Simulation environment for autonomous function development and testing

Systems designed for different levels of driver assistance are a hot topic in today's automotive industry.Increased complexity and demand on fully reliable systems with zero accident invokes a heavy pressure for the developers.The solution is a great amount of testing and validation but it is expensive and different ways to for simulations are desired.PreScan is a tool for traffic situations including environment, vehicles and sensors.That's why this library consisting of traffic scenarios for several different driver assistance systems was created for Volvo Group Truck Technology department of Vehicle Technology and Safety.The work is limited to just a library containing infrastructure, environment and surrounding cars for ten autonomous functions.There is no implementation of sensors or active systems.Results show that the framework is manly set by environmental demand for each system and vehicle dynamics/setup infuse a low influence for developing the scenario's.Software gave some limitations for example it does not allow vehicle to go in reverse and the dynamics surrounding hauling trailers presents a great complication.In order for easy use of the library documents that gives a more detailed description and a manual was created.