Project 2 Adaptive Cruise Control
Live Batch 2
Project Titel: Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
The objective of the Main Project:
- Developing Adaptive Cruise Control feature as per the Requirement Document using MATLAB Simulink.
- Follow all the MBD-related processes: Requirement Tagging & Traceability, SLDD creation, Configuration Parameter changes, Model Advisor check & Code Generation.
- In Configuration Parameters: enable “Support Floating Numbers” under Code Generation settings.
- Use Embedded Coder to generate the code.
- If choosing code generation,
- the Storage class for Input signals: ImportedExtern
- the Storage class for Output signal: Export to File
- the Storage class for local signals: localizable
- the Storage class for calibration signals: Const.
- Choose sample time for all signals as 0.01s
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
- Adaptive Cruise Control Feature for passenger cars allows the host vehicle to adapt to the speed in line with the flow of traffic.
- Driving in heavy traffic or keeping a safe distance from the preceding vehicle calls for a high level of concentration.
- The Adaptive Cruise Control feature can reduce the stress on the driver by
- Automatically controlling the vehicle speed
- And maintaining a predefined minimum distance to the preceding vehicle.
- As a consequence, the driver enjoys more comfort & can concentrate on the road a little better.
Step 01: Creation of SLDD
- Create an SLDD file according to the data given in the question.
- Go to modeling > link to data dictionary > new( create new SLDD file) then access the sldd file from modeling> model explorer>Adaptive_cruise_control> expand external data> design data( input signal and parameters).
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Signals & Calibration Data List:
|
Signal / Calibration Name |
Signal Type |
Data Type |
Dimension |
Min |
Max |
Initial Value |
Units |
|
CameraInput_LeadVehicle |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
RadarInput_LeadVehicle |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
CameraInput_DriveVehicle |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
RadarInput_DriveVehicle |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
Time_Gap |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
Set_Speed |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
Set_Gap |
Input |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
CruiseSwitch |
Input |
Boolean |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
SetSwitch |
Input |
Boolean |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Acceleration_Mode |
Output |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
LeadVehicle_Speed |
Output |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
DriveVehicle_Speed |
Output |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
|
LeadVehicle_Detected |
Output |
Uint8 |
1 |
0 |
255 |
- |
- |
Step 02: DEVELOPMENT OF ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SIMULINK MODEL
- The Adaptive Cruise ControlMode subsystem consists of three requirement subsystems,
- Lead vehicle subsystem(Requirement_1)
- Drive vehicle subsystem(Requirement_2)
- Adaptive Cruise Control subsystem(Requirement_3).

Step 03: Requirement 1– Lead Vehicle
- A lead Vehicle is a vehicle which is driving on the road ahead of our drive vehicle. Two input signals (Signal Name: CameraInput_LeadVehicle & RadarInput_LeadVehicle).
- Ideally, sensor fusion techniques will be deployed to process & analyze data from camera & radar. For complexity reasons, let’s not adapt to any such algorithms.
- We can simply add both the radar & camera inputs & the corresponding output is read as Speed profile output (Signal Name: LeadVehicle_Speed).
- Speed data of the lead vehicle is critical in implementing the Adaptive Cruise Control algorithm.

Step 04: Requirement 2 – Drive Vehicle
- Drive Vehicle is the vehicle driven by the user & this is the vehicle which has the ACC algorithm in it.
- Like the Lead Vehicle, the Drive Vehicle algorithm also has 2 input signals (Signal Name: CameraInput_DriveVehicle, RadarInput_DriveVehicle) & one signal coming as an Input to this subsystem (Signal Name: Acceleration_Mode) – three inputs into this requirement in total.
- Like the above requirement, sensor fusion techniques will also be deployed here, for complexity reasons we are ignoring them.
- Two output signals come from this subsystem (Signal Name: DriveVehicle_Speed & LeadVehicle_Detected).
- Signal DriveVehicle_Speed is the summation of the three input signals mentioned above & LeadVehicle_Detected is renamed from Input Signal RadarInput_DriveVehicle by mere use of the Signal Conversion block.

