The CRF’s Virtual Reality Driving Simulator has been used for evaluating the Decision Control System / Co-Pilot in emergency obstacle avoiding conditions.
Driving-tests have been done with SPARC participants during Quarterly Meeting Q7.
Scope of tests was to evaluate the driver acceptance of the DCS/Co-pilot intervention in safety-critical scenarios, like e.g. emergency braking and obstacle avoiding conditions.
The test-drivers have “virtually” driven an heavy-truck equipped with the SPARC DCS/Co-pilot, capable to intervene by braking or steering in emergency conditions.
DCS/Co-pilot cooperates with the driver: e.g. in case of steering intervention by the Co-pilot, the driver feels an Active Steering-Torque supporting him to perform an adequate Obstacle Avoiding manoeuvre.