Analysis of driver behavior related to look-ahead control*

The paper focuses on the design of look-ahead control, in which road inclinations, speed limits and traveling time are taken into consideration. In the control system the longitudinal control incorporates the brake and traction forces to achieve the required velocity. The advantage of the method is that during the travel of the vehicle the control calculates the appropriate velocity, with which the number of unnecessary accelerations and brakings and their durations can be significantly reduced. The velocity proposed by the automatic system may interfere with the velocity selected by the driver. In the paper the system based on look-ahead control is compared to a vehicle operated by a driver using a hardware-in-the-loop simulation system.