1. Modeling and Operation of Leader-follower Autonomous Vehicle System for Work Zone Maintenance Open Access Author: Tang, Qing Title: Modeling and Operation of Leader-follower Autonomous Vehicle System for Work Zone Maintenance Graduate Program: Civil Engineering (PHD) Keywords: Autonomous VehiclesWork Zone MaintenanceAutonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA)Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV)Leader-Follower systemConnected and automated VehiclesAutonomous Truck Mounted AttenuatorDriving GuidelineOperational Design DomainMoving BottleneckLevel of ServiceCapacity DropTraffic AssignmentUser Equilibrium File: Download Dissertation_Qing_Tang_2023_Final.pdf Committee Members: Xianbiao Hu, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorEric Donnell, Major Field MemberS. Ilgin Guler, Major Field MemberSean Brennan, Outside Unit & Field MemberJay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies