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Precursor systems analyses of automated highway systems. Activity area N: AHS safety issues. Resource materials. Final report, September 1993-November 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:253888
The objective of the area N activities was to identify, consolidate, and discuss the major technical, design, and implementation issues and risks to be resolved for providing AHS users with a collision-free driving environment under normal operating conditions. The scope of the area N analysis covered the entire automated highway system (AHS) operating spectrum beginning with entry onto the system to safe exit from the system. With regard to the range of AHS configuration considered, area N`s scope was largely non-RSC specific, but did cover (at a relatively high conceptual level) (1) all of the generic AHS elements (e.g., the vehicle, the roadway, and the driver) and (2) generic AHS functions (e.g., lane tracking, braking, merging with a stream of AHS vehicles, maintenance of vehicle-to-vehicle gap requirements, execution of collision avoidance actions) featured by this program team`s selected set of representative system configurations (RSCs).
Research Organization:
Battelle, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
253888
Report Number(s):
PB--96-172648/XAB; CNN: Contract DTFH61-93-C-00195
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English