Development of a Methodology for Monitoring and Prediction of Road Surface Conditions in Highly Automated Driving

This paper addresses vertical dynamics comfort in Highly Automated Driving (HAD). Based on the assumption that a reduction of vertical acceleration inputs will result in increased passenger comfort, we develop an approach to minimize the effect of road surface anomalies on HAD users. We propose a participative method to identify, process and distribute road quality data using a plurality of vehicles exchanging information with a central server. By activating automated responses to warn about, avoid or counteract the appearance of any type of discomfort prompted by vertical vibrations, we strive to increase the maturity of HAD technology.     «

This paper addresses vertical dynamics comfort in Highly Automated Driving (HAD). Based on the assumption that a reduction of vertical acceleration inputs will result in increased passenger comfort, we develop an approach to minimize the effect of road surface anomalies on HAD users. We propose a participative method to identify, process and distribute road quality data using a plurality of vehicles exchanging information with a central server. By activating automated responses to warn about, a...     »