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Outline of AVG Demo '98
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Contract negotiations with parties giving demonstration are ongoing. This page list the demonstrations that are likely to be at Demo’.
 Platooning
The European project CHAUFFEUR will demonstrate how two lorries can follow one another at a short distance. This will be performed at a speed of around 85 km per hour. Only the lead lorry will be operated by a driver.
The American project PATH, will present a demonstration. PATH can demonstrate not only platooning, but also how platoons can be broken up and how lanes can be switched automatically. At least two vehicles will be used for this.
The French research institute INRIA will also demonstrate platooning using electrically-powered cars. In this case, the manned vehicle will be followed by two others.
Speed information and external influences
The European project Urban Drive Control (UDC) will use four vehicles to show how urban traffic flows can be optimised through communication between the vehicles and the infrastructure.
ISA (Intelligent Speed Adapter) is a collective name for systems which can restrict a vehicle’s speed externally. ISA can be used for example in residential and shopping areas to only allow vehicles equipped with ISA. Speed will be transmitted to the vehicle by means of a central monitor and through beacons fixed on the vehicle itself. The defined speed is based on specific traffic or weather conditions or on the specific area or road involved. Demonstrations have been planned with the ISA involving one vehicle from the Netherlands and one from Sweden.
The psychology faculty of the State University of Groningen is conducting various studies into, among other things, the behavioural aspects of AVG. At the AVG demo project, a technique will be displayed in which transmitters on the back of traffic signs transmit speed restrictions to the vehicle, where they will be able to be seen.
Detection of inattentive drivers
Using one vehicle, the European project SAVE will demonstrate how inattentiveness or poor functioning on the part of the driver can be detected by the vehicle. The Fiat Brava test vehicle will monitor the driver’s eye movements, the position of his head, his grip on the steering wheel, and the frequency and duration of crossing lane markings. All this data will be monitored continuously and compared with a profile of the driver’s personal characteristics.
The ultimate goal is that an automatic warning system will be activated for fellow road users and emergency services in cases of inattentiveness or poor functioning. At a later stage, the vehicle should be capable of stopping on the roadside on its own.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Car manufacturers such as BMW, Daimler Benz and Volkswagen will probably demonstrate prototypes of systems supporting longitudinal and lateral control of the vehicle.
ADC, which develops various ACC systems based on radar and infrared, will also bring a vehicle to the demonstration.
Lanekeeping
 TNO will use the specially equipped vehicle ICACAD to demonstrate lanekeeping support.
The vehicle which will be used to demonstrate lanekeeping is also equipped with ACC. During the ride the system’s influences on the driver’s workload can be measured.
Automatic lane-changing
The American project PATH will demonstrate automatic lane-changing using at least two vehicles. This technology requires magnetic ‘markers’ in the infrastructure.
Collision warning & avoidance at longer distances
The European study project AC ASSIST will use a number of vehicles to demonstrate how the vehicle can independently identify and react to stationary obstacles. The vehicle’s response will consist of either a warning to the driver or a manoeuvre which should prevent a collision (for example: stopping altogether).
The following auto makers will participate in connection with AC ASSIST: Renault, Fiat, Jaguar, Ford, Rover and PSA.
Automatic parallel parking
The vehicles with which the French institute INRIA will demonstrate platooning are also equipped for automatic parking.
Automatic driving using GPS (Global Positioning System)
 The Dutch company FROG Navigation Technology will use the MoonCat defence vehicle to demonstrate how a vehicle can be guided automatically to move, based on GPS. GPS uses satellite communication, on the basis of which the location of the vehicle is established. The route to the destination can then be planned using an electronic map. The vehicle follows this route fully independently. The MoonCat is used on Vlieland and pulls a target which can be fired upon (Department of Defence). It can drive on both paved and unpaved roads, and even in a pasture.
The French firm Dassault will demonstrate a similar vehicle.
Automatic driving using transponders
 The Dutch company FROG Navigation Technology will demonstrate FROG (Free Ranging On Grid) technology. This technology is being used in the Netherlands in the Peoplemovers, ParkShuttle and Parking Hopper (transport of passengers) and in the automatically guided container vehicles used by ECT (Europe Combined Terminal, a transhipment company).
ECT’s automated guided vehicle is used for the transportation of containers. At the time of the demo in Rijnwoude, it will be combined with a multitrailer system, which enables long and stable automated guided platoons.
FROG vehicles drive without a driver on an ordinary paved road. They are oriented using transponders in the road surface (different for the People Mover and the ECT) and are steered centrally by the so-called SuperFROG, a guiding computer.
 Excursions to the (existing) test site, CombiRoad, in the Rotterdam port area will be organised during the AVG demo project. CombiRoad consists of a separate infrastructure in the form of a concrete receptacle used to transport containers which are oriented to magnets. The system runs on electricity and is intended for container transport from the ports to transhipment locations in the hinterland.
The CyCab: a public car with no steering wheel nor pedals
 The French research institute INRIA will demonstrate the CyCabs: manually (with a joystick) or automatically guided electronic public transport intended for pedestrian areas.
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