1. DEMO '97 in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
August 7-10, 1997.
This platoon control demonstration was held in San Diego
by the National Automated Highway System Consortium (NAHSC).
PATH showed an 8
Buick LeSabre
platoon in combined longitudinal and lateral control on the I-15 HOV lanes.
The vehicles were driving themselves at 6.5 meters spacing and 60 mph. The
scenario involved vehicle #2 splitting, doing a lane change, falling back
and doing another lane change to join the platoon back as vehicle #8. PATH
also showed a single Buick mini-demo at Miramar College, which Senator Boxer
rode. The vehicle was fully automated, going forward and in reverse, on a
tight course set up with cones.
The demonstration was such a success that, in February 1999, the PATH team received the UC Distinguished Service Award.
Development Team
Publications
Movies
8 Car Platoon
I-15 HOV Lanes
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Hands Free Driving
I-15 HOV Lanes
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Lane Change
I-15 HOV Lanes
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2. ADOT DEMO in TEMPE, ARIZONA.
December 15-17, 1997.
This was a single Buick mini-demo held at Arizona State University
(ASU) by the Arizona Department of Transportation
(ADOT). The vehicle was fully automated, going forward and in reverse, on a tight course set up with cones.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler
Movie
Automated Reverse Driving
Tempe, AZ
3.7 MB, 1 min
3. DEMO '98 in RIJJNWOUDE, NETHERLANDS.
June 15-19, 1998.
This platoon control demonstration was held in Rijnwoude by the Dutch
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
PATH showed a 3 Buick LeSabre platoon in combined longitudinal and lateral
control on a still-under-construction highway, Rijksweg 11. The vehicles
were driving themselves at 6 meters spacing and 55 mph. The scenario involved
vehicle #2 splitting, doing a lane change, falling back and doing another
lane change to join the platoon as vehicle #3. The Dutch Minister of Transportation
Annemarie Jorritsma rode in the platoon. PATH also showed a single fully
automated Buick mini-demo on a loop course.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, Wei-Bin Zhang, David Nelson
Movie
3 Car Platoon
Rijnwoude, Netherlands
6.9 MB, 2.43 min
4. DOCKING DEMO in HOUSTON, TEXAS.
September 8, 1998.
This was a precision docking demo
held at Houston by Houston Metro. PATH showed a fully automated Buick docking
to the Houston Metro bus station, as a transit bus would do.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, Dan Empey
Publication: Precision Docking Demonstration
Movie
Precision Docking
Houston, TX
4.9 MB, 0.59 min
5. DEMO '99 in EAST LIBERTY, OHIO.
July 26-28, 1999.
This was a precision docking demo held at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) by ITS America and ITS Ohio.
PATH installed some 60 surface-mounted magnets to show a fully automated Buick docking to a wooden platform.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, Dan Empey
Movie
Precision Docking
East Liberty, OH
? MB, 2.09 min
6. SNOWPLOW DEMO at RURAL ITS CONFERENCE in FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.
August 29-September 1, 1999.
At this conference, held by
ITS America, ITS Arizona and ADOT,
PATH demonstrated the simulation of the snowplow steering guidance system
on the snowplow itself. People could move the steering wheel and "drive"
the plow using the HMI screen as if they would be at Tahoe on the magnets.
Team: Bénédicte Bougler
Movie
Guided Snowplow
Kingvale, CA
3.3 MB, 1.47 min
7. MINI-DEMO at CAATS CONFERENCE in SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
September 12-15, 1999.
This was a single Buick mini-demo with a 0.5g curve held at the CAATS
5th Annual Meeting in Sacramento. The vehicle was fully automated, going
forward and in reverse, on a tight course set up with cones.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler
8. DEMO 2000 in TSUKUBA CITY, JAPAN.
November 28-December 1, 2000.
This demo, part of Smart Cruise 21, was held at the test track of the Public Works Research Institute
(PWRI)
by the Advanced Cruise-Assist Higway System Research Association (AHSRA)
in Japan. PATH showed automatic steering control, steering guidance, lane
departure warning, lane departure prevention control and obstacle warning
with one Buick LeSabre. PATH was one of only three non-Japanese organizations,
the others being DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, David Nelson
Research Report: PATH Report of AHSRA Smart Cruise 21 Proving Tests
Movie
Demo 2000
Tsukuba, Japan
? MB, ? min
9. IVI MEETING in WASHINGTON DC.
June 24-26, 2003.
This bus docking demonstration was held at the Turner-Fairbanks Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Research Center, in McLean, Virginia, as part of the National Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) Meeting held in Washington, DC. PATH showed precision docking with a 40 ft CNG transit bus, travelling on top of 85 surface-mounted magnets.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, David Nelson, Thang Lian
Movie
Bus Docking
Washington DC
? MB, 1.51 min
10. DEMO 2003 in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
August 23-24, 2003.
PATH showed a platoon of 2 San
Diego transit buses in fully automated control on the I-15 HOV lanes, the
first one a 40 ft CNG bus and the second one a 60 ft articulated diesel bus.
The third bus was under steering control, showing free lane change and transition
from manual to automatic. PATH also showed bus precision docking in Caltrans
South Control Yard.
Development Team
Movies
Bus Platoon
I-15 HOV Lanes
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Lane Assist
I-15 HOV Lanes
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Bus Docking
South Control Yard
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11. APTA MEETING in SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
January 31, 2004.
This bus docking demonstration was held at the Big Blue Bus yard in Santa Monica, as part of the APTA General Managers Meeting. PATH showed precision docking with a 40 ft CNG transit bus, travelling on top of 85 surface-mounted magnets.
Team: Han-Shue Tan, Bénédicte Bougler, David Nelson, Thang Lian
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