Adaptive Cruise Control for Electric Bus based on Model Predictive Control with Road Grade Prediction

Abstract

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) makes the driving experience safer and more pleasurable. To comprehensively deal with tracking capability and energy consumption issue of ACC-activated vehicle on rugged roads, this paper presents a MPC based vehicular following control algorithm with road grade prediction. A simulation model of ACC for electric bus based on MPC is built for analysing the performance of the algorithm. The simulation results show that road grade prediction can improve improves both energy consumption and tracking capability.