Signal Processing, Control and Coordination in an Intelligent Connected Vehicle

In this paper, we present the functionalities of an intelligent connected vehicle. It is equipped with various sensors and connected objects that enable communication between the driver and its environment. This system provides assistance towards safe and green driving. The driving assistance may be directed towards the driver (semi-autonomous vehicle) or completely towards the vehicle (self-driving, autonomous vehicle). The assistance is based on the driving context which is the fusion of parameters representing the context of the driver, the vehicle and the environment. This cyber-physical vehicle has three main components: the embedded system, the networking and real-time system and the intelligent system. The architecture for data transfer within the connected vehicle is implemented through publish-subscribed infrastructure in which services are transferred and controlled in an orderly manner. These functionalities are tested both in the laboratory and on the road with satisfactory results. This is the fruit of labor of a consortium composed of five industrial and two academic partners.