Abstract
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems contribute with a continuously increasing share to a comfortable and safe road traffic by relieving the driver. Due to the sophisticated technology behind the functions, the development of such systems is associated with high efforts. Especially the testing on vehicle level requires the consideration of many aspects – not only from a developer point of view but also with regard to the ultimate customer.
In order to achieve a high customer acceptance the tests should reflect that Advanced Driver Assistance Systems provide an easy to understand and easy to use technology which meets customer expectations. Moreover, the test scenarios should demonstrate that the systems increase driving comfort as well as safety in a reliable manner.
In view of these requirements the four automotive suppliers Bosch, Continental, Hella and Valeo decided to harmonize their testing approach and to generate a joint and synchronized test catalogue which addresses especially the above mentioned targets. With this approach, the supplier initiative contributes also to the need for standardization in order to minimize testing efforts. An additional goal is to provide a basis for further discussions with potential users from institutions, organizations or companies, which are as well interested in performing tests for benchmarking and evaluation. As a first system for the activities, Adaptive Cruise Control was chosen, because it represents an already available advanced driver assistance function in many car segments and contains both, comfort and safety aspects.
The presentation will describe for the first time the common approach of Bosch, Continental, Hella and Valeo in order to set up the test catalogue, test scenarios and parameters and finally also the relation to the system evaluation criteria, e.g. driving safety, system safety and acceptance, which are seen to be of special interest with regard to the ultimate customer.
Keywords: ADAS, Test Catalogue, Safety, Comfort