Virtual Environment Simulation Testing of ADAS Systems

➢ Creating a virtual environment for ADAS system testing

means modeling a complete driving scenario using © Copyright content
software.

➢ This includes the driver, sensors, traffic, and realistic

vehicle dynamics.

➢ In contrast with real-world testing, virtual environment

simulation is safe and it allows testing self-driving cars in
various scenarios.

➢ A virtual environment helps to validate many aspects of

vehicles at a time, decreasing development costs where
possible.

➢ Moreover, virtual environments for ADAS testing help to

prototype and develop new system features. They help
researchers create more reliable ADAS and integrate
ADAS prototyping with a virtual environment
different advanced driver assistance systems to develop
better autonomous driving technology.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6629519; https://www.intellias.com/three-ways-of-testing-adas-in-autonomous-cars-beyond-a-test-drive/
Software in Loop (SIL) - Testing of ADAS Systems

➢ SIL is a way to test some components of ADAS software.

➢ This method involves linking the algorithms that correspond to a certain vehicle’s hardware to the
simulation.
➢ By using software-in-the-loop, developers can check code performance in a simulated environment
without actual hardware parts.

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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7536980
https://www.intellias.com/three-ways-of-testing-adas-in-autonomous-cars-beyond-a-test-drive/
HIL (Hardware In Loop) Testing of ADAS Systems - from Vector

Perception (ECU)
Environment Sensors Actuation
(Information extraction Processing and
(Outside or inside vehicle)
from sensor data) decision making

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https://assets.vector.com/cms/content/products/dyna4/Docs/ADAS-HIL_System-Information.pdf;
https://www.vector.com/de/en/products/products-a-z/hardware/vt-system/adas-hil-system/#c197710
HIL (Hardware In Loop) Testing of Sensor Fusion of ADAS Systems - from NI

Perception (ECU)
Environment Sensors Actuation
(Information extraction Processing and
(Outside or inside vehicle)
from sensor data) decision making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M6BSMnbHBw (at 2:40 sec)

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DIL (Driver In Loop) Testing of ADAS Systems – Case Study - from Claytex
➢ AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking)
➢ The AEB controller is created in Simulink and the ADAS
simulation system relies on a forward facing radar sensor.

➢ It uses already existing vehicle dynamics model and integrated

them in the AEB controller.

➢ The Physics instance is the heart of the simulation and runs the
vehicle model and control systems in real-time.

➢ The Radar instance hosts the physics-based radar model and

the IMU instance hosts the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
model.

➢ The radar and IMU models output messages directly to the

control system using the same message format that they would
on the real vehicle.

➢ Dedi Server is responsible for synchronizing the multiple

instances and controlling the traffic and pedestrians through a
traffic plugin

https://www.claytex.com/tech-blog/adas-testing-in-a-virtual-environment/
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DIL (Driver In Loop) Testing of ADAS Systems – Case Study - from Claytex

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Automatic Emergeny Braking Test using DIL (Driver In Loop)
https://www.claytex.com/tech-blog/adas-testing-in-a-virtual-environment/
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