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Localization Requirements for Safe Road Driving of Autonomous Vehicles

  • Ahn, Sang-Hoon;Won, Jong-Hoon
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.389-395
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    • 2022
  • In order to ensure reliability the high-level automated driving such as Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and universal robot taxi provided by autonomous driving systems, the operation with high integrity must be generated within the defined Operation Design Domain (ODD). For this, the position and posture accuracy requirements of autonomous driving systems based on the safety driving requirements for autonomous vehicles and domestic road geometry standard are necessarily demanded. This paper presents localization requirements for safe road driving of autonomous ground vehicles based on the requirements of the positioning system installed on autonomous vehicle systems, the domestic road geometry standard and the dimensions of the vehicle to be designed. Based on this, 4 Protection Levels (PLs) such as longitudinal, lateral, vertical PLs, and attitude PL are calculated. The calculated results reveal that the PLs are more strict to urban roads than highways. The defined requirements can be used as a basis for guaranteeing the minimum reliability of the designed autonomous driving system on roads.

Study on Undergraduate-Driven Autonomous Vehicle Competition (대학생 자율주행자동차 경진항목 연구)

  • Choi, Gyeung Ho;Lee, Jae-Cheon;Ahn, Sang Ho;Cho, Kwang Sang;Oh, Youkeun
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 2017
  • The current autonomous vehicle competitions are dominated by a few leading research institutions and universities. Since the leading research groups have been able to accumulate their knowledge and to develop their own algorithms for autonomous vehicle for many years, the technology gap seems too big for other followers to catch up with. On the other hand, recent researches predict that there would be a sharp rise in demand for engineers with background in autonomous vehicle technology. Therefore, it would be warranted to further expand the base of the academia and autonomous vehicle industry. In an effort to achieve this goal, it would be beneficial to hold a new format of autonomous vehicle competition event where undergraduate students can play a leading role. So, this study is to analyze the current autonomous vehicle competitions and thus to establish a strategic plan to develop a unique and improved competition event. This study investigates the pros and cons of the domestic and international autonomous vehicle competitions. Based on the analysis for the current autonomous vehicle competitions, the authors suggest a strategic plan to initiate an autonomous vehicle competition. To implement the aforementioned strategic plan, it is necessary to develop a systematic environment where the education and communication are actively available. Through the strategic plan the authors propose, the newly launching autonomous vehicle competition will able to encourage the undergraduate students and professors to dive in the cutting-edge technology thereby increasing technology competitiveness.

A CONSIDERATION ON GRANTING AUTONOMOUS MOTIVATION (자율적 동기부여론 소고)

  • 이근희
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.17 no.29
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    • pp.63-78
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    • 1994
  • Today, the problem of interrational competition has been strongly appeared and as the deflation is deep occasionally, it is sure that granting autonomous motivation of businessman or importance of self development is proposed especially. Then, which subject is included in granting autonomous motivation as that\ulcorner We must study about that subject first. First, we should study about essence of granting autonomous motivation. Granting autonomous motivation is the course of accompli¬shment of ideal human individually. Secondly, we will divide that into goal, desire and positive attitude subjectly and will study about those respectively. Contents of this theory are as below. 1. Proposal of problem 2. Basic structure of granting autonomous motivation and ability 2-1 Consideration of granting autonomous motivation 2-2 Basic structure of ability 3. The method of granting autonomous motivation 3-1 Simulation of granting autonomous motivation 3-2 Establishment of subject on granting autonomous motivation 4. Granting autonomous motivation by utilization of opportunity 4-1 Utilization of opportunity 4-2 Self-development by reading 4-3 Self development by writing 4-4 Self-development by discussion 4-5 Self development by control of health 4-6 Self-development by making the time 5. Conclusion This theory will be developed by classification as above. Reflecting many times and experiencing a skill for himself, he should teach his men the skill. There are some men not to be able to talk with, but a businessman should make his surroundings cheerful with granting autonomous motivation. If he understands the men of his surroundings with his positive attitude, all tasks of him will be achieved. Formation of question consciousness that he can study always, is needed on which is the important task in himself.

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Traffic Accidents Scenarios Based on Autonomous Vehicle Functional Safety Systems (자율주행차량 기능안전 시스템 기반 사고 시나리오 도출)

  • Heesoo Kim;Yongsik You;Hyorim Han;Min-je Cho;Tai-jin Song
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.264-283
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    • 2023
  • Unlike conventional vehicle traffic accidents, autonomous vehicles traffic accidents can be caused by various factors, including technical problems, the environment, and driver interaction. With the future advances in autonomous driving technology, new issues are expected to emerge in addition to the existing accident causes, and various scenario-based approaches are needed to respond to them. This study developed autonomous vehicle traffic accident scenarios by collecting autonomous driving accident reports, CA DMV collision reports, autonomous driving mode disengagement reports, and autonomous driving actual accident videos. The scenarios were derived based on the functional safety system failure modes of ISO 26262 and attempted to reflect the various issues of autonomous driving functions. The autonomous vehicle scenarios derived through this study are expected to play an essential role in preventing and preparing for various autonomous vehicle traffic accidents in the future and improving the safety of autonomous driving technology.

Safety Performance Evaluation Scenarios for Extraordinary Service Permission of Autonomous Vehicle (자율주행 자동차 임시운행 허가를 위한 안전 성능 평가 시나리오)

  • Chae, Heungseok;Jeong, Yonghwan;Yi, Kyongsu;Choi, Inseong;Min, Kyongchan
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.495-503
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    • 2016
  • Regulation for the testing and operation of autonomous vehicles on public roadways has been recently developed all over the world. For example, the licensing standards and the evaluation technology for autonomous vehicles have been proposed in California, Nevada and EU. But specific safety evaluation scenarios for autonomous vehicles have not been proposed yet. This paper presents safety evaluation scenarios for extraordinary service permission of autonomous vehicles on highways. A total of five scenarios are selected in consideration of safety priority and real traffic situation. These scenarios are developed based on existing ADAS evaluation and simulation of autonomous vehicle algorithm. Also, Safety evaluation factors are developed based on ISO requirements, other papers and the current traffic regulations. These scenarios are investigated via computer simulation.

A Study for Improving Driving Safety Assurance for Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Focusing on Amendments of the German Road Traffic Act and the Japanese Road Traffic Act (완전자율주행자동차의 운행 안전성 보장 제고 방안 - 독일 도로교통법 및 일본 도로교통법 개정 사항을 중심으로)

  • Kyoung-Shin Park
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 2023
  • In the commercialization stage of level 4 or higher autonomous driving, the need for new legal system related to drive safely has increased in order to meet the improved level of technological development. Especially human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous vehicles and thus safety standards for operation of autonomous vehicles are significant. To address this issue, the German Road Traffic Act was revised in 2021, adding provisions corresponding to the commercialization of self-driving vehicle of level 4 and in the similar context the Japanese Road Traffic Ac was amended in 2022. This Article draws implications for legislative discussions on driving-related responsibilities of driverless autonomous vehicle to ensure driving safety in Korea through recent amendments in Germany and Japan.

Trends and Implications for Driver Status Monitoring in Autonomous Vehicles (자율주행차량 운전자 모니터링에 대한 동향 및 시사점)

  • M. Chang;D.W. Kang;E.H. Jang;W.J. Kim;D.S. Yoon;J.D. Choi
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.31-40
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    • 2023
  • Given recent accidents involving autonomous vehicles, driver monitoring technology related to the transition of control in autonomous vehicles is gaining prominence. Driver status monitoring systems recognize the driver's level of alertness and identify possible impairments in the driving ability owing to conditions including drowsiness and distraction. In autonomous vehicles, predictive factors for the transition to manual driving should also be included. During traditional human driving, monitoring the driver's status is relatively straightforward owing to the consistency of crucial cues, such as the driver's location, head orientation, gaze direction, and hand placement. However, monitoring becomes more challenging during autonomous driving because of the absence of direct manual control and the driver's engagement in other activities, which may obscure the accurate assessment of the driver's readiness to intervene. Hence, safety-ensuring technology must be balanced with user experience in autonomous driving. We explore relevant global and domestic regulations, the new car assessment program, and related standards to extract requirements for driver status monitoring. This kind of monitoring can both enhance the autonomous driving performance and contribute to the overall safety of autonomous vehicles on the road.

