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Longitudinal Control of a Platoon of Road Vehicles Equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control System

Keywords: Longitudinal Control, Vehicle Following, String Stability, PID Control.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 3

Zeeshan  Ali Memon , Saleh   Jumani , Javed   Larik ,

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