Efficient Sensor Development Using Raw Signal Interfaces

A sensor’s ability to accurately recognize the environment in situations of any kind is an essential requirement for the effectiveness of advanced driver assistance systems. Changing environmental conditions must never cause malfunctions, nor must complex traffic situations in a variety of surroundings. In addition to the development of the actual driving function, the recognition of the environment by individual sensors and the fusion of data from several sensors in a central environment model need to be considered. The vehicle should capture and process the environment as error-free as possible as a prerequisite for ensuring the perfect functionality of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving functions (Fig. 1).