An offline autonomous vehicular actuator control system

Abstract

VANETs apply new generation wireless technology to vehicles to provide additional safety features for the driver. There are, however, a lot of connectivity issues related to VANETs so a system which combines both online and offline capabilities would thus be more robust. This paper explores an autonomous vehicular actuator control system which would form part of a larger VANET system but provide offline following functionality. When a communication link is not required, the system can follow different cars with little to no modification to the lead vehicle. It was found that it is possible to have an offline vehicle following system designed with inexpensive sensors.