Technologies and Applications of Communications in Road Transport
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2021) | Viewed by 25862
Special Issue Editor
Interests: intelligent transport systems; advanced driver assistance systems; vehicle positioning; inertial sensors; digital maps; vehicle dynamics; driver monitoring; perception; autonomous vehicles; cooperative services; connected and autonomous driving
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of communications for the transmission of information in the field of transport allows the introduction of services that increase safety and efficiency, both at the vehicle and mobility levels. At present, there are already several initiatives of cooperative services and cooperative corridors. In addition, various technologies coexist, where each one provides different and complementary properties, such as DSRC-based communication modules and cellular technology with 3-4-5G.
On the other hand, services that are in a state of greater maturity are designed as C-ITS Day-1 and Day-1.5. Demonstrations are presented in small-scale trials, concept tests, and Field Operational Tests. These tests allow one to obtain information on the main limitations and opportunities of these services, as well as the viability of the technologies and information flow architectures that are proposed.
On the other hand, aspects such as the standardization of communications and information transmitted, as well as solutions to guarantee security, are relevant.
This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent advances in connected vehicles, C-ITS, and the technologies involved. Reviews and surveys of the state-of-the-art are also welcomed. Authors are invited to contact the Guest Editor prior to submission if they are uncertain about whether their work falls within the Special Issue’s general scope.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Connected vehicles;
- Cooperative systems;
- C-ITS;
- V2X communications;
- Communication technologies;
- Communication standardization;
- Use of 3G-4G in vehicular communications;
- Use of 5G in vehicular communications;
- DSRC technology;
- IoT in mobility;
- Trial and field operational tests.
Dr. Felipe Jimenez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- V2X communications
- connected vehicles
- C-ITS
- communication standardization
- 5G technology
- DSRC
- IoT
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