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The controller in an automated vehicle relies on sensors to collect the information needed for handling traffic situations, and reducing the frequency of using sensors could prolong their lifespans. We present in this paper the application of dynamic sensor activation algorithms in discrete event systems to activate/deactivate sensors for collecting information when it is only necessary to automatically operate headlights based on traffic rules. The framework developed in this paper forms a basis for automatically activating/deactivating sensors for other components in an automated vehicle in the future.
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This work was supported in part by the PowerChina Grant (No. KY2018-JT-20-01-2019), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. CNSF-61374058) and the Australian Research Council (No. DP-130100156).
Han DING received his B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Ningbo University of Science and Technology in 2015. He is currently studying for a M.Sc. degree in Control Science and Engineering, at the School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. His research interests include intelligent transportation systems and discrete event systems.
Yishan QIAN obtained her B.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering, from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2018. Currently she is studying for a M.Sc. degree in Control Science and Engineering, at the School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Her research interests include intelligent transportation systems and discrete event systems.
Chaohui GONG received her M.Sc. degree in Mathematical Statistics from Wayne State University in 2007. She is with Zhejiang Research Center on Smart Rail Transportation. Her research interests include discrete event systems, optimization algorithms, and intelligent transportation systems.
Yunfeng HOU received his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Shandong University of Technology in 2012 and his M.Sc. degree in Control Science and Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 2015. His is currently with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. His research interests are in modeling, control and optimization in discrete-event systems and intelligent Transportation systems.
Weilin WANG received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering Systems, the M.S.E. degree in Industrial Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering Systems from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2003, 2006, and 2007, respectively. He is currently with Zhejiang Research Center on Smart Rail Transportation, PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited. He is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. His research interests include model checking, synthesis of sensor activation and communication strategies for control and diagnosis of discrete event systems, traffic signal coordination, and cooperative control for multi-robot systems.
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Ding, H., Qian, Y., Gong, C. et al. Application of dynamic sensor activation on operating automated headlights. Control Theory Technol. 18, 246–256 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11768-020-9190-6
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