UADAS - Development of low-cost, universal, Level 2 compliant ADAS platform for low-volume automotive manufacturers

英国的专业，小批量汽车制造业是英国经济的主要组成部分，并在世界各地受到尊敬，这是英国独特的成功故事。该行业每年生产28，000多辆汽车，其中87%用于出口，员工人数超过11，000人。由于其固有的低产量性质，该行业对法规变化以及为遵守法规而消耗的相关研发资源高度敏感。因此，新的国际法规，如欧盟（EC）661/2009，规定车辆必须将各种先进的驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）作为标准，以及不断提高的消费者期望，在技术和经济上都提出了重大挑战。从车道偏离和主动控制制动，到更先进的自动驾驶控制，这些系统都非常复杂，需要在快速的时间范围内处理大量的变量。没有必要的多学科能力由于大型制造商的物理、传感器、计算机编程等方面的限制以及财力资源，ADAS的采用目前对小批量汽车制造商来说是不允许的，他们需要一种替代方法来采用ADAS技术。为了验证这种需求，Ariel、Watt、Noble和Morris Commercial已经与Aim Technologies接洽，以开发一种低成本的（目标10万英镑），通用ADAS平台。因此，在我们与Morris Commercial合作的ICOMS利基车辆网络项目（NVN-FS 20 -1323）的基础上，Aim提出了一个为期12个月的Sprint项目，重点是为小批量制造商开发TRL 6、车辆和硬件不可知的ADAS平台。该项目包括技术可行性评估，原型将与Ariel和Watt EV的车辆进行集成和测试。

The UK's specialist, low volume car manufacturing sector is a staple of the UK's economy and revered the world over, a unique British success story. Worth £3.6 billion p/a and employing over 11,000 people, the sector exports 87% of the 28,000+ vehicles it produces each year, with the EU being a key market.Due to its inherent low volume nature, the industry is highly sensitive to regulatory change and the associated R&D resources they consume for adherence. Therefore, new international legislations, such as the EU's (EC) 661/2009, dictating that vehicles must have various Advanced Driving-Assistance Systems (ADAS) as standard, alongside rising consumer expectations, is presenting a significant challenge technically and financially.Ranging from Lane Departure and Active Controlled Braking, to more advanced autonomous self-drive controls, these systems are highly-complicated, requiring the processing of a large number of variables in a rapid time-frame. Without access to the required multidisciplinary capabilities (physics, sensor, computer programming etc) and financial resources of large manufacturers, ADAS adoption is currently prohibitive for low-volume vehicle manufacturers, who need an alternative approach to adopting ADAS technologies.Validating the need, Aim Technologies has been approached by Ariel, Watt, Noble, and Morris Commercial to develop a low-cost (target £100k), universal ADAS platform. Therefore, building on our ICOMS Niche Vehicle Network project (NVN-FS20-1323) with Morris Commercial, Aim proposes a 12-month Sprint project that focuses on the development of a TRL6, vehicle and hardware-agnostic, ADAS platform for low-volume manufacturers. The project includes a technical feasibility assessment where the prototype will be integrated and tested with Ariel's and Watt EV's vehicles.