Behavior Simulation for identifying critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle safety
BARK
Project description
The Responsibility Sensitive Safety model (RSS) is a safety layer concept for autonomous vehicles that aims to ensure safety online by establishing contracts between vehicles. Studies analyzing safety and traffic flow shall be conducted in this project.
Research contribution
Identify critical scenarios for an automated vehicle with the RSS acting as a safety layer in respect to usability (scenario goal not reached in time) or safety (yielding collisions), if possible. We also expect to gather insight on how safety envelope models such as RSS shall be best integrated into behavior planning algorithms.
The research findings are also implemented and validated in the open-source software platform BARK (Behavior BenchmARK). BARK supports the systematic development, simulation, and evaluation of behavioral models for autonomous vehicles, thereby bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application.
Project duration
01.10.2020 - 31.12.2020
