Mesoscopic Digital Control for Disturbance String Stability via Constant Time-Headway Spacing Policies

IEEE Control Systems Letters 2026 Open access

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Authors: Pietro Bonsanto, Mattia Mattioni, Alessio Iovine, Elena De Santis, Maria Domenica Di Benedetto
DOI: 10.1109/lcsys.2026.3654020
Cited by: 1
References: 27

Abstract

This paper addresses the enforcement of Disturbance String Stability (DSS) in connected autonomous vehicle platoons subject to asynchronous communication, sampling, and quantization in case of a constant time headway spacing policy. Building on a mesoscopic control framework, we design digital controllers that guarantee DSS despite external disturbances and device limitations. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Traffic control and management Network Time Synchronization Technologies Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Control Systems Letters
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Volume
10
Pages
37–42
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN