Design and implementation of an automotive experimental platform for ADAS

Sammanfattning: Road fatalities are decreasing every year. A major reason is the increased presence and the increased complexity of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). ADAS are becoming one of the biggest research areas in the automotive industry. This thesis presents a design and implementation of an automotive experimental platform for ADAS. The thesis provides an overview of automotive concepts related to ADAS, such as Electronic Control Unit (ECU), commonly used communication protocols in cars and Operating Systems (OS) used for automotive purposes. In addition a general background to ADAS is presented as well as an introduction to the state of the art technology. The design of the platform is presented with a detailed hardware description as well as a thorough motivation to the design choices. The design consists of multiple ECUs connected through a switched Ethernet network with multiple switches. The design also includes a model car equipped with actuators and sensors, made to mimic a real car. Several functions have been implemented in the system such as reading sensor data, controlling actuators and a control interface to control the car. As a proofof-concept platform the resulting system can be exploited and flexibly extended for various ADAS functions and safety engineering.