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Authors:
Kareem Abdelgawad
Bassem Hassan
Jan Berssenbrügge
Jörg Stöcklein
Michael Grafe
Keywords: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); Driving simulators; Virtual prototyping; MATLAB/Simulink
Abstract:
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are mechatronic vehicle systems that collaborate with the driver to improve road safety and increase driving comfort. Apart from all technical challenges regarding control algorithms and sensor quality, customer acceptance of ADAS is an important concern to automobile manufacturers. Simulating ADAS and demonstrating their benefits to customers in real traffic environments are impractical and leads to significant efforts and costs. This paper presents a modular architecture of a driving simulation environment for ADAS demonstration using driving simulators. The structure of the driving simulation environment is discussed. Special focus is given to the embedded framework for ADAS virtual prototyping and demonstration. This framework is built in a flexible form that ensures system scalability. That is, new ADAS prototypes can be designed and added almost without significant input-output interface adjustments. Furthermore, different ADAS can be integrated together to implement more advanced capabilities, such as autonomous driving. The framework is composed of modular functional units, which enclose real-time capable simulation models developed with MATLAB/Simulink. The design of the functional units and the input-output relationships are presented. Prototypes for Emergency Brake Assist and Emergency steer Assist are presented as examples of innovative ADAS that can be demonstrated using the developed simulation environment.
Pages: 247 to 261
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2015. Used with permission.
Publication date: June 30, 2015
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2628