Experimental vehicle development for testing autonomous vehicle functions

The paper presents the development of an experimental vehicle framework for testing autonomous vehicle functions. The development of such systems serves two purposes: research and education. On the one hand, such system can be used to aid the development of many driver assistance functionalities. On the other hand it is a good experience for the students on any level of mechatronic education because of its diverse possibilities for mechanical engineering, embedded systems, or control design. Overall system architecture, sensors, actuators and control solutions are outlined in this paper along with the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing framework designed for the development.