Simulations on Consumer Tests: A Perspective for Driver Assistance Systems
This work is incremental, focusing on improving development processes for high-volume car manufacturers to enhance safety and reputation.
The paper addresses challenges in vehicle safety development due to new EuroNCAP AEB test protocols for driver assistance systems, proposing a simulation approach with tolerance analysis to support OEMs in meeting these requirements.
This article discusses new challenges for series development regarding the vehicle safety that arise from the recently published AEB test protocol by the consumer-test-organisation EuroNCAP for driver assistance systems [6]. The tests from the test protocol are of great significance for an OEM that sells millions of cars each year, due to the fact that a positive rating of the vehicle-under-test (VUT) in safety relevant aspects is important for the reputation of a car manufacturer. The further intensification and aggravation of the test requirements for those systems is one of the challenges, that has to be mastered in order to continuously make significant contributions to safety for high-volume cars. Therefore, it is to be shown how a simulation approach may support the development process, especially with tolerance analysis. This article discusses the current stage of work, steps that are planned for the future and results that can be expected at the end of such an analysis.