Advancing fail-aware, fail-safe, and fail-operational electronic systems for fully automated driving
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| Coordinator | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - Maskinkonstruktion/Integrerad produktutveckling |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 545 433 |
| Project duration | May 2017 - June 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | ECSEL |
Important results from the project
AutoDrive had the goal to make automated driving "as safe as flying" by emphasizing a fail-aware, fail-operational and fail-safe approach. As part of AutoDrive, KTH had three goals: (1) to develop a reference architeture to facilitate the implementation of these three concepts; (2) to develop a concept and concrete algorithms for risk-reducing (safe-stop) maneuvers to realize fail-operational behavior; and (3) a co-simulation platform to support architecture design and verify the proposed architecture and algorithms.
Expected long term effects
AutoDrive showed results through multiple demonstrators. KTH contributed to 5 of them, providing safety related requirements and refining their functional safety concepts. KTH also (1) developed a co-simulation platform AD-EYE for the verification of automated driving system (ADS); (2) designed a supervisor architecture for safe ADS and verified it on AD-EYE; and (3) proposed and verified multiple algorithms for the safe-stop maneuver. For KTH, participating in Autodrive has been important, providing internationally recognized research results and follow-up research.
Approach and implementation
The project involved close collaboration with several Autodrive partners. KTH was part of the AutoDrive simulation group, where our preliminary results were communicated and demonstrated to collect feedback. The safety supervisor architecture inspired the safety concept for the automated bus demonstrator in task 2.8. KTH also gained a better understanding of industrial needs when collaborating with industrial partners to determine functional safety concepts for the 4 demonstrators. The AD-EYE platform is designed to open and modular in contrast to commercial solutions.