Calculation of the Traction Effort of ISEAUTO Self-Driving Vehicle

This paper presents a novel approach to traction effort calculation for a self-driving car. Self-driving cars usually require reliable and accurate path planning algorithms to operate in dynamically changing environment. The first self-driving car project in Estonia started with the cooperation of Tallinn University of Technology and Estonian company SilberAuto Eesti. In the frame of the project, a platform for an autonomous car started to be developed. The car is designed to be a minibus that is going to operate mainly on the territory of the university campus. The mechanical characteristics and body construction development has an important impact on the vehicle performance and driving control. Therefore, it is significantly important to take into consideration all physical characteristics that affect both the driving and at the same time the system control parameters.