Fei, Zhennan (Volvo Cars Corporation), Andersson, Mikael (Volvo Car Corporation), Tingberg, Andreas (Volvo Car Corporation)

Correlation of Software-In-The-Loop Simulation with Physical Testing for Autonomous Driving

Scheduled for presentation during the Poster Session "Validation, simulation, and virtual testing II" (ThAT15), Thursday, September 26, 2024, 10:30−12:30, Foyer

2024 IEEE 27th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), September 24- 27, 2024, Edmonton, Canada

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on October 7, 2024

Abstract

Software-in-the-loop (SIL) simulation is a widely used method for the rapid development and testing of autonomous vehicles because of its flexibility and efficiency. This paper presents a case study on the validation of an in-house developed SIL simulation toolchain. The presented validation process involves the design and execution of a set of representative scenarios on the test track. To align the test track runs with the SIL simulations, a synchronization approach is proposed, which includes refining the scenarios by fine-tuning the parameters based on data obtained from vehicle testing. The paper also discusses two metrics used for evaluating the correlation between the SIL simulations and the vehicle testing logs. Preliminary results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed validation process.