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Towards Crash-Tolerant Rotorcraft Design via Topology OptimizationF-0081-2025-02325/20/2025
We present our ongoing efforts towards the development of crash-tolerant rotorcraft airframe structures through topology optimization, with the goal of enhancing energy absorption and occupant survival during vertical impact events. A high strain rate explicit dynamics solver has been developed, fully accelerated on GPUs, to enable rapid and accurate simulation of impact events critical to crashworthiness evaluation. In parallel, we have built a scalable three-dimensional topology optimization framework that enforces stiffness, weight, and frequency constraints simultaneously, driving structurally efficient and vibration-resistant designs. Benchmarking results demonstrate significant GPU-enabled speedups, facilitating high-fidelity crash simulations and large-scale optimization at practical turnaround times. This work establishes a computational foundation for future integration of crash-centric objectives and constraints into the optimization framework.
Das, Ghanendra, James, Kai, Kennedy, Graeme, Webb, Lonnie, Oluwalana, Daniel
EVOLUTION OF 360 DEGREE LOCAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (LSA) TO AID THE WARFIGHTER2024-01-345111/15/2024
ABSTRACT Northrop Grumman has developed a software and hardware solution to provide enhanced 360 degree local situational awareness (LSA) to enable the warfighter with an overmatch capability on today’s modern battlefield. The architecture exploits technological gains in cameras, video processing, and video compression. The approach allows rapid comprehension of local and remote situational views presented with operational relevance for a ground combat platform or tactical wheeled platform crew. The 360 Degree LSA approach provides direct visualization of relative positioning of targets, threats, and lines of fire; and additionally offers common situational understanding / operational picture from the dismounted soldier to higher echelon commands. The approach provides prioritized information through LSA software to provide an enhanced view to the warfighter whereas the squad leader becomes an integral part of the crew with a view of the common operating picture (mounted) and additional sensors on tablet or handheld device (dismounted via wireless). The approach uses a platform agnostic form factor with components that can be selected and applied to legacy or new platforms based on their size, weight, power, and mission constraints.
Viscovich, Christopher, Geoghegan, Susan, Worthy, David
Architectural Enablement for Time Sensitive CommunicationsF-0080-2024-10625/7/2024
Deos includes an industry standard lightweight TCP/IP stack (LwIP) with a DAL-A sockets library so it can provide data transport during in flight or on ground as part of its standard package. While it may have high data integrity (e.g., through CRC or other such mechanisms), TCP/IP over Ethernet is a non-deterministic protocol. As such, it is not suitable for avionics applications that require determinism or high robustness. In contrast, there are several are several redundant and deterministic data network technologies such as ARINC-664/AFDX, time triggered ethernet (TTE), and time sensitive networking (TSN). These interfaces are based on switched Ethernet technologies and can include system redundancy such that they are applicable for aircraft data network applications. Their feature set enables them to be used as a digital backbone for aircraft control and other applications where both integrity and availability are essential. Each of these solutions generally requires specific end point hardware to implement the protocols in firmware in order to meet the required communication timing and throughput. The implementation of the software device drivers for these technologies on Deos can leverage Deos' I/O Infrastructure (IOI) data distribution service for data decoupling. IOI is a DO-178 DAL-A module that can distribute data based on XML configuration files that specify the data paths, access control and optionally data formatting. It implements an inter-partition communications data interface between avionics applications including ARINC-653 partitions using the ARINC-653 APEX API sampling/queueing ports. Together, these features allow developers to readily adapt to changes in communication structures all through XML configuration files, versus recompiling which would impact the verification evidence of the module. This paper will talk about the different networking standards and how the use of Deos' IOI provides a way for the system to easily adapt to different network configurations without causing the driver library or end application(s) to be modified and thereby minimize change impact for reuse/reverification.
Gilliland, Gary
Engine-in-the-Loop Analysis of the Influence of Manual Gearshift Duration on Vehicle Consumption and Emissions15-16-01-00039/27/2022
Abstract The tightening of emission standards and homologation rules lead car manufacturers to rely on simulation testing in early development phases. Coupling an engine to a testbench controlled by a real-time simulation environment allows flexible, reliable, and reproducible testing for consumption and emission studies. However, interest in this method referred to as engine-in-the-loop (EiL) is relatively recent and few details can be found regarding the simulation environment. Following previous work, this study details a driver model based on the PI structure and augmented with preview and anti-windup. The focus is set on a conventional powertrain with a manual transmission for which the driver must also manage the clutch pedal during gearshift and take-off phases. Extended analysis of vehicle tests allows defining the driver’s behavior during these phases for different profiles. The driver model is then tested in the EiL environment and the impact of the gearshift profile on fuel consumption and pollutant emissions can be assessed. Besides the slight increase in fuel consumption, results show that increasing the gearshift duration degrades the regulation of the richness by the ECU, thus increasing CO engine-out emissions as well as decreasing NOx emissions. Finally, results suggest that a longer gearshift also affects the catalyst efficiency, which results in higher NOx tailpipe emissions.
Gilormini, Thomas, Chessé, Pascal, Tauzia, Xavier, Colin, Hervé
A Novel Approach for the Frequency Shift of a Single Component Eigenmode through Mass Addition in the Context of Brake Squeal Reduction15-16-01-00049/23/2022
Abstract Brake squeal reduces comfort for the vehicle occupants, damages the reputation of the respective manufacturer, and can lead to financial losses due to cost-intensive repair measures. Mode coupling is mainly held responsible for brake squeal today. Two adjacent eigenfrequencies converge and coalesce due to a changing bifurcation parameter. Several approaches have been developed to suppress brake squeal through structural changes. The main objective is to increase the distance of coupling eigenfrequencies. This work proposes a novel approach to structural modifications and sizing optimization aiming for a start at shifting a single component eigenfrequency. Locations suitable for structural changes are derived such that surrounding modes do not significantly change under the modifications. The positions of modifications are determined through a novel sensitivity calculation of the eigenmode to be shifted in frequency. In the present work, the structural changes are carried out on a beam and a brake caliper. Selected eigenfrequencies are shifted while the frequencies of the other eigenmodes are simultaneously fixed. Experimental investigations for the brake caliper validate the numerical findings and the applicability as well as efficiency of the proposed methods.
Deutzer, Marcel, Stender, Merten, Tüpker, Nicolas, Hoffmann, Norbert
Advanced Seat Belt System for Occupant RestraintF-0078-2022-175025/10/2022
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Richards, Marv
Measuring the Radius of Curvature of Convex MirrorsJ1246_202110 (Current)10/15/2021
The SAE Recommended Practice is intended for use in measuring the radius of curvature (ROC) of spherical convex mirrors.
Driver Vision Standards Committee
2.0.105 - Piston Sealing System Structure Design for Automobile's Lightweight Auto-TransmissionSAE-PP-004359/24/2021
Current automobile's auto-transmission has problems of defects and cost reduction because of welding process and very complicated assembly process due to individualized transmission piston and sealing components. Also, size and heavy weight of transmission piston components are the source of low mileage because they are made of aluminum, steel material. In this study, therefore, we perform structure design for piston sealing system which integrates piston and sealing material for automobile's lightweight auto-transmission. Also performed stress analysis through finite element analysis to secure required suitable strength when internal pressure is applied after assemble.
Mutagaana, Festo
0071 - Testing DownloadSAE-PP-004209/13/2021
The combustion occurring in an internal combustion engine subsequently emits high-intensity acoustic pulse along with exhaust gas flow. Formula SAE competition is imposing restrictions on acoustic emissions from an engine, which necessitates the activity of design and optimization of a high-performance muffler. The muffler has to be designed with the objectives of satisfying acoustic emission norms imposed and as well strategically designed to have less obstruction to exhaust flow and being lightweight to maintain the integrity of a Formula Student car. A novel approach of combining the effect of adsorptive and resonating muffler design has been inculcated in this work after the estimation of muffler size and resonance. The acoustic pressure analysis and exhaust flow efficiency are carried out using Ricardo WAVE. These simulation results are validated with the developed prototype. The developed prototype is ascertained to fulfil the requirement of acoustic emission norms (103 dB[C] - 110 dB[C]) without much compromise on exhaust flow efficiency. **testing**
SintzADMIN, Jeneane, SintzUSER, Jeneane, Anthony, Lindsay, Mutagaana, Festo, Mutz, Jennifer
Robust Behavioral Cloning for Autonomous Vehicles Using End-to-End Imitation Learning12-04-03-00238/19/2021
In this work, we present a lightweight pipeline for robust behavioral cloning of a human driver using end-to-end imitation learning. The proposed pipeline was employed to train and deploy three distinct driving behavior models onto a simulated vehicle. The training phase comprised of data collection, balancing, augmentation, preprocessing, and training a neural network, following which the trained model was deployed onto the ego vehicle to predict steering commands based on the feed from an onboard camera. A novel coupled control law was formulated to generate longitudinal control commands on the go based on the predicted steering angle and other parameters such as the actual speed of the ego vehicle and the prescribed constraints for speed and steering. We analyzed the computational efficiency of the pipeline and evaluated the robustness of the trained models through exhaustive experimentation during the deployment phase. We also compared our approach against state-of-the-art implementation in order to comment on its validity.
Samak, Tanmay Vilas, Samak, Chinmay Vilas, Kandhasamy, Sivanathan
Object Segmentation and Augmented Visualization Based on Panoramic Image Segmentation2021-01-00894/6/2021
Panoramic images can provide critical information for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as parking spaces and surrounding vehicles. However, the vehicle in the bird's-eye view image is severely distorted and incomplete, and the visual information becomes very blurred in some illumination insufficient environments. If the driver cannot see the surrounding environment information, the risk of collision will increase, especially during parking. To better percept the local environment with the help of panoramic images, we use panoramic image segmentation results to construct a virtual surround view monitoring system to provide drivers with clearer perception information. Firstly, a lightweight segmentation network is redesigned based on SegNet, which will improve the accuracy of the segmentation without increasing the model’s inference time. Secondly, we build an augment visualization around view monitor (AV-AVM) system with regards to the segmentation results. All necessary segmentation results will be presented as augmented visualization in AV-AVM systems, such as parking slots and road markings. Compared with the traditional panoramic system, the virtual panoramic surround view system we designed can provide the driver with more intuitive environmental perception information and can be further used to construct an automatic parking map.
Liao, Jiacai, Cao, Libo, Gong, Yipeng, Zhao, Junjie, Chen, Zhen, Chen, Kai
Research on Photobiological Safety of Automotive Active Infrared Detection System2021-01-00724/6/2021
The automotive active infrared detection system is usually applied to the night driver assistance system or the diver attention monitoring system. However, the infrared light emitted by the active infrared detection system can cause damage to retina, cornea and eye crystals. This paper has studied the photobiological safety of the infrared light source used in the automotive active infrared detection system. Although it has been already have the general requirements of photobiological safety in international standards, there is not any requirements for automotive active infrared detection system. The range of the active infrared detection system depends on the radiation intensity of the infrared light source, but too much radiation intensity will cause harm to retina, cornea and eye lens when the infrared light source is too close to eyes. Based on the international standards, this paper has analyzed the retinal thermal hazard and the harm to skin and eyes caused by infrared radiation, and it has calculated the theoretical radiation intensity threshold under different risk groups and safety distances. The threshold of radiation intensity of the automotive active infrared detection system have been proposed, which could provide references for the formulation of Chinese national standard. What’s more, the experimental verification has been conducted by using the driver attention monitoring system, and the conclusion indicates that the threshold proposed in this paper is reasonable.
Hu, Yue, Zhu, Tong, Li, Qian, Yang, Xiong
Predicting Desired Temporal Waypoints from Camera and Route Planner Images using End-To-Mid Imitation Learning2021-01-00884/6/2021
This study is focused on exploring the possibilities of using camera and route planner images for autonomous driving in an end-to-mid learning fashion. The overall idea is to clone the humans’ driving behavior, in particular, their use of vision for ‘driving’ and map for ‘navigating’. The notion is that we humans use our vision to ‘drive’ and sometimes, we also use a map such as Google/Apple maps to find direction in order to ‘navigate’. We replicated this notion by using end-to-mid imitation learning. In particular, we imitated human driving behavior by using camera and route planner images for predicting the desired waypoints and by using a dedicated control to follow those predicted waypoints. Besides, this work also places emphasis on using minimal and cheaper sensors such as camera and basic map for autonomous driving rather than expensive sensors such Lidar or HD Maps as we humans do not use such sophisticated sensors for driving. Also, even after decades of research, the reasonable place for ‘mid’ in the End-to-End approach, as well as, the trade-off between data-driven and math-based approach is not fully understood. Therefore, we focused on the end-to-mid learning approach and tried to identify the reasonable place for ‘mid’ in the end-to-end pipeline.
Arul Doss, Aravind Chandradoss, Guvenc, Levent
Windshield with Enhanced Infrared Reflectivity Enables Packaging a Driver Monitor System in a Head-Up Display2021-01-01054/6/2021
Integration of a driver monitor system (DMS) in a head-up display (HUD) gives the monitor camera a continuous view of the driver’s face, since the driver always faces the road ahead. However, with both infrared (IR) illuminator and IR camera packaged in the HUD, reflectivity of the windshield is important at IR wavelengths used by the camera. Not only is windshield IR reflectivity important for a clear camera image of the driver’s face, but increasing windshield reflectivity also decreases the effect of ambient sunlight on the camera image of the driver’s face. We describe a method to measure windshield reflectivity, both for the 940 nm band used by a DMS, and for visible light for the HUD. The measurement method uses a fiber-optic spectrometer, two collimating lenses, and a method to compensate for sample tilt. The lenses are mounted on a stage that adjusts the height above the sample. As an example, this method was used to characterize an IR reflecting windshield, prepared for a prototype automotive HUD. At 940 nm, and 45° angle of incidence, the measured reflectivity is > 85% for unpolarized incident light. For visible light at 550 nm, and 62° angle of incidence, the measured reflectivity is 13.9% for both an IR reflecting windshield and for a reference windshield, for unpolarized incident light. The prototype windshield gives a good reflected image for the DMS IR camera and a good HUD image as seen by the driver. The method used to prepare this prototype windshield is suitable for high-volume production.
Lambert, David K., Itsede, Fidelis, Tomura, Kazuhiro, Nohara, Atsushi, Chou, Kinryo, Carty, Dylan
Visual SLAM in Long-Range Autonomous Parking Application Based on Instance-Aware Semantic Segmentation via Multi-Task Network Cascades and Metric Learning Scheme2021-01-00774/6/2021
Long-range Autonomous Parking is becoming an attractive application in terms of demands. The vehicle is capable of driving autonomously into the appointed parking slot when the driver leaves it at the drop-off spot. In this application, the ability of accurate localization has become a key issue, especially in GPS-denied environments. This paper proposes a method of localization and mapping for Long-range Autonomous Parking, which is achieved by Visual SLAM based on deep learning algorithms. Firstly, we propose an instance segmentation via multi-task network cascades, and even in a complex visual environment, the main roadway instances of interest in the parking lot IPM image can be detected, such as parking corners, speed bumps. Then we combine the information of wheel encoders to build a global semantic map of the parking lot. Vehicles can often rely on semantic map matching to achieve high-precision localization. However, without a good initial position, it is difficult to infer an accurate position by matching the semantic map, such as randomly selecting entrances to enter the parking lot. Therefore, we propose an area feature network based on metric learning to extract features that distinguish different areas and infer the approximate initial position of the vehicle. Specifically, we extract features from the images of the surround-view cameras, use the vehicle position as weak supervision, and finally construct an area feature map. In summary, our proposed method provides accurate vehicle localization and parking lot maps for Long-range Autonomous Parking.
Yan, Yixiong, Hang, Yang, Hu, Tianren, Yu, Hao, Lai, Feng
Accurate Pressure Control Based on Driver Braking Intention Identification for a Novel Integrated Braking System2021-01-01004/6/2021
With the development of intelligent and electric vehicles, higher requirements are put forward for the active braking and regenerative braking ability of the braking system. The traditional braking system equipped with vacuum booster has difficulty meeting the demand, therefore it has gradually been replaced by the integrated braking system. In this paper, a novel Integrated Braking System (IBS) is presented, which mainly contains a pedal feel simulator, a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), a series of transmission mechanisms, and the hydraulic control unit. As an integrative system of mechanics-electronics-hydraulics, the IBS has complex nonlinear characteristics, which challenge the accurate pressure control. Furthermore, it is a completely decoupled braking system, the pedal force doesn’t participate in pressure-building, so it is necessary to precisely identify driver’s braking intention. To improve the control accuracy of the system, this paper proposed a novel pressure control strategy based on driver braking intention identification. Firstly, the structure and working principle of the novel integrated braking system was introduced. Secondly, the driver's braking intention identification strategy was designed. Thirdly, Considering the nonlinear and dynamic characteristics of the system, a cascade closed-loop control strategy including a pressure loop by the feedforward-feedback method, a position loop by the sliding-mode control method, and current loop with friction compensation was proposed. Finally, based on dSPACE products, a hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) experimental bench was built for algorithm verification. The HiL experiment results show that the pressure control strategy has the advantages of accurate response, the braking system pressure follows the driver's expected pressure well.
Zhu, Bing, Zhang, Yihan, Zhao, Jian, Chen, Zhicheng, Jin, Wanli
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SintzADMIN, Jeneane
workflow - take 2SAE-PP-003172/19/2021
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2.0.116 - Emission Optimization Approach to Meet the Current Indian Emission Norm Without EGR Cooling for a Vehicle Equipped with Common Rail Diesel EngineSAE-PP-003142/19/2021
In India, diesel engine powered vehicles are finding rising demand due to the subsidy offered on diesel. Currently, BS-IV emission norm (equivalent to E-IV in Europe) is in existence. To meet this emission norm, OEM look for improved engine design, use of common rail injection system, advanced after treatment. In the current article, a methodology is demonstrated by which the required emissions on multipurpose vehicle (MPV) powered with 2.2L common rail injection system was met with no need of EGR cooling. This was achieved by identifying the operating points from the BS-IV emission cycle where EGR cooling is beneficial. The next step involves assessing the loss of function due to its removal. The final step involves strategies which can bring the original optimized value of NOx-PM. Removal of EGR cooling avoids the cooling of intake charge and reduces the HC and CO emission. Also, it gets rid of complication in the under bonnet packaging and leads to maintenance free operation. This resulted in overall reduction of the precious metal loading on the catalytic convertor by 50% from its value in the production. Thus, the overall cost saving of 3.5% of the total engine cost was achieved without losing the functional requirement.
Mutagaana, Festo
testing rc-2255SAE-PP-003132/19/2021
testing rc-2255
csp1071 test Construction of The Traffic Law and Regulation Framework for Automated DrivingSAE-PP-002902/18/2021
Road automated driving as a new generation of information technology and the integration of the transport industry's development has become a new round of global scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation. This technology will promote the continuous upgrading of the field of road traffic. At present, the government, enterprises, and investors all take this as the goal and direction to accelerate automated driving in China. A reasonable traffic law and regulation system is required to promote the healthy development of automatic driving and fully release scientific and technological innovation subjects' vitality. Until now, China has formulated an official rule concerning the road testing of automated driving. According to this rule, no passenger and freight transportation can be officially applied using automatic vehicles. Therefore, this paper tries to construct the traffic law and regulation framework to promote automated driving development. This paper firstly summarizes the profound reform of automated driving on the road traffic industry in terms of vehicles, infrastructure, practitioners, and transportation services. Based on China's current administrative rules and traffic regulations, the legal and institutional obstacles in automatic driving are analyzed. This paper proposes a traffic law and regulation framework to promote the development of automated driving. The proposed framework can help the transport authority administrate automated driving in legal identity, demonstration application, transportation operation, practitioner management, and scene management. Finally, the policy suggestions to help develop automated driving are put forward. Through enhanced supervision, mutual recognition of qualification, regulation mode innovation, ecosystem construction, and multi-party cooperation, the automated driving market and partners' vitality can be significantly stimulated
SintzADMIN, Jeneane, Anthony, Lindsay
7.0.108 - Challenges Faced for Parameterization & Validation of a Small Gasoline Engine Plant Model for Application of EMS DevelopmentSAE-PP-002842/4/2021
Control algorithm development for typical Engine Management System is a challenging task. To develop a reliable control algorithm, proper closed loop testing environment is required. In such development activity, it is of prime importance to validate the algorithm on a standalone target engine. This can be achieved in engine test cell where the actual engine will be controlled by prototype ECU. But this process has drawbacks like higher testing cost, time consuming, non-reusability of test bed etc. Simulation based engine plant model development for closed loop ECU testing is an effective technique for such application. Various generic engine models are available for such application.to suit a particular target engine these model need to be parameterized with precise engine data. The vehicle parameters used for parameterization are typically obtained from actual test and engine design data. This paper elaborates the process and challenges faced while parameterization and validation of engine plant model in simulation environment and steps followed while parameterizing a two cylinder gasoline engine to suit EMS development. Simulations were carried out in Model In Loop (MIL) and Hardware In Loop (HIL). Validation results were compared with actual vehicle data from dynamometer trials and are presented in corresponding sections.
