According to a report issued by Rand Corporation, to prove the safety and reliability of self-driving cars, no deaths and injuries will occur, and the prototype mileage required for automotive prototypes must reach hundreds of millions of miles and in some cases hundreds of millions of miles. It takes more than a decade to accumulate this test mileage. The authors of the report believe that this result is inconsistent with the near-term commercial feasibility of driverless cars. To meet these challenges, researchers proposed innovative test methods, such as advanced Simulation technology.
Siemens' new solution utilizes advanced physics-based simulation technology and innovative sensor data processing technology. It is designed to help automakers and their suppliers meet industry challenges and is expected to shorten the development, validation and validation time of driverless cars.
The new solution integrates the automated driving technology recently acquired by Mentor Graphics and TASS International of Siemens. TASS' PreScanTM simulation environment generates highly realistic physics-based simulations of raw sensor data, providing an unlimited number of possible driving scenarios, and traffic conditions. And other parameters. PreScan's simulation of LiDAR, radar and camera sensor data was passed to Mentor's DRS360TM platform, where it was real-time fused to create a high-resolution model of the vehicle environment and driving conditions. After that, customers could use The DRS360 platform's superior perceptual resolution and high-performance processing to test and refine proprietary algorithms such as object recognition, driving strategies, and mission-critical tasks.
Dr. Jan Leuridan, senior vice president of simulation and test solutions at Siemens PLM Software, said: “Car manufacturers quickly realized that physical prototypes and road tests alone cannot reproduce the many complex driving scenarios that driverless cars may encounter. Many of the deadliest scenarios are impossible to reproduce, while other scenes are recurring and are very dangerous. There are business ethical requirements. It is clear that the short-term commercial viability of fully-autonomous vehicles is highly dependent on advanced, physical-based Simulation technology, and Siemens laid the tone for the development of the global automotive industry in this area.
To provide the most comprehensive and accurate solution, Siemens PLM Software is working with many of the world's leading manufacturers of LiDAR, radar and vision sensing products to jointly develop a 3D simulation version of a specific physics-based sensor module. The new Siemens tool chain is compatible, can be adjusted using the detailed design information provided by the sensor supplier, and can also be verified using actual measurement data to obtain the best accuracy. One of the most important sensor partners is the headquarters in Silicon Valley. The innovative company, Cepton Technologies, is well-known for its small memory and long-range LiDAR sensors. Other sensor partners will be announced later this year.
Phil Magney, founder and chief autopilot researcher at VSI Labs, pointed out: 'Self-driving car developers are facing a lot of pressure in accelerating the development of automated driving solutions, verification and meeting performance requirements, and simulation technology can provide them with more More and more valuable solutions. Siemens offers simulation solutions for all stages of product development, covering the complete development process from sensors to processors, subsystems, and entire vehicles. Siemens has greater simulation solutions Make use of the space, so it can occupy a leading position in the field of validation and verification of self-driving vehicle solutions.
Availability Siemens PLM Software's automated driving solution is planned for launch in the third quarter of 2018.
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