Road inclinations and emissions in platoon control via multi-criteria optimization

A well-organized platoon control may have advantages in terms of increasing highway capacity and decreasing fuel consumption and emissions. The paper proposes the design of the velocity of platoon. In the velocity design several factors must be taken into consideration such as fuel consumption, road inclinations, emissions and traveling time. Since the vehicles in a heterogeneous platoon have different dynamic abilities, emission parameters, and fuel characteristics, the design task leads to a multi-criteria optimization problem. The design of the platoon control is based on the robust H_∞ control method. The method is illustrated through simulation examples.