Multi trucks platooning fuel economy test results with cooperative adaptive cruise control under real-world driving conditions
2022-01-0501
03/29/2022
- Event
- Content
- The application of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) to heavy-duty trucks known as truck platooning has shown fuel economy improvements over test track ideal driving conditions. However, there are limited test data available to assess the performance of CACC under real-world driving conditions for 3 trucks automation. As part of a U.S. Department of Energy Funding Opportunity Announcement award project, 3 trucks platooning with CACC has been tested under real-world driving conditions and the results are presented in this paper. On-highway testing is done on a route in Indiana representing the operation of long-haul Class 8 trucks in the United States. The road includes low, medium and high grade segments. The impact of road grade variation and traffic on truck platooning is analyzed and some of the issues with this technology are identified for further research and improvements.
- Citation
- Borhan, H., Brady, N., YU, C., Fuhs, K. et al., "Multi trucks platooning fuel economy test results with cooperative adaptive cruise control under real-world driving conditions," SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0501, 2022, .