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Determining Passing Sight Distance on Upgraded Road Sections over Single and Platooned Heavy Military Vehicles

Authors: Stergios Mavromatis; Vassilios Matragos; Antonis Kontizas; Kiriakos Amiridis;

Determining Passing Sight Distance on Upgraded Road Sections over Single and Platooned Heavy Military Vehicles

Abstract

Although truck platooning enhances transportation efficiency, reduces fuel consumption, and lowers freight transport costs, it can also create limited overtaking opportunities, potentially leading to risky overtaking maneuvers. The present study examines the impact of platooned heavy military vehicles on the quantification of Passing Sight Distance (PSD). Two distinct cases are examined: single and platooned military vehicles passing, the latter formed by five trucks. The authors, by realistically modeling the passing task, examined the interaction between vehicle dynamic parameters and roadway grade utilizing an existing vehicle dynamics model. The analysis of various speed values revealed significant PSD variations depending on the examined impeding (overtaken) vehicle’s platooning configuration and utilized grade. The present assessment accurately quantifies the grade impact on the required PSDs for such special vehicle arrangements and can be applied to any vehicle platooning configuration. Moreover, a preliminary tool is introduced to assist road designers in accurately assessing the impact of roadway grade on the passing process. This tool, when combined with a more in-depth analysis of additional factors, can help justify the need for an extra lane in road sections where platooning regularly occurs.

Keywords

safety, Technology, T, passing distance, dynamic model

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