Project Summary
Claytex will create a simulator that can be used to assess the safety of an autonomous vehicle operating in the airside environment. The team will provide a virtual driving test for the vehicle control system that covers its range of operation.
Project Achievements
- Developed a methodology to derive simulation test cases from scenarios that are linked to the Operational Design Domain (ODD) and vehicle use case.
- Defined test metrics to measure the vehicle performance during the test including metrics to check that the vehicle behaved safely.
- Introduced test automation into our existing AV simulator solution that supports a range of different test methods ranging from sensitivity sweeps through to adaptive test case generation based on past performance and coverage.
- Created proof-of-concept virtual driving test for an autonomous baggage tug that combines tests to assess the vehicles’ ability to fulfil its use case and detailed scenarios that are used to check that the vehicle is safe within the limits set in the ODD.
Next Steps
- Improve the process of deriving simulation test cases from the ODD and vehicle use case through collaboration with other organisations working on this topic.
- Refine the test automation tools to make them production ready.
- Present the virtual driving test to airports and airlines that are interested in introducing autonomous vehicles into their operations.
