Background

Development and validation of reliable environment perception systems for automated driving functions requires the extension of conventional physical test drives with simulations in virtual test environments. In such a virtual test environment, a perception sensor is replaced by a sensor model. A major challenge for state-of-the-art sensor models is to represent the sensor’s behaviour under the large variety of changing weather phenomena in a realistic manner. This requires testing the sensor’s behaviour in various challenging scenarios while simultaneously recording both the surrounding objects and the state of the weather (precipitation, solar illumination, etc.) in a detailed and precise manner, i.e. collection of ground-truth information.

Objectives/Tender Information

• Handle technical measurement equipment (perception sensors, weather stations, DGPS, etc.) and support the development of new technical equipment
• Plan and conduct field campaigns using perception sensors, weather stations, and additional equipment for ground-truth measurements
• Extract, describe, and model dominant weather effects on the measurements of perception sensors
• Validate the developed models on the basis of measurement data
• Investigate the potential to measure weather conditions based on perception sensors
• Cooperate with the project team consisting of both academic and industry partners
• Support proposal writing for follow-up projects