Lname, Fname
7.0.107 - Design and Development of Capacitance Type Level Sensor for Automotive Vehicle ApplicationSAE-PP-002832/4/2021
Fuel level sensor is a device to indicate the level of the fuel in fuel tank fitted in an automobile. This will have features to communicate the fuel level to the dashboard of the vehicle and is of significant attention to the driver during vehicle usage. The advanced instrumentation provides a lot of information on the dashboard display such as information about fuel level, computing mileage, miles to go or miles to empty, fuel economy, average mileage, etc. Presently, the float arm type with Thick Film Resistor(TFR) and Reed switch type fuel level sensors are being used. To have accurate information for computing, the present sensors are not supporting due to its limitations like nonlinearity, fluctuating output due to slosh, output variations in steps and not continuous. The measurement accuracy of the fuel level sensor needs to be focused to rely on the information available on the dashboard instrument. Hence, it is vital to have a sensor with better reliability, accuracy and adaptability. Capacitance technology based level sensor is identified for development as one of the solutions to meet the demands of the above requirements and this paper portrays the complete perspective and design methodology of capacitance based fuel level sensor. The basics of capacitance measurement, design concepts, design validations, proto-type results are elaborated in this paper.
Lname, Fname
6.0.104 - Warm Forming of 3t Mg Alloy Sheet for An Automotive Electronic Compressor CaseSAE-PP-002602/4/2021
Recently, the applications of magnesium alloy to automobile and electric parts have been increased because of its high specific strength, excellent machinability, high electrical and thermal conductivity. The efforts of automobile industry to reduce fuel consumption by using lightweight structural materials have accelerated the deep drawing technology of magnesium alloy sheet. In the present study, the basic study to fabricate an automotive compressor case have been carried out. In order to apply ductile fracture criterion to predict the forming failure, critical damage values were determined from uniaxial tensile tests and FE simulations, and then they were expressed as the function of strain rate and temperature. The proposed methodology was applied to design the deep drawing process for fabrication of magnesium automotive compressor case without any defect. Based on the simulation and experimental results, AZ31 EL-cover part 39% lighter than ADC12 die casting EL-cover could be fabricated by warm deep drawing process.
Mutagaana, Festo
Construction of The Traffic Law and Regulation Framework for Automated DrivingSAE-PP-002462/3/2021
Road automated driving as a new generation of information technology and the integration of the transport industry's development has become a new round of global scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation. This technology will promote the continuous upgrading of the field of road traffic. At present, the government, enterprises, and investors all take this as the goal and direction to accelerate automated driving in China. A reasonable traffic law and regulation system is required to promote the healthy development of automatic driving and fully release scientific and technological innovation subjects' vitality. Until now, China has formulated an official rule concerning the road testing of automated driving. According to this rule, no passenger and freight transportation can be officially applied using automatic vehicles. Therefore, this paper tries to construct the traffic law and regulation framework to promote automated driving development. This paper firstly summarizes the profound reform of automated driving on the road traffic industry in terms of vehicles, infrastructure, practitioners, and transportation services. Based on China's current administrative rules and traffic regulations, the legal and institutional obstacles in automatic driving are analyzed. This paper proposes a traffic law and regulation framework to promote the development of automated driving. The proposed framework can help the transport authority administrate automated driving in legal identity, demonstration application, transportation operation, practitioner management, and scene management. Finally, the policy suggestions to help develop automated driving are put forward. Through enhanced supervision, mutual recognition of qualification, regulation mode innovation, ecosystem construction, and multi-party cooperation, the automated driving market and partners' vitality can be significantly stimulated. Keywords: Traffic Law and Regulation, Automated Driving, Administrative Rules and regulations, Road Testing, Demonstration Application, Commercial Operation
MobrxivNonAdmin, Lindsay
1.1.216 - Tailored Design and Layout for Loss Minimization or Cost-Effective Commonality of Parts - A Contradictory ConflictSAE-PP-002422/3/2021
In order to minimize the development and production costs in the automotive industry, despite steadily increasing variety of models and applications offered by the OEMs, the pressure on standardization of components and production processes is increasing continuously. As a direct consequence, modular engine families are already established with high degrees of common parts and kits as well as standardized interfaces for all vehicle platforms by most manufacturers these days. At the same time, the world adopted and announced massive legal demands concerning the reduction of CO2 emissions for the entire vehicle fleet. In addition to the optimization of the combustion process, the exhaust gas aftertreatment and thermal management, the use of improved and more resilient materials for higher reduction of mechanical friction leads to a significant amount of the realized lowering in fuel consumption respective CO2 emissions. Significant future potential for friction reduction and loss minimization is expected to result from, for example, one for the particular application optimized, on-demand component dimensioning and tailored calibrations. This dedicated fine-tuning approach is contrary to the widely spread application of a clear common part strategy. In the course of this paper the question will be discussed whether the additional cost of a component diversification can be justified within an engine family in contradiction to a best cost approach by using the scaling effects of parts communization.
Mutagaana, Festo
1.1.204 - Cost Effective Emergency Intimation System Design for AutomobilesSAE-PP-002192/2/2021
The death toll due to traffic accidents in India is on a rise, according to the latest Road Transport ministry report, a total of 4.97 lakh road accident was reported in 2011. Though compared to 2010, the accidents have gone down by 1,945, the number of deaths at 1,42,485 has increased by over 7,000.[1] This paper proposes a design of an Emergency Intimation System (EIS) tailored to fit for Indian consumer needs and available infrastructure. EIS is an emergency alert technology devised to assist drivers and passenger in an event of vehicle crash. Majority of deaths are caused by slow accident response time. EIS is aimed to lower this response time and ensure that the required rescue and medical services are made available in time. This device employed to make this emergency alerts will be fitted into the vehicle Electrical and Electronics (E/E) architecture and will have interfaces with crash sensor network, CAN network and GSM etc. In an event of crash, this device shall send an SMS to In Case of Emergency contacts identified by the vehicle owner. The SMS shall comprise of information like location (Vehicle co-ordinates), airbag deployment status and time stamp (Minimum Set of Data).
Mutagaana, Festo
050 - Diesel Combustion Characteristics of Coconut Oil Ester FuelsSAE-PP-001881/30/2021
In order to improve the cold flow properties of coconut oil biodiesel and to reduce the lifecycle CO2 emission by using bio-alcohol at biodiesel manufacturing, varying the types of alcohol used at transesterification was examined. The pour point of coconut oil ester decreases as the carbon number of alcohol increases. Among 5 ester fuels, the pour point of coconut oil isobutyl ester (CiBE) made from isobutanol is lowest, −12.5 °C, compared to that of coconut oil methyl ester (CME), highest, −5 °C. The pour point of coconut oil 1-butyl ester (CBE) is −10 °C, second lowest. Furthermore, CBE, CiBE, CME and JIS No.2 diesel fuel (gas oil) were tested using a DI diesel engine. CBE and CiBE have shorter ignition delay compared to the gas oil although slightly longer than CME. CBE and CiBE have the same thermal efficiency and NOx emissions compared to the gas oil. HC, CO and Smoke emissions of coconut oil ester fuels slightly increase when the ester molecule carbon number increases. However, these exhaust emissions are lower than that of the gas oil. From the experimental results, it is concluded that CBE and CiBE are good alternative diesel fuels.
