Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Lashgarian Azad, Nasser"
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Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Control systems have always been a vital part of the novel technological advancements of human being in any industry, especially transportation. With the introduction of the idea of autonomous driving, classical control ... -
Ecological Control and Coordination of Connected and Automated PHEVs at Roundabouts under Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-20)During the last decade, comprehensive research efforts were concentrated on autonomous driving. Annually, many car accidents happen as a result of human faults. Extreme traffic congestion prolongs commute time, increase ... -
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Quadrotors: Design and Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-21)Quadrotor (or quadcopter) is a type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Due to the quadrotors simple and inexpensive design, they have become popular platforms. This thesis proposes a computationally fast scheme for ... -
Modelling and Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles on Roundabouts
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-08)A path following controller was proposed that allows autonomous vehicles to safely navigate roundabouts. The controller consisted of a vector field algorithm that generated velocity commands to direct a vehicle. These ... -
Real-time Energy Management of a Battery Electric Vehicle Hybridized with Supercapacitor
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-25)The increased interest in electric vehicles (EVs) in the recent years has intrigued numerous research, on improving efficiency and reducing ownership costs of these vehicles. As the battery in EVs is the sole energy provider, ... -
Real-time Energy Management of PHEVs with Supercapacitor Using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The earth is facing the global warming phenomenon these days, and one of its main contributors is greenhouse gas emission. As transportation produces an enormous portion of greenhouse gasses and also due to the increasing ... -
Short-Term Traffic Participants Behaviour Prediction for Automated Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-17)Due to the rapid commencement of autonomous vehicles and the promising potential benefits, it has made it critical for said vehicles to be able to interpret their environment and compensate for the absence of driver ... -
A Trip Planning-Assisted Energy Management System for Connected PHEVs: Evaluation and Enhancement
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-18)The built-in Energy Management System (EMS) of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) plays an important role in the fuel efficiency of these vehicles. Recently, it has been revealed that prior knowledge of the upcoming ...