Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging

Traffic congestion often occurs at intersections or ramp merges, where energy-inefficient driving occurs because of the need to frequently adjust the vehicle speed. The emergence of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology has created an opportunity to reduce energy consumption by optimizing...

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Main Authors: Liyue Yang, Dohyun Park, Shaowen Lyu, Tacksu Kim, Namwook Kim
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Dohyun Park
Shaowen Lyu
Tacksu Kim
Namwook Kim
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description Traffic congestion often occurs at intersections or ramp merges, where energy-inefficient driving occurs because of the need to frequently adjust the vehicle speed. The emergence of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology has created an opportunity to reduce energy consumption by optimizing the speed trajectory and merging sequences of vehicles. In this study, we address the problem of integrating the vehicle powertrain characteristics and speed optimization of merging control. A battery electric vehicle is the target vehicle, and the energy-optimal speed trajectory was generated based on dynamic programming in a merging scenario. The evaluation results show that the proposed method achieves 30.1 % energy savings compared with traditional adaptive cruise control under specific merging conditions. Powertrain loss is reduced by 52.4 % and is the largest factor affecting overall energy consumption. To expend under different traffic demands, energy-optimal speed trajectories were obtained for different merging times. The analysis indicates that the powertrain loss significantly affects the changing trend of overall energy consumption at different merging times. The demand for speed variation is critical for energy-efficient merging control because it changes dramatically with the merging time and generates powertrain loss. The proposed method demonstrates significant energy-saving potential of individual vehicle in merging control strategies and can serve as a theoretical reference for optimizing the total energy consumption in multi-CAV merging scenarios.
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spelling doaj-art-e3dce9f5e96f4b05955e1eff1d638f2f2024-11-23T00:01:18ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011217324317325410.1109/ACCESS.2024.350131510756592Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway MergingLiyue Yang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-3541Dohyun Park1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8748-1497Shaowen Lyu2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0770-472XTacksu Kim3Namwook Kim4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1330-7883Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Republic of KoreaTraffic congestion often occurs at intersections or ramp merges, where energy-inefficient driving occurs because of the need to frequently adjust the vehicle speed. The emergence of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology has created an opportunity to reduce energy consumption by optimizing the speed trajectory and merging sequences of vehicles. In this study, we address the problem of integrating the vehicle powertrain characteristics and speed optimization of merging control. A battery electric vehicle is the target vehicle, and the energy-optimal speed trajectory was generated based on dynamic programming in a merging scenario. The evaluation results show that the proposed method achieves 30.1 % energy savings compared with traditional adaptive cruise control under specific merging conditions. Powertrain loss is reduced by 52.4 % and is the largest factor affecting overall energy consumption. To expend under different traffic demands, energy-optimal speed trajectories were obtained for different merging times. The analysis indicates that the powertrain loss significantly affects the changing trend of overall energy consumption at different merging times. The demand for speed variation is critical for energy-efficient merging control because it changes dramatically with the merging time and generates powertrain loss. The proposed method demonstrates significant energy-saving potential of individual vehicle in merging control strategies and can serve as a theoretical reference for optimizing the total energy consumption in multi-CAV merging scenarios.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10756592/Connected and automated vehicleenergy consumptionon-ramp mergingoptimal controlspeed trajectory optimization
spellingShingle Liyue Yang
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Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
IEEE Access
Connected and automated vehicle
energy consumption
on-ramp merging
optimal control
speed trajectory optimization
title Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
title_full Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
title_fullStr Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
title_short Analysis of the Impact of Speed Trajectory Optimization on Energy Consumption During Highway Merging
title_sort analysis of the impact of speed trajectory optimization on energy consumption during highway merging
topic Connected and automated vehicle
energy consumption
on-ramp merging
optimal control
speed trajectory optimization
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10756592/
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