Autonomous driving
Test center planned in Aldenhoven
A project consortium led by RWTH Aachen University wants to set up a unique test field for autonomous driving in Aldenhoven near Aachen - with the support of the BMBF. The aim is to create realistic conditions for testing innovative vehicle systems.
Starting signal for urban test field in Aldenhoven: Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Rachel (2nd from left) presented the approval notice for the 'CERMcity' research project. Prof. Lutz Eckstein (ika), District Administrator Wolfang Spelthahn (District of Düren), Mayor Ralf Claßen (Municipality of Aldenhoven) and RWTH Rector Prof. Ernst Schmachtenberg (from left) are delighted to receive funding from the BMBF.
© RWTH AachenThe so-called 'Aldenhoven Testing Center' is being built as part of the 'CERMcity' project, in which RWTH Aachen University, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), FH Aachen, TÜV Rheinland and the companies Baselabs and Silicon Radar are participating. 'CERMcity' starts on October 1, 2016, and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with around 3.3 million euros. On the RWTH Aachen University side, the project is being carried out by the Institute of Automotive Engineering, the Institute of Automatic Control and the Institute of High Frequency Technology. Over the next three years, the project partners want to work together to create the opportunity for validation - i.e. the testing and safeguarding of automated and networked driving functions. The focus is on applications in the city.
The urban track element in Aldenhoven will consist of typical elements that make up urban traffic areas: Intersections, traffic lights, traffic circles, bus stops, parking bays or level crossings. The aim is to create realistic conditions from a radio engineering perspective. In addition to this track element, vehicle prototypes are also to be upgraded in the test center so that they can serve as a validation platform and accommodate prototype developments of individual systems and components. In addition, those involved want to define a validation process that the prototypes must undergo if they are to prove their level of maturity.
In addition to the institutions directly involved in the project, an advisory board will be set up in which several companies from the automotive and IT sectors will participate. Other interested companies are invited to get involved and thus help define the requirements for the validation environment.
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