On the utilization of Macroscopic Information for String Stability of a Vehicular Platoon

The use of macroscopic information for the control of a vehicular platoon composed of autonomous vehicles is investigated. A mesoscopic control law is provided, and String Stability is proved by Lyapunov functions and Input-to-State Stability (ISS) concepts. Simulations are implemented in order to validate the controller and to show the efficacy of the proposed approach for mitigating traffic oscillations.

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