Long queues of vehicles are often found at signalized intersections, which increases the energy consumption of all the vehicles involved. This paper proposes an enhanced eco-approach control (EEAC) strategy with consideration of the queue ahead for connected electric vehicles (EVs) at a signalized intersection. The discharge movement of the vehicle queue is predicted by an improved queue discharge prediction method (IQDP), which takes both vehicle and driver dynamics into account. Based on the prediction of the queue, the EEAC strategy is designed with a hierarchical framework: the upper-stage uses dynamic programming to find the general trend of the energy-efficient speed profile, which is followed by the lower-stage model predictive controller to computes the explicit solution for a short horizon with guaranteed safe inter-vehicular distance. Finally, numerical simulations are conducted to demonstrate the energy efficiency improvement of the EEAC strategy. Besides, the effects of the queue prediction accuracy on the performance of the EEAC strategy are also investigated.

The accurate information of sideslip angle (SA) and tire cornering stiffness (TCS) is essential for advanced chassis control systems. However, SA and TCS cannot be directly measured by in-vehicle sensors. Thus, it is a hot topic to estimate SA and TCS with only in-vehicle sensors by an effective estimation method. In this article, we propose a novel fuzzy adaptive robust cubature Kalman filter (FARCKF) to accurately estimate SA and TCS. The model parameters of the FARCKF are dynamically updated using recursive least squares. A Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy system is developed to dynamically adjust the process noise parameter in the FARCKF. Finally, the performance of FARCKF is demonstrated via both simulation and experimental tests. The test results indicate that the estimation accuracy of SA and TCS is higher than that of the existing methods. Specifically, the estimation accuracy of SA is at least improved by more than 48%, while the estimators of TCS are closer to the reference values.

Some vehicle state information that cannot be measured by in-vehicle sensors is quite important for the active safety control of intelligent vehicles. To obtain these key information in real-time, many advanced estimation algorithms are proposed. However, the existing studies focus on the effect of sensor measurement noise on estimation accuracy and rarely consider the impact of sensor data loss. In this article, a novel adaptive fault-tolerant extended Kalman filter is proposed to estimate vehicle state in case of partial loss of sensor data. The randomness of the data loss is first defined by a discreet distribution in interval [0,1]. Then, the fault-tolerant extended Kalman filter is derived based on a recursive filter framework. Furthermore, a fading factor on the basis of the orthogonal theory is used to improve the adaptability of fault-tolerant extended Kalman filter. Experimental results demonstrate that the estimation performance of the proposed approach is better than the extended Kalman filter.

Preceding vehicles typically dominate the movement of following vehicles in traffic systems, thereby significantly influencing the efficacy of eco-driving control that concentrates on vehicle speed optimization. To potentially mitigate the negative effect of preceding vehicles on eco-driving control at the signalized intersection, this study proposes an overtaking-enabled eco-approach control (OEAC) strategy. It combines driving lane planning and speed optimization for connected and automated vehicles to relax the first-in-first-out queuing policy at the signalized intersection, minimizing the host vehicle’s energy consumption and travel delay. The OEAC adopts a two-stage receding horizon control framework to derive optimal driving trajectories for adapting to dynamic traffic conditions. In the first stage, the driving lane optimization problem is formulated as a Markov decision process and solved using dynamic programming, which takes into account the uncertain disturbance from preceding vehicles. In the second stage, the vehicle’s speed trajectory with the minimal driving cost is optimized rapidly using Pontryagin’s minimum principle to obtain the closed-form analytical optimal solution. Extensive simulations are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the OEAC. The results show that the OEAC is excellent in driving cost reduction over constant speed and regular eco-approach and departure strategies in various traffic scenarios, with an average improvement of 20.91% and 5.62%, respectively.

The excessively high temperature poses a significant risk to battery health, accelerating degradation and causing damage. Despite the recognized importance of battery thermal management (BTM), numerous studies in this domain often overlook the distinct timescales associated with vehicle and battery thermal dynamics. This oversight can compromise the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of BTM strategies in efficiently controlling battery temperature. This study proposes a novel predictive battery thermal and energy management ( $p$ -BTEM) strategy for connected and automated electric vehicles. The $p$ -BTEM leverages a cloud-enabled predictive control framework to synthesize the look-ahead constant and time-varying factors, e.g., vehicle, road, and traffic information. This synthesis aims to achieve global optimization of battery temperature in the Cloud while enabling local adaptations for vehicle acceleration and compressor power on the Vehicle End. This approach ensures proactive and economical regulation of battery temperature, especially in high temperature conditions, thereby maintaining the battery within optimal temperature ranges and reducing energy consumption in dynamic traffic scenarios. To assess the effectiveness of the $p$ -BTEM, representative route simulations are conducted utilizing real-world data. The results reveal the exceptional performance of the $p$ -BTEM in reducing battery cooling energy when compared to two benchmark strategies, with a minimum improvement of 8.58% and 10.31%, respectively. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis is performed to elaborate on the $p$ -BTEM under the influence of traffic, communication, and algorithmic factors.