SIP-PROJECT : Preliminary examination of traffic accident

SIP-adus Workshop on Connected and Automated Driving Systems
Session : Impact assessment
SIP-PROJECT :
Preliminary examination of
traffic accident simulation
to evaluate the benefits of safety systems
for the reduction of traffic accidents
Osamu Takatori
Japan Automobile Research Institute
November 18, 2014
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Project Goal
【National Goal】
•Reduce the number of casualty in the traffic accidents
【Project Goal】
•Develop multi agent simulation tool to evaluate benefit
when active safety system and automated driving
system are introduced.
【Project Goal in 2014】
•Clarify requirement of the simulation tool developed in
the project.
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Utilization of Simulation
Basic development cycle of active safety systems
①Accident
statistical analysis
⑨Verification in the
real world
Society level
②Accident
investigation
Individual accident
level
⑧Benefit estimation
③Driving response Driver response level
⑦Closed loop evaluation
investigation
(Human factor)
④Set of the target
function
System
level
⑥Open loop evaluation
⑤Develop the active safety system
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Advantage of simulation
Comparison of normal cycle with cycle using simulation
in the process of ⑧~⑨
Process①~⑧
Normal cycle
Cycle using
simulation
⑧Benefit estimation~
⑨Verification in the real world
Around decades
Next cycle
Next cycle
Shorten
development cycle
Simulation tool leads to Efficient and Effective development.
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Objective and Work Items in 2014
•Clarify requirement of new simulation tool developed in
the project.
(1)Investigation of the multi agent simulations using
driver model.
①Review of the existing multi agent simulations
②Requirement of driver models
③Applicability of other areas
(2)Investigation of requirement on new simulation tool
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Accident Types
★What accident pattern is focused on?
From traffic accident statistics, we will focus on at least
three accidents pattern.
①“Rear-end accident”
②“Crossing pedestrian-car accident”
③“accident causing lane departure”
車両単独
工作物
2%
衝突
2%
その他の
車両相互
16%
右折時
8%
横断中 横断中
5%
以外
4%
正面衝突
2%
交通事故件数
追突
36%
出会い頭
25%
Rear-end
accident
36%
その他の
車両単独
路外逸脱 4%
Fatalities
(N=4,278)
横断中
25%
5%
工作物
衝突
15%
その他の
車両相互
6%
死亡事故件数
横断中
以外
10%
右折時
6%
出会い頭
13%
追突
6%
正面衝突
10%
Crossing pedestrian
- car accident
25%
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Fatality rate
(%)
12.2
死亡事故率(%)
5.9
3.1
3.0
1.6
0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3
1.6
横 横断
断 中
中
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面
衝
突
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Traffic accidents in 2013
(N=629,021)
その他の
Accident causing
lane departure
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Composition of Models
In order to reconstruct 3 types of accidents in the simulation, it
is necessary to have at least 4 components.
Relationship between each model
Environment
information
Environment
・Signal
・Lane etc...
Driver
Most important
but
difficult to model
・response time,
・brake work etc...
Pedestrian
・walking speed
・initial position
・ etc...
Vehicle
Safety
system
・spec etc...
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Driver Models
★What data is needed for making driver model?
• In order to develop more accurate simulation, appropriate driver
model parameter is necessary(e.g. driver reaction time, brake
work etc...).
• It is essential to acquire the driver response data by
experiments.
Driving simulator
Vehicle simulator
Driver response
(reaction time, brake work...)
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Review of Existing Simulations
★ What simulations are reviewed?
• Investigation of the existing multi agent simulation tools, in terms
of model construction, functional capability, and extendibility.
Various multi agent simulation
ASSTREET
・ASSTREET(TOYOTA)
・SIM for ACAT(HONDA,DRI)
・ASSESS(NTSEL)
・MATES(The University of Tokyo)
・SUMO(DLR:Germany)
・Prescan(TNO/Tass International)
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Review of Existing Simulations
★ How the prospective simulation is selected?
• Advantage and disadvantage for each simulation tool are evaluated as
simulation requirements. Then, the most prospective simulation is selected.
Requirement for the simulation
Algorithm of perception・recognition, decision making
and control
Driver model
Normal driving situation
Accident avoidance situation
Driver error
Implementation of individual difference
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Degree of freedom for vehicle dynamics
Setup of vehicle specification
Setup of automated drive and active safety
system
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Road (road geometry、road facilities、traffic
lane...)
Time zone(day-and-night...)
Weather (wet-and-dry...)
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Algorithm of perception・recognition, decision
making and control
Implementation of individual difference
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Total Evaluation
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Tool B
Tool C
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Requirements of Simulation
★What function of the simulation tool should have?
Requirements of the simulation tool
○ Driver model:Perception・Recognition, Decision making and Control
model
Driver error(oversight, Decision making・ Control miss)
etc.
○ Vehicle model:Degree of freedom, Automated driving, Active safety
system
○ Environment model:Road shape, Traffic lane, Facilities and Other
conditions (e.g. Weather, Road surface, Day-and-night)
○ Pedestrian model:Perception・Recognition, Decision making and
Action model (Walking speed and walking route) etc...
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Applicability to Other Areas
• Multi agent simulation tools have applicability to not only
estimation of traffic accidents but also other area by adding
functions (e.g. traffic jam,environment burden).
• In this project, extendibility and versatility to other areas are also
investigated.
Estimation of
traffic jam
Estimation of
traffic accidents
+ Driver response to
・Traffic sign
・ITS system
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Estimation of
environment burden
・Gas pedal work
・Engine output
・Gas consumption
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Summary
• We aim at developing the simulation which can
carry out exactly benefit estimation of active
safety system and automated driving system
efficiently through this project.
• In promotion of development and spread for
active safety technology and automated driving
technology, we are sure that a simulation
contributes.
• Taking advantage of a pioneer's knowledge, it
will become a better simulation.
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Thank you for your attention
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