Design on Hierarchical Testing System for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

The test system for technical abilities of unmanned vehicles is gradually developed from the single test to comprehensive test. The pre-established test and evaluation system can promote the development of unmanned ground vehicles. The 2009 Future Challenge: Intelligent Vehicles and Beyond (FC’09) pushed China's unmanned vehicles out of laboratories. This paper proposed to design a more scientific and comprehensive test system for future competitions to better guide and regulate the development of China's unmanned vehicles. According to the design idea of stage by stage and level by level, the hierarchical test content from simple to advanced, from local to overall is designed. Then the hierarchic test environment is established according to the levels of test content. The test method based on multi-platform and multi-sensor is put forward to ensure the accuracy of test results. The testing criterion framework is set up to regulate future unmanned vehicle contests and to assess the unmanned vehicles scientifically and accurately.

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Test and Evaluation of Autonomous Ground Vehicles

Advances in Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.1155/2014/681326 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 681326 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yang Sun ◽

Guangming Xiong ◽

Weilong Song ◽

Jianwei Gong ◽

Huiyan Chen

Keyword(s):

Evaluation System ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Comprehensive Evaluation ◽

Design Method ◽

Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽

Test Method ◽

Ground Vehicles ◽

Test Environment ◽

Autonomous Ground Vehicles ◽

Test And Evaluation

A preestablished test and evaluation system will benefit the development of autonomous ground vehicles. This paper proposes a design method for a scientific and comprehensive test and evaluation system for autonomous ground vehicles competitions. It can better guide and regulate the development of China's autonomous ground vehicles. The test and evaluation system includes the test contents, the test environment, the test methods, and the evaluation methods. Using a hierarchical design approach, the test content is designed to be stage by stage, moving from simplicity to complexity and from individual modules to the entire vehicle. The hierarchical test environment is established according to the levels of test content. The test method based on multilevel platforms and sensors is put forward to ensure the accuracy of test results. A fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method combined with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used for the comprehensive evaluation which can quantitatively evaluate the individual module and the overall technical performance of autonomous ground vehicles. The proposed test and evaluation system has been successfully applied to real autonomous ground vehicle competitions.

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Design of Road Test and Evaluation System for Vehicle Handling and Stability

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.505-506.281 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 505-506 ◽

pp. 281-285

Author(s):

Ming Qiu Gao ◽

Run Qing Guo ◽

Rong Liang Liang

Keyword(s):

Data Processing ◽

Test Data ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Test System ◽

Stability Test ◽

Road Test ◽

Vehicle Handling ◽

Test And Evaluation ◽

Test Result

Vehicle handling and stability has effect on positive safety of automotive directly. Test system of handling and stability is built for its road test and the test variables signal can be acquired and stored synchronously. Based on MATLAB GUI, software is developed for the test data processing, so that the stored data is to be analyzed and handling and stability test result is given by the software automatically. Using the test system in paper, handling and stability road test of one domestic sedan is fulfilled and scored, which verifies the applicability of the test system and scoring software in paper.

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A Comprehensive Test System for Precision Transmission Performance of CORT Reducer

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.333-335.2448 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 333-335 ◽

pp. 2448-2451

Author(s):

Yong Li ◽

Guang Ma ◽

Yun De Shen ◽

Tai Hong Cheng ◽

Zhen Zhe Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Performance Test ◽

Velocity Ratio ◽

Test System ◽

Test Method ◽

Transmission Performance ◽

Test Bed ◽

Comprehensive Test ◽

Return Difference ◽

And Control ◽

Torque Angle

To meet the needs of test for compound oscillatory roller transmission (CORT) reducer, A comprehensive test system for precision transmission performance was designed, the test-bed structure and control principal of which were introduced. First, a transmission performance test method was proposed and focused on the transmission performance of velocity ratio, accuracy, and efficiency. Then, user interface based on LabVIEW program was designed, and the transmission performance of torque, angle, velocity, velocity ratio, return difference, efficiency could be displayed. Finally, measurement example on an E80 type CORT reducer has been made, and shows that the proposed test system is suitable for test for these reducers of high-precision drive, high stiffness, high load characteristics.

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Wayfinder: Evaluating Multitouch Interaction in Supervisory Control of Unmanned Vehicles

ASME 2010 World Conference on Innovative Virtual Reality ◽

10.1115/winvr2010-3753 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jay Roltgen ◽

Stephen Gilbert

Keyword(s):

Control System ◽

Supervisory Control ◽

Unmanned Vehicles ◽

Unmanned Ground Vehicles ◽

Control Environment ◽

Ground Vehicles ◽

Skilled Operator ◽

Intrinsic Complexity ◽

Novice Users ◽

Supervisory Control System

In this paper we investigate whether the use of a multitouch interface allows users of a supervisory control system to perform tasks more effectively than possible with a mouse-based interface. Supervisory control interfaces are an active field of research, but so far have generally utilized mouse-based interaction. Additionally, most such interfaces require a skilled operator due to their intrinsic complexity. We present an interface for controlling multiple unmanned ground vehicles that is conducive to multitouch as well as mouse-based interaction, which allows us to evaluate novice users’ performance in several areas. Results suggest that a multitouch interface can be used as effectively as a mouse-based interface for certain tasks which are relevant in a supervisory control environment.

