The various control systems in the vehicle along with some sort of digital map (static or dynamic) enables functions that reduce fuel consumption as well as improve road safety and comfort. If the control systems have advance knowledge about longitudinal and horizontal curves, speed limits, congestion, etc it could be possible to optimise the control of auxiliary units (cooling system, compressors, etc), drive line (engine, gear box), brakes (wheel brakes, retarder) as well as cruise control functions (speed, distance). The project will work both with maps, their interfaces and possible architecture (information content, format, bandwidth, resolution, horizon) and with the modelling and control of the component actuators (auxiliary systems, brakes, driveline). The aim is to find ways to handle or create information about the road and then use that information for the functions in the control systems that reduce fuel consumption and improve safety, and also provide an incentive to be a better driver.
Project budget: SEK 9.4 million
whereof state subsidy: SEK 4.7 million (SRA 4.7 million)
University / Institute: SEK 5.9 million
Partners: Scania CV AB, and Linköping University (Vehicle Systems) and Stockholm Royal Institute of Technology ( S3)