VDC-DAS - FTG-P21 - Vehicle Dynamics control-Driver Assistance Systems

Driver assistance systems (DAS) are active (accident prevention) vehicle safety systems that primarily offer comfort and safety features to support the driver while driving. Accident statistics indicate that human error is a factor in approximately 90% of all reported accidents. Due to the diversity of human error in accident causes, a large number of DAS have been developed in recent years and some have been launched on the market. While until a few years ago, due to the cost of the systems (subject to an additional charge), they were reserved for luxury models, some systems are now beginning to penetrate other market segments. This is usually done by introducing comfort functions from which safety functions can be derived (e.g. adaptive cruise control, brake assist). Since, unlike passive safety systems, there are no uniform guidelines for development, the definition and standardisation of development methods and test procedures is a major issue. When developing driver assistance systems, the entire traffic system (human-vehicle-environment) must ultimately be taken into account in all its complexity. This includes: the environment in the form of the traffic situation and the derivation of relevant scenarios (mostly from accident statistics); the vehicle, including the sensor technology used to detect the driving environment; the actuators to assist with vehicle control; the control units used; the human-machine interface; the driver, whereby attention must also be paid to the driver's mental performance in coping with the driving task. The FSI-Project House Europe (PH) cooperation intends to deal with these issues in depth and aims to achieve the following research objectives in the three-year research project: a) Analysis of boundary conditions, b) Effectiveness of FAS and current testing methods, c) Functional analysis of various systems, d) System architecture for a selected integrative system, e) Development methodology for FAS, f) and exemplary application of a selected system.