dSPACE Product Portfolio and Strategy

to support ADAS Development

André Rolfsmeier, Lead Product Manager Advanced Application and Technologies

dSPACE Inc · 50131 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, MI 48393

April 16, 2015

Agenda

 Introduction –
Automotive visions and challenges
 dSPACE product portfolio and
ADAS strategy
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Parking assistant Emergency steer Emergency brake

Intersection assistant assist assist

Active safety and ADAS –

Fastest growing
Adaptive cruise
control application area for Predictive
automotive electronics! headlights

Predictive cruise control Blind spot Traffic sign Lane departure

& energy management detection recognition warning
Introduction – Automotive visions

Source: http://www.rinspeed.eu/

Autonomous driving Accident-free driving

Connected mobility
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 Introduction – Vision of autonomous driving

Fully automated driving

Safety requirements
Software complexity

Human driver for No human driver

monitoring! as fallback!

Partial Highly automated driving

automated driving
Conditional automated driving
Assisted driving
Human driver as fallback!

2010 2020 2030

Advanced driver assistance systems –
Intermediate steps towards autonomous driving
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Introduction – Vision of accident-free driving

Road/weather conditions European Commission

Other causes
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
Technical defects and lane departure warning (LDW)
mandated for commercial vehicles

Euro NCAP (U.S. NCAP)

Human errors
Active safety part of assessment:

• Forward Collision Warning, LDW

• AEB
Main causes of accidents • AEB with pedestrian recognition
Source: GIDAS (German In-Depth Accident Study)

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Challenges – Perception and sensor fusion

Future vehicles
 Feature an increasing number of sensors

 Monitor and predict the vehicle environment

 Intervene in braking and steering  Functional safety!

WLAN, 3G/4G

GPS

Electronic horizon
Radar
Lidar
Ultra sonic
Digital map Camera

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 Challenges – Growing complexity

Example: ACC Stop & Go

Camera Navigation
Image sensor system
Transmission processing unit
control unit (TCU)

Engine ECU

HMI
Radar sensor
in ACC ECU

Park distance
Ultrasonic control
sensors
Brake ECU
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Challenges – Changing ECU architecture

Trans-
Brake Engine EHPS,
mission
ECU ECU EPS ECU
ECU

Front Driver HMI,

ADAS
laser monitoring Navi
domain ECU
scanner

Night
vision
Front Surround
Ultrasonic
camera, view
sensors Rear, side
(mono, stereo)
Front cameras
radars
radar ACC: Adaptive Cruise Control
(MRR,SRR)
EHPS/EPS: Electrohydraulic/Electric Power Steering
(LRR, MRR) LDW: Lane Departure Warning
TSR: Traffic Sign Recognition
SRR/MRR/LRR: Short/Mid/Long Range Radar
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Challenges – Testing ADAS

From the road into the laboratory…

Validate vehicle behavior by means of simulation

Model/Software- Hardware-
Real-world
in-the-Loop in-the-Loop
test
test (MIL/SIL) test (HIL)

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 dSPACE product portfolio and
ADAS strategy

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dSPACE product portfolio related to ADAS

Vehicle development process SOP

Pre-
development Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Rapid Control
Prototyping

Real
ECUs
Model-based
design HIL tests
with real ECUs
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dSPACE product portfolio related to ADAS

Vehicle development process SOP

Pre-
development Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Rapid Control Virtual Validation of

Prototyping ECU functions (MIL/SIL)
Virtual
ECUs

Real
ECUs
Model-based
design Front-loading HIL tests
of HIL tests with real ECUs
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 dSPACE ADAS strategy

Vehicle development process SOP

Pre-
development Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Developing ADAS Testing ADAS functions

functions with MIL/SIL/HIL

3rd party tools

dSPACE cooperates
with partners to provide dSPACE is system supplier!
a complete tool chain!
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dSPACE ADAS strategy

Virtual Rapid Control HIL

Validation Prototyping Simulation

Digital Camera
V2X Radar1
map

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dSPACE ADAS strategy

Virtual Rapid Control HIL

Validation Prototyping Simulation

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 dSPACE ADAS strategy - Example Blockset

GPS

ADASIS v2
Provider

Electronic horizon

CAN Bus

ADASISv2HR
Blockset

ADASIS v2 ADASIS v2 ADASIS v2

Reconstructor Reconstructor Reconstructor
ECU 1 ECU 2

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Summary

 Complete portfolio for testing

ADAS using virtual test drives

 Same tool chain for MIL, SIL

and HIL tests

 In-vehicle prototyping systems with

 camera, radar, electronic horizon

and V2X integration

 interfaces to 3rd party tools

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Thanks for listening!