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Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-10 Kaiyuan Xu , Wei Xiao , Christos G. Cassandras

We derive optimal control policies for a Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) and cooperating neighboring CAVs to carry out a lane change maneuver consisting of a longitudinal phase where the CAV properly positions itself relative to the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-05 Andres S. Chavez Armijos , Rui Chen , Christos G. Cassandras , Yasir K. Al-Nadawi , Hossein Noukhiz Mahjoub , Hidekazu Araki

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) provide the most intriguing opportunity for enabling users to better monitor transportation network conditions and make better operating decisions to improve safety and reduce pollution, energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-20 Andreas A. Malikopoulos

In this paper, we establish a decentralized optimal control framework for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) crossing multiple adjacent, multi-lane signal-free intersections to minimize energy consumption and improve traffic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-18 Behdad Chalaki , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Connectivity and automation in vehicles provide the most intriguing opportunity for enabling users to better monitor transportation network conditions and make better operating decisions to improve safety and reduce pollution, energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-11-01 Liuhui Zhao , Andreas Malikopoulos , Jackeline Rios-Torres

In this paper, we provide a decentralized optimal control framework for coordinating connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) in two interconnected intersections. We formulate a control problem and provide a solution that can be implemented…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-22 Behdad Chalaki , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

We address the problem of optimizing the performance of a dynamic system while satisfying hard safety constraints at all times. Implementing an optimal control solution is limited by the computational cost required to derive it in real…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-19 Wei Xiao , Christos G. Cassandras , Calin A. Belta

The introduction of connected and automated vehicles (CAV) is believed to reduce congestion, enhance safety, and improve traffic efficiency. Numerous research studies have focused on controlling pure CAV platoons in fully connected…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-18 Chenguang Zhao , Tamas G. Molnar , Huan Yu

In this paper, we develop a socially cooperative optimal control framework to address the motion planning problem for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) in mixed traffic using social value orientation (SVO) and a potential game…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-13 Viet-Anh Le , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

The emergence of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) promises better traffic mobility for future transportation systems. Existing research mostly focused on fully-autonomous scenarios, while the potential of CAV control at a mixed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-26 Chaoyi Chen , Jiawei Wang , Qing Xu , Jianqiang Wang , Keqiang Li

Addressing safe and efficient interaction between connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and human-driven vehicles in a mixed-traffic environment has attracted considerable attention. In this paper, we develop a framework for stochastic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-01 Viet-Anh Le , Behdad Chalaki , Filippos N. Tzortzoglou , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Navigating unsignalized roundabouts in mixed-autonomy traffic presents significant challenges due to dense vehicle interactions, lane-changing complexities, and behavioral uncertainties of human-driven vehicles (HDVs). This paper proposes a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-25 Zhihao Lin , Jianglin Lan , Shuo Liu , Zhen Tian , Dezong Zhao , Chongfeng Wei

In this article, we present a long-duration autonomy approach for the control of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) operating in a transportation network. In particular, we focus on the performance of CAVs at traffic bottlenecks,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-10 Logan E. Beaver

In this letter, we present an approach for learning human driving behavior, without relying on specific model structures or prior distributions, in a mixed-traffic environment where connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) coexist with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-12 Heeseung Bang , Aditya Dave , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), unlike conventional cars, will utilise the whole space of intersections and cross in a lane-free order. This paper formulates such a lane-free crossing of intersections as a multi-objective optimal…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-15 Mahdi Amouzadi , Mobolaji O. Orisatoki , Arash M. Dizqah

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) provide the most intriguing opportunity to optimize energy consumption and travel time. Several approaches have been proposed in the literature that allow CAVs to coordinate in situations where there…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-11 A M Ishtiaque Mahbub , Andreas A. Malikopoulos , Liuhui Zhao

Safe overtaking, especially in a bidirectional mixed-traffic setting, remains a key challenge for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). The presence of human-driven vehicles (HDVs), behavior unpredictability, and blind spots resulting from…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Faizan M. Tariq , Nilesh Suriyarachchi , Christos Mavridis , John S. Baras

Connected automated vehicles (CAVs) have brought new opportunities to improve traffic throughput and reduce energy consumption. However, the uncertain lane-change behaviors (LCBs) of surrounding vehicles (SVs) as an uncontrollable factor…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-05 Bohui Wang , Rong Su

This paper develops a sequencing-enabled hierarchical connected automated vehicle (CAV) cooperative on-ramp merging control framework. The proposed framework consists of a two-layer design: the upper level control sequences the vehicles to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-28 Sixu Li , Yang Zhou , Xinyue Ye , Jiwan Jiang , Meng Wang

We address the problem of optimally controlling Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) arriving from two multi-lane roads and merging at multiple points where the objective is to jointly minimize the travel time and energy consumption of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-02 Wei Xiao , Christos G. Cassandras , Calin Belta