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Dissertation: A Potential Field Framework for Active Vehicle Lankeeping Assistance

Title:A Unified Approach to Driver Assistance Systems Based on Artificial Potential Fields
Authors:J.Christian Gerdes, Eric J. Rossetter
American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Dynamic Systems and Control Division DSC; 1999; v. 67, p. 623-630

Title:A Unified Approach to Driver Assistance Systems Based on Artificial Potential Fields
Authors:J. Christian Gerdes, Eric J. Rossetter
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control; Sept. 2001; v. 123, issue 3, p. 431-438

Title:The Role of Handling Characteristics in Driver Assistance Systems with Environmental Interaction
Authors:Eric J. Rossetter, J. Christian Gerdes
Proceedings of the American Control Conference;2000; v.4, p. 2528-2532

Title:Combining Lanekeeping and Vehicle Following with Hazard Maps
Authors: J. Christian Gerdes, Ursina Saur, Eric J. Rossetter
Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, Ann Arbor, MI;

Title:Combining Lanekeeping and Vehicle Following with Hazard Maps
Authors:J. Christian Gerdes, Eric J. Rossetter, Ursina Saur
Vehicle System Dynamics; Nov. 2001; v.36, no. 4-5, p.391-411

Title:Performance Guarantees for Hazard Based Lateral Vehicle Control
Authors: Eric J. Rossetter, J. Christian Gerdes
In the proceedings of the 2002 ASME IMECE

Title:A Study of Lateral Vehicle Control Under a `Virtual' Force Framework
Authors: Eric J. Rossetter, J. Christian Gerdes
In the proceedings of the 2002 International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control; Hiroshima, Japan

Title:A Gentle Nudge Towards Safety: Experimental Validation of the Potential Field Driver Assistance System
Authors: Eric J. Rossetter, Joshua P. Switkes, J. Christian Gerdes
In the proceedings of the American Control Conference; June 2003.

Title:Experimental Validation of the Potential Field Driver Assistance System
Authors: Eric J. Rossetter, Joshua P. Switkes, J. Christian Gerdes
International Journal of Automotive Technology; June 2004; v5, no. 2, p. 95-108

Title:Handwheel Force Feedback for Lanekeeping Assistance: Combined Dynamics and Stability
Authors: Joshua P. Switkes, Eric J. Rossetter, Ian A. Coe, J. Christian Gerdes
In the proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control; August 2004.

Title:Guaranteeing Lanekeeping Performance with Tire Saturation Using Numerically Computed Polynomial Lyapunov Functions
Authors: Joshua P. Switkes, J. Christian Gerdes
In the proceedings of the 2005 ASME IMECE

Submitted Papers

Title:A Study of Lateral Vehicle Control Under a `Virtual' Force Framework
Authors:Eric J. Rossetter, J. Christian Gerdes
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Model Reduction

Title: A Lyapunov Function Approach to Energy Based Model Reduction
Authors:Sam Chang, Christopher Carlson, J. Christian Gerdes

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