AVL and Rohde & Schwarz strengthen their cooperation by integrating the Rohde & Schwarz radar test system into the AVLDRIVINGCUBE. This opens up new possibilities for testing radar-enabled ADAS functions as well as validating automated driving functions on test benches. Complex driving scenarios can now be generated and tested in a safe and reproducible environment.

Validation of complex advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) functions such as emergency braking in all possible driving scenarios and environmental conditions, adaptive cruise control, and highway drivers requires extensive functional and non-functional validation, which can be risky when performed on the road. Additionally, the new challenges of autonomous driving mean that routine real-world testing on the road is often not feasible. Test methods can now be virtualized using X-in-the-loop (XIL) methods such as AVLDRIVINGCUBETM.

AVLDRIVINGCUBE combines simulation and real vehicles on chassis dynamometers and powertrain test rigs. It provides a new approach to speed up the validation and approval process for ADAS and AD systems. The key concept of the solution is to operate a real vehicle in a virtual environment, taking into account all parts of the "sense, plan, act" chain. Connecting virtual environments to real built-in sensors requires advanced simulation techniques. These conditions are quite different from those in an isolated sensor laboratory, especially for a test bench.

AVL and (Rohde & Schwarz) are now collaborating on radar target simulation on the AAVDRIVINGCUBE after working together on GNSS simulation. This radar test system opens up a whole new range of possibilities for testing radar-enabled ADAS functions and ensuring the safety of autonomous driving functions with an in-vehicle test bench. Innovative antenna array technology enables radar sensors to generate complex man-made objects at variable distances, variable radial velocities, sizes and azimuths without physically moving the antenna or equipm