Impulse Project 6: MIRASOFT - Mixed Reality-supported safeguarding of safety-critical automated driving functions

Illustration of an experimental set-up with two screens and SAFIR posters left and right

Building on the result of the set-up phase, the further development of the MR environment on the basis of open, standardized interfaces is being advanced in three subprojects (TPs) in impulse project IP1.

TP1 deals with the modeling of the behavior of unprotected road users (UVTs, e.g. cyclists, pedestrians, eScooter/eBike riders, etc.) in traffic circles and intersection situations and under special consideration of weather conditions. Through user studies in different degrees of reality, movement patterns of test persons are recorded in order to validate to what extent the behavior in virtually conducted experiments corresponds to reality. Subsequently, these data are used to model UVT behavior by statistical methods. The goal is to generate realistic UVT models for simulation.

In TP2, critical situations are investigated from the driver's perspective, focusing not only on safety but also on improved interaction between driver and vehicle. Augmentation and physiological sensors will be used to improve situational awareness through driver state recognition and lead to safer operation. Furthermore, system transparency should increase the understanding of algorithmically made system decisions.

TP3 prepares the integration of TP1/TP2 into a common overall architecture for virtual-real driving tests. For consistency reasons, the Open Simulation Interface (OSI) will be used and test methods based on the project results obtained in the set-up phase will be integrated.

The results of MIRASOFT, synchronized with the exploratory project EP1 Autobit as well as the architecture project IIP2 starting in 2023, will lead to an extended NCAP-based test scenario. In addition to the individual research contributions in the key topics, IIP1 MIRASOFT shows how automated vehicles could be safeguarded in the future based on simulation.

SAFIR IIP1 MIRASOFT: Virtualisation of Euro NCPAP Tests

Contact

Prof. Dr. techn. Priv.-Doz. Andreas Riener

Programme director UXD (B.Sc., M. Sc.), Research professor CARISSMA (automated driving), Head of Human-Computer Interaction Group
Prof. Dr. techn. Priv.-Doz. Andreas Riener
Phone: +49 841 9348-2833
Room: B210
E-Mail: Andreas.Riener@thi.de