Mutagaana, Festo
Breath-Based Alcohol Detection SystemJ3214_202101 (Historical)1/27/2021
This standard establishes the performance specifications for the zero-tolerance breath alcohol detection system to reduce the risks of driving under the influence of alcohol. It defines the accuracy and precision requirements of the BrAC measurement, as well as the acceptability criteria and key parameters to test these requirements. Additionally, this standard sets the performance requirements of the system for ethanol sensitivity, the response time, and the electrical, mechanical, and environmental conditions the system may encounter throughout the lifespan of the vehicle.
Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Committee
Driver Drowsiness and Fatigue in the Safe Operation of Vehicles - Definition of Terms and ConceptsJ3198_202010 (Current)10/26/2020
This SAE Information Report provides definitions and discussions of key terms concerning driver drowsiness and fatigue, and basic information on measuring drowsiness and fatigue. It also includes information and concepts for driver drowsiness as they relate to the safe operation of a vehicle. The key driver drowsiness and fatigue causal factors include the following: (1) sleep quality and quantity, (2) time of day, (3) time awake, (4) time on task (modulated by characteristics of the driving task), (5) task-related fatigue (variations of arousal levels related to task underload and overload), and (6) combinations of these factors. Medical conditions, medication, alcohol, or drugs exacerbate drowsiness; however, the discussion in this report is limited to fatigue concepts. This report has two primary outputs: (1) definitions and discussions of key terms concerning driver drowsiness and fatigue, and (2) basic information on measuring drowsiness and fatigue and its effects on the safe operation of a vehicle. These include the physiological and cognitive effects of driver drowsiness and fatigue on driving safety. Examples of effect of driver drowsiness and fatigue on driving safety include those related to vehicle control, operator vigilance (sustained attention), reaction times (object and event detection and response), situational awareness, physiological indicators, subjective assessments, and combinations thereof. For definitions of driving performance measures, refer to SAE J2944. This report applies to all worldwide motor vehicle passenger cars and light trucks, as well as heavy trucks, buses, motorcycles, and mopeds. The intended users of the document are practitioners and researchers in the automotive industry, academia, and other organizations with interest in driver drowsiness and fatigue, driving and driver performance assessment, and road safety.
Driver Metrics, Performance, Behaviors and States Committee
Comparative Analysis of Emergency Evasive Steering for Long Combination Vehicles02-13-03-001810/10/2020
This study provides a simulation-based comparative analysis of the distance and time needed for long combination vehicles (LCVs) - namely, A-doubles with 28-, 33-, and 48-ft trailers - to safely exercise an emergency, evasive steering maneuver such as required for obstacle avoidance. The results are also compared with conventional tractor-semitrailers with a single 53-ft trailer. A multi-body dynamic model for each vehicle combination is developed in TruckSim® with an attempt to assess the last point to steer (LPTS) and evasive time (ET) at various highway speeds under both dry and wet road conditions. The results indicate that the minimum avoidance distance and time required for the 28-ft doubles vary from 206 ft (60 mph) to 312 ft (80 mph) and 2.3 s to 2.6 s, respectively. The required LPTS represents a 6% to 31% increase when compared with 53-ft semitrucks. When driving below 76 mph on a dry road and below 75 mph on a wet road, the 28-ft doubles exhibit LPTS and ET that are larger than 33-ft doubles. In addition, the 33-ft doubles exhibit larger LPTS and ET than 48-ft doubles for the highway speeds considered. This is mainly attributed to the longer trailer wheelbase that causes smaller rear trailer amplifications. At speeds higher than 76 mph on dry roads and 75 mph on wet roads, however, an opposite trend is observed. As the trailer length increases, the distance and time needed to safely avoid an obstacle also increase. A comparison between dry and wet road conditions is also conducted, with the results indicating that more time and distance would be needed for obstacle avoidance on wet roads.
Chen, Yang, Zhang, Zichen, Ahmadian, Mehdi
Is Architecture Measurable? Towards Creating, Managing, and Measuring Architecture and Resulting Product Line ImplementationsF-0076-2020-1635710/5/2020
This research sought to distill and define the fundamentals of system and software architecture analysis and form the basis by which a design can be tested and analyzed prior to its implementation. In short, the question "can a design be measured against the business-level objectives and quality-of-use architectural requirements. The research focuses on building a body of knowledge that supports an analysis, built on fundamentals which scales and can serve as the basis by which we can transform when and how architecture validation can occur. This research supports ongoing work towards developing a strategic comprehensive architecture approach and extends the analysis and documentation of the Key Business Drivers (KBDs) and architectural drivers supporting the efficient development and sustainment of interoperable aviation mission systems. A prototype process that leverages the discovered relationships and weights for use by current Architects and Senior Systems Engineers is shown. Programs implementing this approach are expected to benefit from the planned reuse of architectural artifacts for follow up systems engineering products supporting the development of reusable component product lines avoiding the long-term challenges of unrealized architectural objectives.
Hunt, Gordon, Wigginton, Scott, Jonas, Paul, Townsen, Ronald
From Helicopter Vibrations to Passenger Perceptions: A Closer Look on StandardsF-0076-2020-1643310/5/2020
The serial introduction of passive and active anti-vibration means lead primarily to the reduction of the vibration levels at blade passage frequencies Nb/rev. Consequently, other- previously unnoticed- sources of vibration are perceived by rotorcraft occupants. Therefore, a comprehensive vibration assessment metric is required to characterize the impact of different vibration sources of helicopters regarding passenger comfort. Since the advance of industrial/military aerial transport machines, several vibration assessment metrics were developed such as the Intrusion Index (ADS-27A-SP), the overall ride value av (ISO2631-1) and the NASA DISC model. However, these metrics have deficiencies regarding the evaluation of complex rotorcraft vibrations, e.g. the Intrusion Index favors only the rotor harmonics in the vibration evaluation, the overall ride value av is based on uniaxial, sinusoidal oscillations at discrete frequencies and the NASA DISC model considers only vibration measurements on the floor and not on other vibration contact surfaces. Since the rotorcraft vibrations are characterized by the presence of triaxial, multiple vibration sources it is unclear whether one of these metrics is appropriate to assess the perceived discomfort. The work presented in this paper addresses this topic. The suitability of existing vibration evaluation metrics, especially av, regarding typical rotorcraft vibration patterns is investigated. For that purpose, a systematic whole-body vibration campaign was performed, in which human subjects were seated in a helicopter seat on a motion platform and exposed to helicopter specific vibration patterns of which specific frequencies were systematically attenuated or increased. Participants rated the perceived discomfort using magnitude estimation. The campaign reveals, that the overall ride value av is not well-suited to predict and to compare the discomfort of different vibration spectra. Especially in vertical direction, the application of av will significantly overestimate the discomfort. This implies that this metric is not appropriate for evaluation of helicopter specific vibrations and could be improved. The results in this paper are a first step in that direction but more comprehensive analyses of helicopter specific vibrations and their impact on passenger comfort are necessary.
