title: Robotic reactions: delay-induced patterns in autonomous vehicle systems.
abstract: Fundamental design principles are presented for vehicle systems governed by autonomous cruise control devices. By analyzing the corresponding delay differential equations, it is shown that for any car-following model short-wavelength oscillations can appear due to robotic reaction times, and that there are tradeoffs between the time delay and the control gains. The analytical findings are demonstrated on an optimal velocity model using numerical continuation and numerical simulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orosz
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moehlis
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bullo