Step 05: Requirement 3 – Adaptive Cruise Control Algorithm
Requirement 3a – ACC OFF MODE state logic
- This is the default state inside the state machine logic. Output signal Acceleration_Mode is at value 0 in this state.
- This state is governed by the input signal CruiseSwitch.
- If CruiseSwitch is equal to 1, state ACC STANDBY mode will get activated. If CruiseSwitch is equal to 0, state ACC OFF mode will get activated, from either ACC ON mode or ACC STANDBY mode
Requirement 3b – ACC STANDBY MODE state logic
- This is the second activated state inside the state machine logic. Output signal Acceleration_Mode is at value 1 in this state.
- This state is governed by both input signals CruiseSwitch & SetSwitch.
- If CruiseSwitch is equal to 1, state ACC STANDBY mode will get activated. If CruiseSwitch is equal to 0, state ACC OFF mode will get activated, from either ACC ON mode or ACC STANDBY mode
- If SetSwitch is equal to 1, state ACC ON mode will get activated. If SetSwitch is equal to 0, state ACC STANDBY mode will get activated.
Requirement 3c – ACC ON MODE state logic
This state will be activated when the input signal SetSwitch is equal to 1. There are 6 sub-states to this state logic: They are:
- LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow (Default)
- LeadVehicle_Not_Detected
- LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume
- LeadVehicle_Not_Detected_Resume
- LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed
- LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed
Requirement 3c (i) – LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow (ACC ON MODE)
- This is the default sub-state inside the ACC ON MODE state. Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 2.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow to LeadVehicle_Not_Detected; Input signal condition LeadVehicle_Detected == 0.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow to LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed; Input Signals condition (LeadVehicle_Detected == 1) && (LeadVehicle_Speed < Set_Speed) || (Time_Gap < Set_Gap).
Requirement 3c (ii) – LeadVehicle_Not_Detected (ACC ON MODE)
- Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 1.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Not_Detected to LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow; Input signals condition [(LeadVehicle_Detected==1) && (DriveVehicle_Speed == Set_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed >= Set_Speed) && (Time_Gap >= Set_Gap)]
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Not_Detected to LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed; Input signals condition [(LeadVehicle_Detected == 1) && (LeadVehicle_Speed < Set_Speed) || (Time_Gap < Set_Gap)]
Requirement 3c (iii) – LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume (ACC ON MODE)
- Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 3.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume to LeadVehicle_Detected_Follow; Input signals condition [(DriveVehicle_Speed == Set_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed >= Set_Speed) && (Time_Gap >= Set_Gap)]
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume to LeadVehicle_Not_Detected_Resume; Input signal condition LeadVehicle_Detected==0.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume to LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed; Input Signal condition [(DriveVehicle_Speed < Set_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed > DriveVehicle_Speed) && (Time_Gap >= Set_Gap)]
Requirement 3c (iv) - LeadVehicle_Not_Detected_Resume (ACC ON MODE)
- Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 1.
Requirement 3c (v) - LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed (ACC ON MODE)
- Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 4.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed to LeadVehicle_Not_Detected; Input signal condition [(LeadVehicle_Detected == 0) && (DriveVehicle_Speed == Set_Speed)]
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed to LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed; Input signals condition [((LeadVehicle_Speed*1.25>=DriveVehicle_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed * 0.75<=DriveVehicle_Speed)) && (DriveVehicle_Speed < Set_Speed) && ((Time_Gap<=1.25*Set_Gap) && (Time_Gap >=0.75*Set_Gap))]
Requirement 3c (vi) - LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed (ACC ON MODE)
- Output signal Acceleration_Mode is equal to 5.
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed to LeadVehicle_Not_Detected_Resume; Input signal conditions is [(LeadVehicle_Detected == 0) || (DriveVehicle_Speed <= Set_Speed)]
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed to LeadVehicle_Detected_Resume; Input signal conditions [(DriveVehicle_Speed < Set_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed > DriveVehicle_Speed) || (Time_Gap >= Set_Gap)]
- Condition to transit from LeadVehicle_Speed_equal_Set_Speed to LeadVehicle_Speed_lessthan_Set_Speed; Input signals conditions [(LeadVehicle_Speed<Set_Speed) && (LeadVehicle_Speed<DriveVehicle_Speed) || (Time_Gap == 0.75*Set_Gap)]

Step 06: Signal Propagation
- For signal resolve : select signal>right click signal > properties >signal name >check signal name
must resolve to Simulink object>ok 
- For propagation of signals
select signal>right click signal > properties > check show propagated signals >ok
Step 07: Requirement Tagging
- For tagging the system
- select Lead_Vehicle(Requirement_1) subsystem right-clicks> requirements > link to selection in word then word file and information will be open of that subsystem.
- if we click on it


- This Indicates proper tagging is done.
Step 08: MBD-compliant changes
- Go to model setting> solver configuration> type-fixed-step >solver- discrete solver>stepsize= 0.01seconds.

- For code generation go to code generation>system target file >ert.tlc embedded codder.

Step 09: Model Advisor Check
- Go to model advisor check>by task>ony check modelling standards with MAB>Run selected checks
- The model advisor result is attached.
Step 10: Code generation
- Using Embedded coder app code is generated and attached in the submittals.
Conclusion:
The adaptive Cruse Control model was successfully developed by using Matlab and Simulink and its features are as per the requirement shown above.
