Regenerative Braking Control Strategy Based on AI Algorithm to Improve Driving Comfort of Autonomous Vehicles

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The authors focus on improving the driving comfort and present the comfort regenerative braking system (CRBS) based on the artificial neural network to improve the ride comfort in autonomous vehicles.

Major weaknesses: extensive editing of English language is required. There are too many grammar mistakes.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments:

·        Citation missing for figure 1, 2, and table 1.

·        Rewrite the title for figure 1, 2, and 3; it is too descriptive.

·        The manuscript has been written in very poor English language and has missed punctuations very often.

·        The analysis has been done for the car traveling in a straight line in one direction. There is no specific study for the braking operation when the car will be turning or when the car will be run in the reverse direction.  The practical application of this AI-based Regenerative braking methodology has limited or no scope of application on practical grounds.

·        The title of the manuscript defines its application in practical life, but no such scenarios have been taken into account while evaluating the efficacy of the braking system.

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Reviewer 3 Report

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

The text should be further polished.

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Reviewer 2 Report

1. Does the proposed methodology have limitations in braking capability with variations in the road profiles?

2.  Apart from simulation studies, can you specify if any practical demonstrations have been done or not? if yes, then please specify its detailed assessment.

3. Fast and reliable braking system is very crucial at the time of sudden encounters on road. Does your study take into account these scenarios? Kindly provide details accordingly. 

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Reviewer 3 Report

The corrections in the manuscript are given generally by the authors in a very short time, but it can also be improved. 

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Round 3

Reviewer 1 Report

Moderate English changes required.

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Reviewer 2 Report

1. Framing sentences could have been better throughout the paper, and I have seen repetitions of the same concept at different places.

2. "The difference between normal braking and regenerative braking is shown in Figure 2, 25 where the left image represents traditional or conventional braking and the right image 26 shows a regenerative braking system, as seen in [3]." Do you really feel this is correct?

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