Automated Driving with Cooperative Perception Using Millimeter-Wave V2V Communications for Safe Overtaking

Area of Science:

• Automotive Engineering
• Communication Systems
• Robotics

Background:

• Cooperative perception, integrating onboard sensors with wireless communication, significantly enhances vehicle safety and reliability compared to traditional systems.
• It addresses limitations in dynamic maps caused by obstacles, improving situational awareness beyond individual vehicle sensors.
• Filling blind spots in dynamic maps with shared data is crucial for advancing automated driving.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the sensor data rate requirements for cooperative perception in automated driving, specifically for overtaking scenarios.
• To determine the necessary data exchange rates to achieve enhanced safety and reliability in automated driving systems.
• To evaluate the feasibility of current communication technologies for supporting cooperative perception.

Main Methods:

• Calculated required sensor data rates by combining object recognition capabilities and vehicle movement dynamics under realistic assumptions.
• Modeled data exchange needs for cooperative perception during critical driving maneuvers like overtaking.
• Compared calculated data rates against the outage data rates of conventional Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems.

Main Results:

• The study identified specific sensor data rate requirements crucial for enabling safe automated driving through cooperative perception.
• Results indicated that conventional V2V communication systems are insufficient to meet the demands of cooperative perception.
• Millimeter-wave communication demonstrated a superior capacity to handle the required data rates for reliable automated driving.

Conclusions:

• Cooperative perception offers a pathway to significantly improved safety and reliability in automated driving.
• Meeting the data rate demands of cooperative perception necessitates advanced communication technologies.
• Millimeter-wave communication is indispensable for realizing the full potential of cooperative perception in future automated driving systems.