Özkurt, Süleyman, Dieterich, Oliver, Bülthoff, Heinrich, Fichter, Walter, Rath, Tobias, Priems, Martijn, A., Suzanne
The Effect of Change in Assembly Sequence on Permanent Strain of Cab Suspension Console02-13-02-00118/20/2020
Heavy commercial vehicles play an important role in creating the trade and economic balance of countries. Also, the durability and safety of heavy commercial vehicles come to the fore. Heavy commercial vehicles consist of two parts. These are the chassis area with the equipment that allows the vehicle to move and the cabin section where the driver is located. The cabin area is the most important area that ensures the highest level of driver safety. Considering that the production of trucks is increasing day by day, it is inevitable for companies to increase their R&D activities in the field of cabin and cabin suspension systems for much safer, durable, and comfortable trucks. This study aims to determine the safe torque value of the fasteners and their assembly sequence of the Cab Suspension Console, which is one of the most important connection parts in a truck and which can cause a fatal accident by breaking. In this study, the safe torque value of the fasteners of the cabin suspension console has been determined as 180 ± 15 Nm/180 ± 10 Grad for the outer fasteners and 225 ± 18 Nm/180 ± 10 Grad for the inner fasteners. In addition, two different assembly sequences are determined and permanent strains on the part are measured. At the end of the assembly test, permanent strains on the part and other factors affecting the strain are simulated. According to the results obtained, the assembly sequence with a low permanent strain value is chosen and commissioned in production.
Yildirim, Bariscan, Öztürk, Dogan
Low Mu/Winter Driving Skill CertificationJ3300/1_202008 (Current)8/12/2020
This SAE Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the low mu/winter driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. This document provides directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1, and the low mu/winter driving skill examination requirements. This document is a supplement to SAE J3300, providing information specific to the low mu/winter driving skill certification and clarifying the application of the rules set forth in J3300 to the low mu/winter driving certification. While the references, definitions, rules, and guidelines presented in SAE J3300 Sections 1 through 5 apply to the low mu/winter driving certification, they are not repeated in this document.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Development of Design and Engineering Recommendations for In-Vehicle Alphanumeric MessagesJ2831_202007 (Current)7/29/2020
This Information Report provides recommendations for alphanumeric messages that are supplied to the vehicle by external (e.g., RDS, satellite radio) or internal (e.g., infotainment system) sources while the vehicle is in-motion. Information/design recommendations contained in this report apply to OEM (embedded) and aftermarket systems. Ergonomic issues with regard to display characteristics (e.g., viewing angle, brightness, contrast, font design, etc.) should review ISO 15008.
Driver Vehicle Interface (DVI) Committee
AVSC Best Practice for Passenger-Initiated Emergency Trip InterruptionAVSC000032020066/30/2020
As passengers take rides in fleet-managed automated driving system-dedicated vehicles (ADS-DVs), they may feel the need to interrupt the trip due to a perceived emergency. There is currently no industry consensus on the proper balance between ADS passenger agency and the potential for introducing unexpected outcomes in dynamic traffic environments. In order to build public trust in automated vehicles, passengers should be given an option to exercise some type of control (agency) to intervene during situations they perceive as emergencies. Passenger-initiated emergency trip interruption features — however they manifest in a given vehicle - can help establish this confidence in ADS technologies. AVSC Best Practice for Passenger-Initiated Emergency Trip Interruption recommends processes surrounding aspects of passenger-initiated features in SAE level 4 and 5 fleet-managed ADS-DVs. It recommends criteria and processes for passenger initiation of these features from inside the vehicle; communication with passengers and fleet operations; enhanced diagnoses of the situation, interaction outside the vehicle with other road users, and general post-stop actions. Also, precautions against some types of foreseeable misuse are addressed. These recommendations apply to commercially available, deployed ADS-DV’s providing trips to people. The AVSC recommends that every fleet-managed SAE level 4 and 5 ADS-DV be equipped with a (PES) or (PEC) or both.
Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium
Trailer Towing Driving Skill CertificationJ3300/2_202005 (Current)5/26/2020
This Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the trailer towing driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. This document provides directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1 and associated trailer towing driving skill examination requirements. This document is a supplement to SAE J3300, providing information specific to the trailer towing driving skill certification and clarifying the application of the rules set forth in SAE J3300 to the trailer towing certification. While the references, definitions, rules, and guidelines presented in SAE J3300 Sections 1 through 5 apply to the trailer towing certification, they are not repeated in this document.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Driving Level Skill CertificationJ3300_202005 (Current)5/13/2020
This SAE Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the fundamental driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. The associated family of documents listed below establish driving skill criteria for various specific categories. SAE J3300: Driving level SAE J3300/1: Low mu/winter driving SAE J3300/2: Trailer towing SAE J3300/3: Automated driving Additional certifications to be added as appropriate. This main document provides: (1) common definitions and general guidance for using this family of documents, (2) directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1, and (3) driving level examination requirements.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Influence of Background Spectral Distribution on Perceptions of Discomfort Glare2020-01-06374/14/2020
The advent of light-emitting diode (LED) technology for automotive lighting allows flexibility of the spectral distribution of forward headlighting systems, while meeting current requirements for “white” illumination. As vehicle headlights have become whiter (with more short-wavelength light output) over the past several decades, their potential impacts on visual discomfort for oncoming and preceding drivers have been hotly debated. It is known that a greater proportion of short-wavelength energy increases discomfort glare, and that increasing the background light level (e.g., through roadway lighting) will decrease perceptions of discomfort. More recently it has been demonstrated that the visual system exhibits enhanced short-wavelength sensitivity for perceptions of scene brightness. As a result, roads illuminated by light sources with higher correlated color temperatures (CCTs) will be judged as appearing to be brighter than those illuminated to the same light level by sources with lower CCTs. The present laboratory study was conducted to identify whether the increased scene brightness of a road illuminated with greater short-wavelength light helps to mitigate discomfort glare more than the same scene illuminated to the same light level, but with less short-wavelength light. The results indicate that the spectral distribution of the background plays little role in the degree to which it lessens discomfort glare. The implications of these results for vehicle and road lighting practices are discussed.
Nagare, Rohan M., Bullough, John D.
Control Model of Automated Driving Systems Based on SOTIF Evaluation2020-01-12144/14/2020
In partially automated and conditionally automated vehicles, a part of the work of human drivers is replaced by the system, and the main source of safety risks is no longer system failures, but non-failure risks caused by insufficient system function design. The absence of unreasonable risk due to hazards resulting from functional insufficiencies of the intended functionality or by reasonably foreseeable misuse by persons, is referred to as the Safety Of The Intended Functionality. Drivers have the responsibility to supervise the automated driving system. When they don't agree with the operation behavior of the system, they will interfere with the instructions. However, this may lead to potential risks. In order to discover the causes of human misuse, this paper takes the trust feeling between the driver and the automated driving system as the starting point, and based on the collected data of track test, establishes the evaluation indicator -- degree of confidence to show the trust feeling between the driver and the automated system. Degree of confidence is a comprehensive interpretation of the driver's physical and psychological feelings. In the process of track test, we simultaneously collect the dynamics indicators of the vehicle. After the test, the drivers' driving feeling was evaluated by questionnaire. Then, the relationship between objective indicator and subjective score was established by machine learning method, and the development of evaluation indicator was completed. Finally, this paper optimizes the automatic driving motion planning algorithm based on this indicator, and verifies the effectiveness of the algorithm through simulation.
