Implementation of Intelligent Speed Control for Autonomous Electric Vehicles

This paper will discuss the implementation of an intelligent speed control system for autonomous electric vehicles. This autonomous electric vehicle uses a Brushless DC motor as the prime mover. Speed control on a vehicle consists of two aspects, namely throttle and braking. In autonomous vehicles, it is necessary to create a throttle and braking system that can work autonomously. In general, the input for throttle and brake which was previously done manually by stepping on the throttle pedal and brake pedal will be replaced by an intelligent system namely autonomous throttle system and autonomous braking system that can regulate speed automatically without human control. This intelligent speed control also added a system that can stabilize the motor response when loading occurs according to the reference speed of the autonomous system using fuzzy logic control. The experiment would be observe the performance result of the speed control system. The result prove that the speed control system works well and can fix the speed problem when given additional load up to 68%. The ultimate goal is to achieve full autonomy in electric vehicles at the desired speed. This research are expected to advance the development of autonomous electric vehicles with smarter and more efficient control systems.