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- 5G network as key-enabler for vehicular platooningPublication . Duarte, Paulo; Soyturk, Mujdat; Robles, Ramiro; Araújo, Marco; Yaman, Berkay; Goes, Adriano; Mendes, Bruno; Javanmardi, Gowhar; Gutiérrez Gaitán, MiguelThe future of goods transportation will rely on increased efficiency, lower risks, and diminished delays through the use of vehicle platoons that benefit from vehicular connectivity using V2X (Vehicle to Everything) applications. This article describes a system that offers the aforementioned vehicular connectivity to platoons, based on AI-enhanced 5G for resource allocation in wireless platoon intra-communications under three scenarios (latency emergency braking, platoon wireless resource management in tunnels, V2X communications interference in a traffic congestion). Demos are described for each of the scenarios, targeting different layers, starting by the PHY (physical) layer where propagation models are implemented, then a simulation-based MAC (medium access control) layer that allows the allocation of resources to the connected User Equipments (UE) and finally a management and orchestration layer capable of monitoring and managing the radio network, offering features such as network slicing management using O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) standards.
- Development of a Hardware in the Loop Ad- Hoc Testbed for Cooperative Vehicles PlatooningPublication . Vasconcelos Filho, Ênio; Mendes, Bruno; Santos, Pedro M.; Tovar, EduardoCooperative Cyber-Physical Devices (Co-CPS) are reaching into the most diverse areas and pose new integration challenges. This is particularly true between cooperative autonomous machines, where safety and reliability must often be guaranteed without human presence. Among these scenarios, Cooperative Vehicular Platooning (Co-VP) applications present an exciting promise: improving road occupation, reducing accidents, and providing fuel savings. However, due to their high complexity and safety-critical characteristics, these applications must be validated to ensure their reliability before being applied in real scenarios, particularly regarding their underlying communication transactions. This paper presents an architecture for validating a Co-VP system via Hardware In the Loop (HIL) integration of IEEE 802.11 communications, and co-simulation support of a 3D simulator. We propose a use case with one scenario of communication profile according to the ETSI IT-G5 model and information exchange frequencies between the vehicles. Through these scenarios that mimic realistic conditions of Co-VP applications, we observe the impacts of such variations on the number of messages, network delays, and lateral and longitudinal platoon errors.