{"id":3053,"date":"2019-04-30T05:25:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Simcenter-Blog\/How-we-do-not-crash-into-people\/ba-p\/589608"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:05:02","slug":"how-we-do-not-crash-into-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/how-we-do-not-crash-into-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How we do not crash into people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><STRONG><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline\" style=\"width: 999px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/AEBcartocar-ADAS-PLM-2.jpg\" alt=\"AEBcartocar-ADAS-PLM.jpg\" title=\"AEBcartocar-ADAS-PLM.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>Our ADAS systems are here to assist us. But how do we test the systems that are supposed to help us not crashing into people? We crash into dummies!<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Vehicle safety has become more important than ever; it\u2019s crowded on the road and there\u2019s too much place for human errors.<\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI>There are more than <STRONG>1 billion<\/STRONG> <STRONG>automotive vehicles<\/STRONG> operating worldwide<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI><STRONG>3,287 people<\/STRONG> are killed by crashes daily<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>More than <STRONG>90% of all accidents<\/STRONG> is caused by driver error<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P>Therefore, decreasing the human influence on driving can significantly reduce the number of casualties. Implementing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is the first step towards achieving full autonomy (level 5), a situation in which the driver is no longer needed to operate the vehicle. Siemens is fully equipped to perform all sorts of ADAS tests.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Our dedicated ADAS team performs consumer tests for passenger vehicles (Euro NCAP testing for example) and for heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses (UNECE testing for example). <EM>Among other things, to make sure our vehicle does not crash into people.<\/EM><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left\" style=\"width: 999px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/Headerimage-ADAS-PLM-1.jpg\" alt=\"Headerimage-ADAS-PLM.jpg\" title=\"Headerimage-ADAS-PLM.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>What we do crash into<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>We are fully equipped with the latest test targets for AEB (autonomous emergency braking) tests. <STRONG>Autonomous emergency braking systems<\/STRONG> help us from not crashing into objects in two ways: they help avoid such situations by warning the driver and when there\u2019s no response, they\u2019ll break for you.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Our <STRONG>global vehicle target (GVT)<\/STRONG> is a controllable soft vehicle target that looks exactly like a passenger vehicle, but its body is built from lightweight foam so it is easy to reassemble in between test runs. It is controllable thanks to the GPS platform (accurate to 1 cm!), it can go up to 100 km\/h and contains the same radar, lidar and visual attributes as a passenger vehicle. Therefore, it will be seen as such by the vehicle under test (vehicle under test is the naming for the vehicle that is being tested).&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>We use <STRONG>adult and child dummies<\/STRONG>, as well as <STRONG>adult bicyclist dummies<\/STRONG> for the vulnerable road users assessment. These dummies are also made from lightweight foam parts, so it\u2019s easy to re-attach a leg in case of an unfortunate system failure. They\u2019re designed with humanlike radar cross section, infrared and visual properties.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>What we don\u2019t crash into<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Besides testing vulnerable road users and autonomous emergency braking systems, we are also fully equipped to test <STRONG>lane support systems<\/STRONG> (LSS) at the test facility in Aldenhoven, Germany. Here, we can perform LSS tests on real road edges.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>Want to see how we do it? &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eh0jYA929pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Watch the full video here.<\/A><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n Our ADAS systems are here to assist us. But how do we test the systems that are supposed to help us not crashing into people? 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