Automated Vehicular Safety Systems: Robust Function and Sensor Design

Automated vehicular safety functions that intervene in dangerous driving situations, e.g., by emergency braking, use sensor measurements for the interpretation of the driving situation. As a consequence, they are typically very vulnerable to sensor imperfections, and unavoidable measurement errors have a negative impact on both the safety and the satisfaction of the customer, which has to be taken into account when designing automated vehicular safety systems, such as an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system, for example.