Electronic solution based on micro-controller AT91SAM7S256 for platooning multi-agent system implementation

In this work a low cost electronic solution adapted for control and communication of a convoy of electrical vehicle prototypes based on multi-agent system -MASis presented. From the obtained results in previous works, focused on mobile platforms with PC architecture and Bluetooth communication module, a new electronic system has been designed based on the 32 bits microcontroller AT91SAM7S256 and the communication module nRF2401A. With which, it obtains a greater integration of the final mobile prototype and a greater communication capability between the devices connected in wireless network.

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