Repeatable Simulation for Highly Automated Driving Development and Testing

Baron W, Sippl C, Hielscher KS, German R (2020)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2020

Pages Range: 1-7

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring)

Event location: Antwerp BE

ISBN: 978-1-7281-5207-3

URI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9129208

DOI: 10.1109/VTC2020-Spring48590.2020.9129208

Abstract

The development and testing of automated driving functions in the real world is costly and time-consuming. For this reason, software for automated driving is at first developed and tested in a virtual environment. The provision of the virtual environment requires the coupling of several simulation tools and models. The result is a co-simulation with a feedback loop from the automated driving function to the virtual environment, that does not necessarily exhibit deterministic behavior. However, determinism is a desirable property for developers to be able to analyze the automated driving function and for testers to be able to implement test automation. This paper identifies sources of non-determinism in co-simulation setups for automated driving and proposes a master-less coupling approach that allows repeatable executions. The results are demonstrated using an exemplary driving scenario and compared to a traditional coupling method that uses physical clock synchronization. The presented approach adds some overhead to the simulation modeling and execution, but ensures repeatable simulation results in any case.

Authors with CRIS profile

Wojciech Baron Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Christoph Sippl Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Kai-Steffen Hielscher Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Reinhard German Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

Additional Organisation(s)

Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

Related research project(s)

Time Management and Real-Time Capabilities of Parallel and Distributed Simulation for the Virtual Development and Validation of Automated Driving Functions Oct. 1, 2018 - Sept. 30, 2021

How to cite

APA:

Baron, W., Sippl, C., Hielscher, K.-S., & German, R. (2020). Repeatable Simulation for Highly Automated Driving Development and Testing. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring) (pp. 1-7). Antwerp, BE.

MLA:

Baron, Wojciech, et al. "Repeatable Simulation for Highly Automated Driving Development and Testing." Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring), Antwerp Ed. IEEE, 2020. 1-7.

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