Dynamics and Control of Automated Vehicles

Dear Colleagues,

For the coming decades, automated driving (AD) is probably the most promising but also the most challenging area of innovation in the automotive industry. The relevant Roadmaps and Action Plans worldwide predict the exploitation of high automation within the 2020s, stating that safety, comfort, and user acceptance are the topics with the most research focus. Increasing requirements lead to the development of complex vehicle subsystems to achieve better operation characteristics. Another challenge related to AD is the amount of testing required. Based on Toyota studies, approximately 14.2 billion kilometers of testing are needed to make conclusions about AD safety. Large amounts of testing with diverse participants will also be needed to test and ensure AD comfort and acceptance.

For this Special Issue of Vehicles entitled “Dynamics and Control of Automated Vehicles”, we are looking for original research within this domain. The topics of interest within the scope of this Special Section include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Novel design of AD powertrain and chassis subsystems;
• Predictive and learning based methods to improve AD safety and performance;
• Estimation and sensing for AD vehicle;
• User-automated vehicle interaction focusing on AD comfort and acceptance;
• New testing and assessment methods for rapid AD evaluation;
• Fail-safety aspects of AD design.
  

Dr. Valentin Ivanov
Dr. Barys Shyrokau
Guest Editors

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