Guo, Mengge, Shang, Shiliang, Haifeng, Cui, Zhang, Kaijiong, Deng, Weishun, Zhang, Xi, Yu, Fan
Innovative Active Head Restraint System in a Car: Safety Assessment with Virtual Human Body Model2020-01-09794/14/2020
The aim of this study is to use numerical simulations for safety assessment of an innovative active head restraint system. This system was developed to protect the head and neck of an occupant in a car without a head airbag during a side impact. Its FE model is created and embedded it in a model of a small car with a side airbag. The dynamics of the head restraint activation are also taken into account. The virtual human body model Virthuman is used to represent occupants. The model is scaled for pre-selected human individuals to cover large numbers of occupants of different sizes. It extends conventional virtual evaluation of new safety designs via existing pre-defined mono-purpose side dummies and their FE models. The benefit of the head restraint system is evaluated in side impact scenarios inspired by the pole tests performed by EuroNCAP. Transversal impacts to a pole at 29 and 32 km/h are considered at 90° and 75° angles from driver and the opposite side. Also, the far side impact prescribed with an acceleration pulse according to EuroNCAP is considered. Various initial driver sizes in standard seated positions are tested. To extend the study beyond standard testing protocols, out-of-position of driver is also considered, leading to more than 100 simulations of impact scenarios in total. The effect of the innovative head restraint system is assessed from the point of view of driver injury risk.
Vychytil, Jan, Hlucha, Jana, Kovar, Ludek, Kostikova, Martina, Moravcova, Pavlina, Bucsuhazy, Katerina
Research on AEB Collision Avoidance Strategy Based on Characteristics of Driver-Vehicle-Road2020-01-12134/14/2020
With the rise of intelligent transportation systems around the world, research on automobile active safety technology has gained widespread attention. Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) which can avoid or mitigate collision by active braking has become a hot research topic in the field of automobile. However, there are some limitations in the present AEB collision avoidance strategy, including lack of effective identification of road adhesion conditions, mismatch of active braking system parameters and imperfection of target vehicle motion information, which leads to poor collision avoidance performance on low adhesion coefficient road surface and intervention with the normal driving operation of the driver. A new collision avoidance strategy for AEB is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a new safe distance collision avoidance model is established based on the peak adhesion coefficient in real time, the performance parameters of the active braking system and the motion information of the target vehicle. Secondly, under the premise of not interfering with the driver's normal collision avoidance operation, an AEB collision avoidance strategy that can balance vehicle safety and intervention comfort is proposed. Finally, the C-NCAP scenario test is carried out on the hardware-in-loop test environment. The results show that the AEB collision avoidance strategy proposed in this paper can actively adjust the braking moment according to the current road surface attachment condition. The collision avoidance can be achieved in the most test scenarios, and the minimum distance between the self-vehicle and the target vehicle is less than 1.5 meter. In the few test scenarios, the collision can also occur at a relative speed lower than 4.2 km/h, which satisfies the active avoidance of the vehicle.
He, Ren, Zhang, Dong
Development of a Camera-Based Driver State Monitoring System for Cost-Effective Embedded Solution2020-01-12104/14/2020
To prevent the severe consequences of unsafe driving behaviors, it is crucial to monitor and analyze the state of the driver. Developing an effective driver state monitoring (DSM) systems is particularly challenging due to limited computation capabilities of embedded systems in automobiles and the need for finishing processing in real-time. However, most of the existing research work was conducted in a lab environment with expensive equipment while lacking in-car benchmarking and validation. In this paper, a DSM system that estimates driver's alertness and drowsiness level as well as performs emotion detection built with a cost-effective embedded system is presented. The proposed system consists of a mono camera that captures driver's facial image in real-time and a machine learning based detection algorithm that detects facial landmark points and use that information to infer driver's state. In the detection module, driver's distraction level is evaluated by estimating head-pose through solving a perspective-n-point problem, drowsiness level is estimated by processing eyelid related parameters extracted from facial keypoints data, and machine learning approach was used for emotion state monitoring. It is discovered for emotion recognition that using multilayer perceptron (MLP) network reached the accuracy of 93% on DISFA (Denver Intensity of Spontaneous Facial Action) dataset when combined with Action Units (AU) analysis. The performance of the developed DSM system has been verified in both laboratory and in-vehicle condition, and the experimental results showed its effectiveness in both normal and low lighting conditions. Moreover, the performance of the developed algorithm using commercially available low-cost cameras as well as memory and processing speed analysis considering the required embedded system design has also been examined.
Zhou, Xunfei, Wingert, Tobias, Sauer, Maximilian, Kundu, Subrata
Driver Drowsiness Behavior Detection and Analysis Using Vision-Based Multimodal Features for Driving Safety2020-01-12114/14/2020
Driving inattention caused by drowsiness has been a significant reason for vehicle crash accidents, and there is a critical need to augment driving safety by monitoring driver drowsiness behaviors. For real-time drowsy driving awareness, we propose a vision-based driver drowsiness monitoring system (DDMS) for driver drowsiness behavior recognition and analysis. First, an infrared camera is deployed in-vehicle to capture the driver’s facial and head information in naturalistic driving scenarios, in which the driver may or may not wear glasses or sunglasses. Second, we propose and design a multi-modal features representation approach based on facial landmarks, and head pose which is retrieved in a convolutional neural network (CNN) regression model. Finally, an extreme learning machine (ELM) model is proposed to fuse the facial landmark, recognition model and pose orientation for drowsiness detection. The DDMS gives promptly warning to the driver once a drowsiness event is detected. The proposed CNN and ELM models are trained in a drowsy driving dataset and are validated on public datasets and field tests. Comparing to the end-to-end CNN recognition model, the proposed multi-modal fusion with the ELM detection model allows faster and more accurate detection with minimal intervention. The experimental result demonstrates that DDMS is able to provide real-time and effective drowsy driving alerts under various light conditions to augment driving safety.
Li, Rui, Brand, Howard, Gopinath, Aditya, Kamarajugadda, Srivatsav, Yang, Liang, Wang, Weitian, Li, Bing
A Study of Driver's Driving Concentration Based on Computer Vision Technology2020-01-05724/14/2020
Driving safety is an eternal theme of the transportation industry. In recent years, with the rapid growth of car ownership, traffic accidents have become more frequent, and the harm it brings to human society has become increasingly serious. In this context, car safety assisted driving technology has received widespread attention. As an effective means to reduce traffic accidents and reduce accident losses, it has become the research frontier in the field of traffic engineering and represents the trend of future vehicle development. However, there are still many technical problems that need to be solved. With the continuous development of computer vision technology, face detection technology has become more and more mature, and applications have become more and more extensive. This article will use the face detection technology to detect the driver's face, and then analyze the changes in driver's driving focus. Firstly, the problem of detecting the eyes and mouth status of the driver is discussed. The purpose is to capture the driver's long-term closed eyes and yawning and other actions closely related to the dozing behavior. Secondly, the problem of estimating the driver's head posture is studied. The purpose is to capture the abnormal movements of the driver's long bow, head up or frequent nodding. The study consists of three parts: detection of facial feature points, estimation of the head posture based on the feature points, and definition of fatigue characteristics. The experimental results show that the method in this paper is not only easy to operate but also has a high accuracy rate for the detection of driver concentration.
