NTL Record

Title Review of Simulation Frameworks and Standards Related to Driving Scenarios
Record ID 68882
Personal Name
Creator
Schnelle, Scott C.; Salaani, M. Kamel; Rao, Sughosh J.; Barickman, Frank S.; Elsasser, Devin
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Vehicle Research and Test Center
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 20191201
Language English
Abstract This paper presents the results of a review of simulation frameworks and standards that could be instrumental to testing and assessment of vehicles with SAE International driving automation Level 4 and 5 automated driving systems (ADSs). A simulation framework or standard describes the object level scenario data (the positions, orientations, and velocities of all the objects in the scene) along with roadway information such that the ADS can be tested in a simulation environment. This open framework could serve as an interface for reading and writing scenario data, allowing for development of a sharable scenario database. Such a database could aid companies, researchers, and developers in the development of ADS and in safely evaluating system performance in simulation. This literature review study showed no existing framework has been widely adopted among ADS stakeholders, though some are more broadly compatible across available simulation software platforms. Of the standards identified, the OpenX (OpenCRG, OpenDRIVE, and OpenSCENARIO) and RoadXML, which are standard formatted files that define roadways, road networks, and scenarios, appear to be the most widely supported by available simulation applications. However, these standards are still being developed to include elements of test scenarios that maybe needed to assess ADS performance in a simulated environment.
Rosap ID dot:43621
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43621
TRT Terms Automated vehicle control; Autonomous vehicles; Simulation; Automated vehicle control for ground vehicles
General Subjects AV; automated driving; simulation scenario; HiL; Mil; Sil; ViL
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1730830
Report Number DOT HS 812 815
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68800/68882/812815-Review-Simulation-Frameworks-Standards-Related-Driving-Scenarios-.._.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository