment.

Successful completion requires you to receive an 80% passing grade on the course assessment.

 

There are no prerequisites for this course. A bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, or technical field is recommended, but not required.

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Administrative/Online Technical Support
Support staff are available via phone and email to help with administrative and technical issues during our normal business hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). 

Content Questions/Certification Project Support
Candidates are welcome to contact the course instructors for content questions and project support. The instructors will provide support via email, phone consultation, and/or online videoconferencing.

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Instructional Team

Gabor Orosz, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

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