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The Conversion of a General Motors Cadillac SRX to Drive-By-Wire Status

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

In the fall of 2004, the High Speed Autonomous Vehicle Team, a group of 16 students took on the goal of converting a vehicle to drive-by-wire status. The main goal of this project was to convert a Cadillac SRX donated by General Motors, to fully by-wire control. This thesis presents the HSAVT brake-by-wire and the steer-by-wire solution. In addition, the results of a literary search on drive-by-wire systems are presented. The results of the project proved that the team came up with a solid, effective drive-by-wire vehicle and that the project met all of the primary goals of the project.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Mechanical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2005

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Leppin, Leiann Kirkland
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Ball, Kenneth S.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Kurdila, Andrew J.
  • West, Robert L. Jr.

Subjects

dc:subject × 3

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
etd-12282005-222709
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36468

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2026-07-22
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citation

Leppin, Leiann Kirkland. The Conversion of a General Motors Cadillac SRX to Drive-By-Wire Status. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36468