Lin, Guan, Zhan, Zhenfei, Peng, Xiangjun, Xu, Huijie, Fu, Yue, Jiang, Ling
Perceptions of Two Unique Lane Centering Systems: An FOT Interview Analysis2020-01-01084/14/2020
The goal of this interview analysis was to explore and document the perceptions of two unique lane centering systems (S90’s Pilot Assist and CT6’s Super Cruise). Both systems offer a similar type of functionality (adaptive cruise control and lane centering), but have significantly different design philosophies and HMI (Human-Machine Interface) implementations. Twenty-four drivers drove one of the two vehicle models for a month as part of a field operational test (FOT) study. Upon vehicle return, drivers took part in a 60-minute semi-structured interview covering their perceptions of the vehicle’s various advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Transcripts of the interviews were coded by two researchers, who tagged each statement with relevant system and perception code labels. For analysis, the perception codes were grouped into larger thematic bins of safety, comfort, driver attention, and system performance. Perceptions of adaptive cruise control (ACC) were similar across vehicles. Almost all participants mentioned benefits of comfort and safety associated with ACC use. Participants cited different benefits between the two vehicle’s implementations of lane centering. A majority of participants (75%) described comfort benefits associated with Super Cruise, while less than half (41%) cited comfort benefits associated with Pilot Assist. Only a few participants (25%) mentioned safety benefits associated with Super Cruise. Half (50%) of the participants mentioned safety benefits associated with Pilot Assist. Almost all participants cited fears of potential misuse of the system in which drivers might pay less attention to the driving task. Results suggest that drivers’ comprehension and expectation of these systems’ behavior are strongly influenced by their design philosophies, specifically in terms of the difference in hands-on versus hands-off-wheel implementation. The perceived role of the driver – as either a fallback driver or as an assisted driver - may be influenced by the design implementation.
Landry, Steven, Seppelt, Bobbie, Russo, Luca, Mehler, Bruce, Angell, Linda, Gershon, Pnina, Reimer, Bryan
A Novel Velocity Planner for Autonomous Vehicle Considering Human Driver’s Habits2020-01-01334/14/2020
In automatic driving application, the velocity planner can be considered as a key factor to ensure the safety and comfort. One of the most important tasks of the velocity planner is to simulate the velocity characteristics of human drivers. In this paper, two Driver In-the-Loop (DIL) experiments are designed to explain velocity characteristics of human drivers. In the first experiment, static obstacles are placed on both sides of the straight road to shorten the cross range that vehicles can driver across. Moreover, different cross ranges are set to study the influence of the steering wheel error. In the second experiment, velocity characteristics are investigated under the condition of different road widths and curvatures in a U-turn road contour. In both tests, different drivers’ preview behavior is analyzed through the operation of throttle, braking, and steering. From the results we could see the change of vehicle speed depends largely on the traffic environment at the driver’s preview point. On this basis, a novel velocity planner is proposed. Firstly, a target velocity in preview terminal point is calculated. The calculation of the velocity is based on two indicators-the driver’s driving & operating ability, and the degree of visual restriction. The former refers to the ability of the driver to maintain the driveway as well as the control ability of the vehicle stability, and the latter is related to the uncertainty of the environment. Subsequently, the smooth velocity profiles that connect the initial point and the preview terminal point are generated based on the convex optimization. Finally, the simulation results show that this velocity planner possesses good human-like performance, considering the human-vehicle-road coordination. This study is useful to customize velocity planning for autonomous vehicle so as to improve the acceptability of the specific human driver.
Cui, Zongwei, Guo, Xuexun, Pei, Xiaofei
Decision Making and Trajectory Planning of Intelligent Vehicle’ s Lane-Changing Behavior on Highways under Multi-Objective Constrains2020-01-01244/14/2020
Discretionary lane changing is commonly seen in highway driving. Intelligent vehicles are expected to change lanes discretionarily for better driving experience and higher traffic efficiency. This study proposed to optimize the decision-making and trajectory-planning process so that intelligent vehicles made lane changes not only with driving safety taken into account, but also with the goal to improve driving comfort as well as to meet the driver’ s expectation. The mechanism of how various factors contribute to the driver’s intention to change lanes was studied by carrying out a series of driving simulation experiments, and a Lane-Changing Intention Generation (LCIG) model based on Bi-directional Long Short-Term Memory (Bi-LSTM) was proposed. The inputs of the Bi-LSTM were data fragments of several influencing factors including the relative velocity and the distance between the relative vehicles, the type of the preceding vehicles, and the average velocity of the adjacent traffic flows, that over a certain period of time, which was determined via examining subjects’ visual behaviors of the left view mirror or the right view mirror. By combining the LCIG model with a feasibility judgement model which was based on minimum safety spacing (MSS), a lane-changing decision-making model satisfying driving safety and drivers’ expectation was proposed. The model was trained with a part of trajectory dataset obtained from the simulation driving experiments. The jerk was taken into full consideration as boundary condition on the basis of seventh-degree polynomial trajectory planning. The proposed decision-making model were verified against a test dataset from the other parts of experimental data and the results show that the model resembles the lane-changing decision-making process of human drivers in real-world.
Nie, Linzhen, Yin, Zhishuai, Huang, Haoran
Simulation of Curved Road Collision Prevention Warning System of Automobile Based on V2X2020-01-07074/14/2020
The high popularity of automobiles has led to frequent collisions. According to the latest statistics of the United Nations, about 1.25 million people worldwide die from road traffic accidents each year. In order to improve the safety of vehicles in driving, the active safety system has become a research hotspot of various car companies and research institutions around the world. Among them, the more mature and popular active security system are Forward Collision Warning(FCW) and Autonomous Emergency Braking(AEB). However, the current active safety system is based on traditional sensors such as radar and camera. Therefore, the system itself has many limitations due to the shortage of traditional sensors. Compared to traditional sensors, Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology has the advantages of richer vehicle parameter information, no perceived blind spots, dynamic prediction of dangerous vehicle status, and no occlusion restriction. In order to overcome the many shortcomings of the existing anti-collision warning system and strategy, this paper proposes a curved road collision prevention warning strategy based on V2X technology. Through V2X technology, the state information released by the neighboring car and the road environment information issued by the roadside unit are obtained. Using the above information and the state information of the vehicle, the relative positional relationship between the car and the neighboring car is dynamically predicted in real time, and then a two-degree-of-freedom dynamic collision time model and a two-degree-of-freedom collision time threshold model are proposed and designed. Finally, based on the output parameters of the above model, a two-degree-of-freedom curved road collision prevention warning system of automobile based on V2X technology is proposed, and a layered early warning mechanism is established. Through the PreScan environment, the typical working conditions and early warning strategy models are built by Matlab & Simulink, and the simulation of the early warning strategy is completed.
Li, Xuanhe, Wu, Jian, He, Rui, Zhu, Bing, Zhao, Jian, Zhou, Hang
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