Demo venue

[Key Demo Features]

(1) UDC (EU Project)
The system was called Urban Drive Control (UDC). Various types of control are executed using information transmitted from roadside beacons via 5.8-GHz microwave. Control features ACC, stop-and-go (automated platoon speed control on congested roads) and Traffic Light Control (TLC) for automatic stopping at traffic signals. In stop-and-go, headway was maintained automatically according to the starting, cruising and stopping of the vehicle ahead. However, steering was controlled manually.


UDC

(2) INRIA Praxitale Platooning (INRIA of France, etc.)
Various automatic control features were built into a small electric vehicle as part of transportation system developed by FranceŐs local governments, public research organizations such as INRIA, automakers and electronics companies. The demo include automatic platooning (with a driver in the lead vehicle) for pickup of rental vehicles parked in various locations after use.


INRIA Platooning

(3) People Mover (FROG of the Netherlands)
This is an automatic guidance system already used at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport as a parking area transportation medium. The vehicles are guided by magnetic nail markers and operated from a control room. The 8-seat vehicles run at a speed of 25 km/h.


People Mover

(4) ISA (TNO of the Netherlands> RUG of Sweden)
The system, named Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA), focuses on controlling vehicle speed when heading toward curves and traffic congestion points. The demo featured throttle control and accelerator pedal resistance control utilizing speed limit signals transmitted from roadside beacons via 5.8-GHz microwave and in coordination with speed limit signs. For the driver, the gas pedal became heavier when in excess of the speed limit, impeding acceleration and eventually causing deceleration toward the speed limit.


ISA (RUG of Sweden) Automatic speed control using road-to-vehicle communication and issuing warning and stopping acceleration when speeding.

(5) DARDS (Dassault AVG, Netherlands)
Three cameras mounted on the vehicle capture a broad-angle view of the road ahead for remote control of the vehicle from a ground station. This technology has been developed for special applications including military operations. Similar technology has been developed in Japan and the United States for remote control of lunar and Mars probes and for vehicle control in hazardous environments such as at nuclear power plants.


DARDS

(6) SAVE (EU Project)
The system is aimed at improving vehicle safety by detecting problems with the driverŐs condition. System for Effective Assessment of the Driver State and Vehicle Control in Emergency Situations (SAVE) development covers IMU (for detection of driver problems with the driver) and ACD (automatic control in case of emergency). The demo featured automated lane changing by detecting lanes and emergency stops on the side of the road if a problem was detected with the driver. Various other demos were also conducted, including CHAUFFEUR truck platooning, Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) platooning, ICACAD, PATH Solo, Cycab Parking, MOONCAT, ADC, AWAY, A.A.P., Combi Road, ECT and SAFE TRAIL.


SAVE