In arterial networks, the dynamics of traffic flows are driven by the presence of traffic signals. A comprehensive model of the dynamics of arterial traffic flow is necessary to capture the specifics of arterial traffic and provide accurate traffic estimation. From hydrodynamic theory of traffic flow, we model the dynamics of arterial traffic under specific assumptions which are standard in tra...

During recent years there has been growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Moreover, the necessity to control and navigate these vehicles has attracted much attention from researchers in this field. This is mostly due to the fact that the interactions between turbulent airflows apply complex aerodynamic forces to the system. Since the dynamics of a quadrotor are non-linear and the ...

In this paper, we describe a mathematical framework for modeling and simulation of highway traac from a wireless network's point of view. The global movement of vehicles on a highway is expressed by partial diierential equations. The highway may have exits and entrances as well as a time and location dependent velocity proole. In addition to movement, also the communication activity of the vehi...

This paper addresses the problem of enabling a group of autonomous vehicles to effectively patrol an environment significantly larger than their communication and sensing radii. Our formulation uses an a priori spatial decomposition of the environment into smaller areas in order to provide a framework for the allocation of vehicles to different parts of the environment. We develop a distributed...

The ever-growing use of various vehicles for transportation, on the one hand, and the statistics ofsoaring road accidents resulting from human error, on the other hand, reminds us of the necessity toconduct more extensive research on the design, manufacturing and control of driver-less intelligentvehicles. For the automatic control of an autonomous vehicle, we need its dynamic...

Title of dissertation: LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW VALIDATION USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS WITH APPLICATION TO MICRO AIR VEHICLES Eric J. Schroeder, Master of Science, 2005 Thesis directed by: Associate Professor James D. Baeder Department of Aerospace Engineering The flow physics involved in low Reynolds number flow is investigated computationally to examine the fundamental flow properties ...

Remotely operated, underwater robotic vehicles have become the important tool to explore the secrete life undersea. They are used for various purposes: inspection, recovery, construction, etc. With the increased utilization of remotely operated vehicles in subsea applications, the development of autonomous vehicles becomes highly desirable to enhance operator efficiency. However, engineering pr...

1 One of the challenging problems with autonomous vehicles is their performance at intersections. This 2 paper shows an alternative control method for the coordination of autonomous vehicles at 3 intersections. The proposed approach is grounded in multi-robot coordination and it also takes into 4 account vehicle dynamics as well as realistic communication constraints. The existing concept of 5 ...