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Evaluation Framework and Method of the Intelligent Behaviors of Unmanned Ground Vehicles Based on AHP Scheme

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.721.476 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 721 ◽

pp. 476-480 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Xin Zhang ◽

Yan An Zhao ◽

Li Gao ◽

Dong Hao Hao

Keyword(s):

Evaluation System ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Evaluation Index System ◽

Unmanned Ground Vehicles ◽

Ground Vehicles ◽

Scoring Method ◽

Evaluation Indexes ◽

Intelligent Behavior ◽

Index Weight

In order to provide basis and standards to the research on unmanned driving behaviors, a more thorough evaluation system of Intelligent Behavior for Unmanned Ground Vehicles needs to come forward. The intelligent behavior of unmanned ground vehicles in pedestrian crossing scenario is taken as an example in this paper. By using building and analyzing evaluation index system, this paper proposes an evaluation method that can comprehensively expressed the technological performance of unmanned ground vehicles based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Compared with traditional methods, this evaluation method takes index weight into sufficient conderations and is more objective. The method properly works out with index weight of specific scenarios that reflects the actual situations. The establishment of comprehensive scoring method objectively and conveniently turns the performances of unmanned ground vehicle into scores, so that the results can be compared and ranked directly. Last but not least, a certain participating vehicle is used for case study. The result proves aforementioned method to be practical, reliable, convenient and logical. It not only evaluates the assessment comprehensively, but also evaluates the index separately to guide researchers to find out the defects of unmanned driving vehicle evaluation indexes and point out ways to improve them.

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A Cost Function-Oriented Quantitative Evaluation Method for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.301-303.701 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 301-303 ◽

pp. 701-706 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yang Sun ◽

Guang Ming Xiong ◽

Hui Yan Chen ◽

Shao Bin Wu ◽

Jian Wei Gong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cost Function ◽

Quantitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Technological Development ◽

Low Cost ◽

Unmanned Vehicles ◽

Intelligent Vehicles ◽

Ground Vehicles ◽

Cost Index ◽

Technical Performance

Task driven approach is widely used as an evaluation method for intelligent vehicle, however this approach may lead to many teams using the conservative approach to complete the task. Although the competition task can be completed, it has deviated from the goal of technological development actually. A cost function-oriented quantitative evaluation method is proposed in this study. The time to complete each task and the quality of each indicator are considered in the evaluation method. The cost function-oriented quantitative evaluation method guides the intelligent vehicle’s development in the "low-cost index" (i.e. high technology) direction. The evaluation results in the 2010 Future Challenge: Intelligent Vehicles and Beyond (FC’ 2010) competition showed that the proposed method can quantitatively evaluate the overall technical performance and individual technical performance of unmanned vehicles.

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Research on a multi-attribute comprehensive evaluation system for unmanned ground vehicles

Journal of Physics Conference Series ◽

10.1088/1742-6596/1507/10/102017 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1507 ◽

pp. 102017

Author(s):

Yugang Ding ◽

Kedong Zhou ◽

Lei He ◽

Xueying Huang ◽

Junbin Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Evaluation System ◽

Comprehensive Evaluation ◽

Unmanned Ground Vehicles ◽

Ground Vehicles ◽

Comprehensive Evaluation System

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Development and application of testing system for vibration and ride comfort of all-terrain vehicle

Noise & Vibration Worldwide ◽

10.1177/0957456519869930 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (8) ◽

pp. 239-244

Author(s):

Yu Feng ◽

Qu Xian

Keyword(s):

Evaluation System ◽

Ride Comfort ◽

Subjective Evaluation ◽

Test System ◽

Testing System ◽

Software Analysis ◽

Test And Evaluation ◽

Core Skill ◽

Analysis System ◽

Iso 2631

All-terrain vehicles have a remarkable capacity to handle a variety of irregular pavements, demonstrating its great potential in military domain as well as in the field of sports, entertainment, and so on. For all-terrain vehicles, the ride comfort is the core skill and one of the most important performance parameters. Little researches have been done into the ride comfort of all-terrain vehicle, particularly into the comprehensive ride comfort test and evaluation system. Combing the all-terrain vehicle vibration characteristics with the standards of ISO 2631, ISO 5349, and so on, a hardware testing system was developed for evaluating the all-terrain vehicle ride comfort. At the same time, a software analysis system was also built under the help of the hardware test system, which has been used to test and analyze many all-terrain vehicles. According to the test results and drivers’ subjective evaluation, the test system was proved to be reliable, convenient, and able to effectively evaluate the all-terrain vehicle ride comfort, providing the theoretical basis for improving the ride comfort of all-terrain vehicles.

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