Evaluation Methodology for Physical Radar Perception Sensor Models Based on On-Road Measurements for the Testing and Validation of Automated Driving

In recent years, verification and validation processes of automated driving systems have been increasingly moved to virtual simulation, as this allows for rapid prototyping and the use of a multitude of testing scenarios compared to on-road testing. However, in order to support future approval proce...

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Main Authors: Eichberger, A. (Author), Luley, P. (Author), Magosi, Z.F (Author), Tihanyi, V.R (Author), Wellershaus, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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520 3 |a In recent years, verification and validation processes of automated driving systems have been increasingly moved to virtual simulation, as this allows for rapid prototyping and the use of a multitude of testing scenarios compared to on-road testing. However, in order to support future approval procedures for automated driving functions with virtual simulations, the models used for this purpose must be sufficiently accurate to be able to test the driving functions implemented in the complete vehicle model. In recent years, the modelling of environment sensor technology has gained particular interest, since it can be used to validate the object detection and fusion algorithms in Model-in-the-Loop testing. In this paper, a practical process is developed to enable a systematic evaluation for perception–sensor models on a low-level data basis. The validation framework includes, first, the execution of test drive runs on a closed highway; secondly, the re-simulation of these test drives in a precise digital twin; and thirdly, the comparison of measured and simulated perception sensor output with statistical metrics. To demonstrate the practical feasibility, a commercial radar-sensor model (the ray-tracing based RSI radar model from IPG) was validated using a real radar sensor (ARS-308 radar sensor from Continental). The simulation was set up in the simulation environment IPG CarMaker® 8.1.1, and the evaluation was then performed using the software package Mathworks MATLAB® . Real and virtual sensor output data on a low-level data basis were used, which thus enables the benchmark. We developed metrics for the evaluation, and these were quantified using statistical analysis. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 
650 0 4 |a automated driving 
650 0 4 |a Automated driving 
650 0 4 |a Automation 
650 0 4 |a Automobile drivers 
650 0 4 |a Digital storage 
650 0 4 |a digital twin 
650 0 4 |a driver assistance system 
650 0 4 |a Driver-assistance systems 
650 0 4 |a Function evaluation 
650 0 4 |a MATLAB 
650 0 4 |a Object detection 
650 0 4 |a Perception model 
650 0 4 |a physical perception model 
650 0 4 |a Physical perception model 
650 0 4 |a Radar 
650 0 4 |a Radar equipment 
650 0 4 |a Radar measurement 
650 0 4 |a radar sensor 
650 0 4 |a Radar sensors 
650 0 4 |a Roads and streets 
650 0 4 |a Sensors models 
650 0 4 |a Virtual reality 
650 0 4 |a Virtual sensor 
650 0 4 |a virtual sensor model 
650 0 4 |a Virtual sensor model 
650 0 4 |a virtual test and validation 
650 0 4 |a Virtual tests 
650 0 4 |a Virtual validations 
700 1 |a Eichberger, A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Luley, P.  |e author 
700 1 |a Magosi, Z.F.  |e author 
700 1 |a Tihanyi, V.R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Wellershaus, C.  |e author 
773 |t Energies