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3D network simulation
AIMOTIVE INTEGRATES MATHWORKS’ ROADRUNNER 3D SCENE EDITING CAPABILITY
INTO AISIM. NEIL TYLER REPORTS
AImotive is collaborating
with MathWorks to integrate
RoadRunner into aiSim allowing
users to create road and 3D
networks for simulation in
aiSim.
To enable end-to-end testing
of automated driving software,
a simulator needs to include
high- delity environment and
realistic sensor simulation and
to enable this, the simulator
will require precise, well-de ned
maps and quality assets as an
input.
AImotive has integrated
RoadRunner, which is an
interactive editor from
MathWorks that lets users
design 3D scenes for
simulations, into aiSim, the
company’s ISO26262 certi ed
automotive grade simulation
platform, to solve this
challenge.
The collaboration will provide
a user-friendly way to create
various environments by using
RoadRunner’s intuitive map
editor, ranging from dense
urban scenes to compliance
speci c test cases.
In addition, the integration
allows users to create and edit
OpenDrive maps and import GIS
data and place the built-in high-
delity assets of aiSim mixed
with RoadRunner’s extensive
asset library. The created
content can then be imported to
the ASIL-D certi ed simulator,
exercising its advanced sensor
simulation capabilities.
“Automated driving
engineers use virtual testing
to reduce the cost and risk of
in-vehicle testing. To achieve
the most bene t from virtual
testing, engineers need to
simulate scenes that closely
match the real-world, which are
time consuming to create” said
Avinash Nehemiah, Principal
Product Manager - Autonomous
Systems at MathWorks. “With
the connectivity between
RoadRunner and aiSim
engineers can now easily author
complex, simulation-ready
scenes in RoadRunner for
virtual testing in aiSim”.
“This new collaboration
ts well and extends our
existing integration with other
MathWorks product like
MATLAB and Simulink. More
importantly we think this is a
big step forward for our users
having the bene t of an intuitive
and well-designed content
creation tool seamlessly
integrated with a deterministic,
exible and certi ed simulator
engine.” – said Szabolcs Jánky,
Product Manager of aiSim.
RadSee launches
high-performance
4D imaging radar
Vehicle ethernet audio video bridging
Microchip has launched the rst
hardware-based audio endpoint
solution for AVB – the LAN9360,
a single chip Ethernet controller
with embedded protocols.
The device is intended for
connected vehicles that are
increasingly relying on Ethernet
for network connectivity and for
developers looking to streamline
infotainment system development
and to more quickly adapt
to manufacturers’ evolving
requirements.
The LAN9360 audio endpoint
controller interconnects
vehicles’ infotainment devices
including speakers, ampli ers,
microphones, navigation systems,
radio tuners and smart headrests
with Ethernet AVB.
The device bridges audio
between Ethernet AVB and
Inter-IC Sound (I2S), Time Division
Multiplexing (TDM) and Pulse
Density Modulation (PDM) local
audio interfaces and is able
to support audio transmission
over Ethernet AVB, including
generalised Precision Time
Protocol gPTP, timestamping,
transport protocols and content
protection with High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
It also supports secure boot
and secure remote updates
over Ethernet and, unlike other
Ethernet bridging networking
solutions, the LAN9360 endpoint
device requires no software
integration, which means that
designers are able to con gure
the device simply and quickly to
meet manufacturers’ audio and
networking requirements.
The LAN9360 audio endpoint
controller has been validated to
industry standards for Ethernet
interoperability for AVB protocols.
The device is validated to the IEEE
802.1BA-2011, IEEE 802.1AS,
IEEE1722 and IEEE1733
speci cations for Ethernet
networks and is certi ed to the
standards for AVB interoperability
and reliability established by the
Avnu Alliance consortium.
RadSee Technologies is making
available the automotive industry’s
rst 4D imaging radar for ADAS and
autonomous vehicles that’s capable
of delivering ultra-high performance
and scalability to OEMs and Tier 1
suppliers.
By combining the company’s
algorithms and patented antenna
and system architecture with 77GHz
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
components, RadSee said that it has
been able to reduce development
risks and strike a better balance
between cost and performance.
The platform scales to
accommodate different autonomy
levels – standard, premium and LiDARlike
– that can be easily integrated,
enabling widespread adoption and the
technology is available for immediate
integration into current ADAS
design cycles as well as emerging
autonomous vehicles.
“With constant progress in
ADAS, and direct feedback from key
automotive industry players, the need
for affordable, high-accuracy radars
has never been greater,” said RadSee
Co-founder and CEO, Arnon Afgin.
“Our team focused on developing
a radar solution that speci cally
addresses cost and risk – the key
obstacles to widespread adoption by
OEMs and Tier 1s.”
Co-founder and CSO Dr. Dani
Raphaeli added, “Industry-leading
performance has historically come
with a high price tag plus signi cant
development complexities and
risks. In contrast, RadSee’s radar
technology eliminates the usual
trade-offs between cost, risk and
performance, making widespread
adoption of 77GHz radars a real
possibility for the rst time.”
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