Development of KIT Driverless 18D with virtual test drives
In the Formula Student Driverless (FSD) competition, environment detection, trajectory planning and vehicle control must be mastered simultaneously. This challenging combination can only be covered by virtual driving tests within the short development time. The racing team of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KA RaceIng - uses the vehicle and environment simulation DYNA4 for the development and validation of the autonomous system.
The team took second place in the 2018 FSD competition with their car KIT Driverless 18D. Congratulations on this great achievement!
The key challenges
- Function development for the driverless driving task without available prototypes
- Environmental sensors with lidar and camera signals
- Virtual vehicle with realistic driving characteristics
- Very short development time within one season
Simulation and development environment
- DYNA4 as simulation platform including automation and maneuver control
- Precise DYNA4 vehicle model in Simulink
- Sensor simulation in DYNAanimation provides lidar and camera raw data
- Integration of DYNA4 with ROS as development platform for autonomous driving functions
Further information
- Development of the autonomous vehicle KIT Driverless 18D with virtual test drives
- Website KA-RaceIng
- Formula Student Sponsoring by TESIS
- Virtual test driving with DYNA4 vehicle and environment simulation
- Contact and request for evaluation license