Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) for Micromobility Vehicles

Purpose and goal:

This pre-study was a collaboration between LEVTEK SWEDEN AB and Dept. Automatic Control at Lund University, with the purpose of studying how advanced safety features can increase the safety of micromobility vehicles. The overall goal was to gain knowledge about safety systems and to understand and investigate the system requirements for ADAS for micromobility.

All work packages were carried out as planned, and therefore the objectives of the pre-study can be considered achieved. Expected results and effects:

The pre-study focused on how advanced safety systems that include sensor-based feedback, e.g., using a camera mounted on the vehicle, can be used to enhance the safety of micromobility vehicles. The results of the pre-study in the form of analyses, simulations, and experiments demonstrated the potential for such systems and provided a basis for which components, in terms of sensors and actuators, are suitable for the realization of the systems.

Approach and implementation:

First, common use cases, accidents, and existing systems and methods for ADAS were summarized. System requirements were then examined through modeling and computer simulations, as well as experiments on a prototype of LEVTEK´s vehicle. A number of components were evaluated and tested in an experimental ADAS system. The pre-study also resulted in a Master Thesis, which is planned to be completed in June 2024.