EUREKA Test.EPS

The Eureka TestEPS project aims to develop a validation procedure for measuring the performance of ADAS/AD systems at both functional and detection levels. Besides aiMotive, international partners collaborated to combine their expertise and technology to achieve this goal. Two weeks ago, one of the final steps in this process was testing the Automated Valet Parking system according to the developed procedures in Budapest, at the aiMotive headquarters. Check out our short video about the work we've done: #aiMotive #drivingsafermobility #eureka #test

🚗🎉 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧! 🎉🚗 📢 We're thrilled to announce the successful completion of our latest measurement campaign at AVL ZalaZONE Proving Ground. A big shout-out to our lead team at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, who paved the way with their expertise and dedication. 🔎 With this measurement campaign we aimed to test relevant 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 (ALKS) according to current standards, collect 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, conduct 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to enhance the ZalaZone Digital Twin, test the performance of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics Central System and compare in-vehicle perception data with ground truth infrastructure data. 😍 Special 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, who made this campaign a tremendous success: • Jakob Reckenzaun, Martin Kirchengast, Georg Nestlinger: For the excellent preparation and professional lead of the campaign and provisioning of a vehicle with 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. • Rövid András and Zsolt Vincze and the BME Automated Drive Lab Team: For participating in the scenarios with the BME vehicle and for providing the Central System Technology to support testing of automated vehicles. • Stefan Ladstätter and Daniel Maurer (JOANNEUM RESEARCH DIGITAL): For providing the MQTT Backend Server to fuse ground truth and environmental data. • Bálint Tóth, Áron-Máté Heé and TÜV Rheinland Group: For your expertise in the scenario selection and participating with the TÜV vehicle. • Leander Hörmann, Albert Pötsch and Hermann Daniel Ortbauer from Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH: For contributing to the measurement with high precision real-time weather measurements. • Kerekes Ervin and the AVL in Hungary Team: For their outstanding support in the organisation and provisioning of measurement equipment. • Felix Zust from BERNARD Gruppe: For providing advanced camera-based infrastructure sensors. • Beata Bogar and Nóra Dobos from ZalaZONE InnoTech : For the perfect organisation of the event. Together, we conducted 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀 to push the boundaries of automated driving and ensure the technology is safe and efficient. The campaign's conclusion marks the commencement of detailed evaluations. Our team is diligently analysing the data to derive meaningful insights that will enable future developments in automated driving systems. The results of this campaign mark a significant milestone towards the integration of automated driving systems into daily life. EUREKA Test.EPS supports this integration through the development of certification methods. #Austria #Hungary #AutomatedDriving #CertificationMethods #MeasurementCampaign

🎇 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐗𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 🎇 📢 The EUREKA Test.EPS team is thrilled to announce that the paper “𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”, which was partly created in the course of EUREKA Test.EPS, has been published on IEEE Xplore. 📃 In this study, the focus is on the development of feature validation methods to assess virtual testing components, such as sensor models, in a modular fashion, similarly to unit-tests of software development. For this, the feature of range-reflectivity models for the maximum range determination of virtual lidar sensors is introduced. This feature can be applied to ideal and adverse weather conditions. A metric based on point cloud comparison is proposed, leading the way towards systematic model assessment. The 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 under the following link: 🔎 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: https://lnkd.in/dh3pTkqD #virtualtesting #sensormodels #validation #Lidar #adverseweather #pointclouds #autonomousvehicle

📢 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 📢 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒕: 🔸 Original dataset + 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 & 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🔸 𝟯𝟬𝟬+ spectral reflectance material values 🔸 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ranges from 0° to 80° in steps of 10° 🔸 TOF wavelength similar to most common automotive lidar sensors 🔎 This update enriches the material dataset with vehicle varnish measurements which play an essential role for realistic modelling of the optical signature of automotive sensors and lead to a higher fidelity with regard to parametrization of lidar sensors aiming towards digital twin. Further moss rubber measurements can be utilized for reflectance measurement purposes as this material exhibits close to Lambertian reflector behavior with its smooth, anti-skid, water-repellent and optical mate surface. 📉 The pictures represent measurements of our self-developed time-of-flight camera measurement device, taken for five different color & four different greyscale varnishes that are commonly present in nowadays traffic vehicles, including higher reflective metallic varnishes. 📊 👏 Big thanks to our dedicated author David J. Ritter for his great effort and contribution! 📰 Further details of the publication can be found online in the journal “Data in brief”: https://lnkd.in/dYcfy_qn 👉The updated material dataset is open access available on the repository Zenodo: https://lnkd.in/dPgrtPdF #update #material #optical #infrared #eps #digitaltwin #publication #dataset #perception #database #lidar #autonmotive #zenodo #raytracing #project #research

📢 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 📢 🚀 Excited to announce the publication of our latest paper titled "LiMOX - A Point Cloud Lidar Model Toolbox Based on NVIDIA OptiX Ray Tracing Engine"! 📝 We are thrilled to share that our team at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, in collaboration with JOANNEUM RESEARCH DIGITAL – Digital Twin Lab and Infineon Technologies, has developed 𝐋𝐢𝐌𝐎𝐗, 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐱. 🔎 LiMOX utilizes the power of ray tracing and the NVIDIA OptiX engine to generate precise point clouds according to material classes. The reflectivity-driven range handling, using infrared material measurements, has a high impact on the generated point clouds. The simulation can be used stand-alone or in modular co-simulation applications via Open-Simulation-Interface (OSI). 📚 Published in MDPI, this paper represents a 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 in advancing lidar simulation capabilities, paving the way for more accurate and realistic virtual environments. 👏 Huge thanks to our dedicated Authors Relindis Rott, David Ritter, Oliver Nikolic, Stefan Ladstätter, and Marcus Hennecke for their invaluable contributions! ❗ Read the full paper here or use the QR-Code in the picture: https://lnkd.in/d4agv3aM #LiMOX #lidar #simulation #raytracing #NVIDIAOptiX #MDPI #research #automatedvehicle #AD #publication

Wondering how to test and certify environmental perception systems of automated vehicles? The research project EUREKA Test.EPS showcased its novel automated approach at Lakeside Science & Technology Park by using #digitaltwinlab ground truth data of JOANNEUM RESEARCH 🚀. Perception data from test vehicles of Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH are automatically compared with ground truth data from (i) infrastructure traffic monitoring systems by ALP.Lab GmbH and BERNARD Gruppe and (ii) a high detail #digitaltwin of the road and traffic infrastructure 🛣 by JOANNEUM RESEARCH DIGITAL . The fusion of perception data from different sources like vehicle and infrastructure is done in real-time by the use of a 3D digital twin of the test environment. Many thanks Anna Port, Jakob Reckenzaun, Markus Schratter, Christoph Knauder and Stefan Ladstätter, Anna Weber, Werner Pretscher, @Daniel Maurer for making this happen. Many thanks for the support of David Pitschmann and Barbara Orasche from Lakeside Science & Technology Park. #simulation #tesing #automateddriving #autonomousdriving #digitaltwin #validation #mobilemapping