An autonomous synchronized switch damping on inductance and negative capacitance for piezoelectric broadband vibration suppression

  • Qureshi, Ehtesham Mustafa;Shen, Xing;Chang, Lulu
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.501-517
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    • 2016
  • Synchronized switch damping (SSD) is a structural vibration control technique in which a piezoelectric patch attached to or embedded into the structure is connected to or disconnected from the shunt circuit in order to dissipate the vibration energy of the host structure. The switching process is performed by a digital signal processor (DSP) which detects the displacement extrema and generates a command to operate the switch in synchronous with the structure motion. Recently, autonomous SSD techniques have emerged in which the work of DSP is taken up by a low pass filter, thus making the whole system autonomous or self-powered. The control performance of the previous autonomous SSD techniques heavily relied on the electrical quality factor of the shunt circuit which limited their damping performance. Thus in order to reduce the influence of the electrical quality factor on the damping performance, a new autonomous SSD technique is proposed in this paper in which a negative capacitor is used along with the inductor in the shunt circuit. Only a negative capacitor could also be used instead of inductor but it caused saturation of negative capacitor in the absence of an inductor due to high current generated during the switching process. The presence of inductor in the shunt circuit of negative capacitor limits the amount of current supplied by the negative capacitance, thus improving the damping performance. In order to judge the control performance of proposed autonomous SSDNCI, a comparison is made between the autonomous SSDI, autonomous SSDNC and autonomous SSDNCI techniques for the control of an aluminum cantilever beam subjected to both single mode and multimode excitation. A value of negative capacitance slightly greater than the piezoelectric patch capacitance gave the optimum damping results. Experiment results confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed autonomous SSDNCI technique as compared to the previous techniques. Some limitations and drawbacks of the proposed technique are also discussed.

A study of the activation from strategic perspectives based on autonomous vehicle issues and problem solving (자율주행자동차의 이슈 및 문제해결에 기반한 전략적 관점에서의 활성화 방안 연구)

  • Jo, Jae-Wook
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.241-246
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    • 2021
  • Although there have been many studies on laws and systems for the proliferation of autonomous vehicles, studies on the activation of autonomous vehicles from a strategic perspective are insufficient. This study examines the issues and problem solving methods of autonomous vehicles. Based on this, plans to activate autonomous vehicles from a strategic point of view are proposed. In order to solve the issues and problems of autonomous vehicles, it is necessary to clearly establish legal and institutional standards based on the reinforcement of the safety of autonomous vehicles. In the event of a traffic accident, who is responsible for the accident and responsibility for compensation should be prioritized. Diffusion strategies are established according to the level of autonomous driving for the activation of autonomous vehicles in strategic perspective. In addition, governmental support policies should be used as triggers for initial activation, and marketing mix strategies should be implemented based on segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategies.

Structural Design of Arrival/Departure Support System for Autonomous Ship (자율운항선박 입출항지원시스템의 스마트항만 연동 구조 설계)

  • Minju Kang;Jeonghong Park;Dong-Ham Kim;Jungwook Han;Sangwoong Yun;Hyejin Kim
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.293-294
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    • 2022
  • In recent years, the maritime industry system including port facilities, VTS(Vessel traffic service) is rapidly evolving with the development of technology. The connection between systems has been greatly expanded, and many research cases using this connectivity have been reported. This paper deals with the structural design of the arrival/departure support system for an autonomous ship. The system requires navigation data from the autonomous ship and radar/AIS data from the port. In this paper, design result on how the arrival/departure support system interacts with the autonomous ship and port system are addressed.

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