Threshold-Speed-Based Eco-Cruise Control Model

This study proposes threshold-speed-based eco-cruise control model. The model focuses on the minimization of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as driver’s comfort. A host vehicle collects the road topological information of downtown from vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications. The vehicle makes optimal travel plan to minimize fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The model controls at over the minimum speed on the uphill section. The speed of downhill section adjusts at under the maximum speed. Speed profile of downtown is created by optimal acceleration to minimize fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for developed model and conventional cruise control model are estimated by CMEM respectively. The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of developed model are lower than those of conventional cruise control model.