The Simulation Model of Autonomous Truck Caravan Movement in Terms of an Extreme and Non-Stationary Environment

摘要

The paper deals with development of smart technologies applied for providing the automatic movement of a motorcade of unmanned freight vehicles(autorobots) following the leading manned vehicle. While developing the control system of a robotic motorcade, it is necessary to represent the process of robot locomotion in the motorcade, as if they moved under control of this system in reality. One of the approaches that can solve this problem is simulation modeling applied in the paper in order to describe processes of robot locomotion in a motorcade in terms of an extreme and nonstationary environment. In the paper, results of developing the function and the structure of the simulation model of robot locomotion in a motorcade in terms of an extreme and non-stationary environment are presented. As to input parameters of the simulation model, the tasks are assigned and the requirements are defined. The research of approaches to formation of the simulation model is introduced. The agent-based approach is chosen. The types of agents for both handling the controlling command of autorobots and making a decision for controlling the entire motorcade by means of smart methods on the basis of agent-based providing information about the set of situation parameters are substantiated.