With the evolution of advanced wireless communication technologies, tremendous efforts have been invested in vehicular networking, particularly the construction of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system that supports high speed and mobility. In vehicle-to-vehicle communication environment, vehicles constantly exchange information using wireless technology. This paper aims to propose a vehicl...

Vertical dynamics modeling and simulation of a six-wheel unmanned military vehicle (MULE) studied in this paper. The Common Mobility Platform (CMP) chassis provided mobility, built around an advanced propulsion and articulated suspension system gave the vehicle ability to negotiate complex terrain, obstacles, and gaps that a dismounted squad would encounter. Aiming at modeling of vehicle vertic...

portunity to reduce launch costs, and improve safety and reliability was to develop a fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit vehicle capable of delivering 25,000 lb to the International Space Station. The study identified many technologies that had to be matured before a commitment could be made to build such a vehicle. NASA accepted the recommendation and the need for new technology as the key t...

While autonomous multirotor micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) are uniquely well suited for certain types of missions benefiting from stationary flight capabilities, their more widespread usage still faces many hurdles, due in particular to their limited range and the difficulty of fully automating the deployment and retrieval. In this paper we address these issues by solving the problem of the autom...

3 I proudly dedicate my life and this work to my wonderful wife Erica. Many trials, we both have suffered through this process. 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my father Donald Sr., my mother Janey, and my brother Matthew for their support through my many years of schooling.

Ground vibrations near railway lines are generated by the forces that acting between wheel and rail. It seems to be a straight forward assumption vehicle dynamics important for level frequencies of excitation forces. Different phenomena analysed their role in ground vibrations: rigid body modes bogies, elastic (bending) car body, wheelset. The theoretical analyses use models, simplified detaile...

I n t e l l i g e n t T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S y s t e m s accelerate research and development activities in autonomous ground vehicles, increase collaboration among different organizations and interest groups, and draw widespread attention to the technological issues and benefits of developing completely autonomous off-road ground vehicles. At Ohio State University, we have extensive expe...