The course teaches the basics of road vehicle automation from technology to hurdles to their diffusion (and how to overcome them) to the enabled innovative transport services
Implementing Automated Road Transport Systems in Urban Settings (2018)
Edizione Inglese di Adriano Alessandrini (edited by)
The Role of Infrastructure for a Safe Transition to Automated Driving
ALESSANDRINI ADRIANO; DOMENICHINI LORENZO; BRANZI VALENTINA
Obiettivi Formativi
Acquire the basic competences on:
- steering, breaking and acceleration actuators
- vehicle localisation technologies
- obstacle detection technologies
- algorithms to position the vehicles plan the trajectory and command the actuators
- technology limits
- safety related issues and infrastructural solutions
- enabled transport systems
The course will contribute to the following learning objectives
specific of the Master Programme:
Knowledge and understanding
cc9 Knowledge of vehicles and their technical and design characteristics for the development of sustainable mobility.
cc10 Knowledge of methods for planning and carrying out highly complex experimental activities for the analysis of components and systems.
cc13 Knowledge of the methods and tools for cooperative work.
Applying knowledge and understanding
ca1 The ability to identify, formulate and solve industrial engineering problems, defining specifications, technical, social, environmental, and commercial constraints.
ca2 The ability to carry out engineering projects, working in a multidisciplinary environment.
ca3 The ability to select and apply methods for the development of new processes, systems, and components.
ca4 The in-depth ability to conduct complex experiments and to handle advanced instrumentation and software.
ca5 The ability to combine theory and practice to identify and solve multidisciplinary engineering problems, considering constraints, including non-technical ones.
ca6 The ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects and organisations to make their development sustainable.
Making judgements
ag1 The ability to independently analyse data and information, draw objective conclusions and make consequential decisions.
ag2 The ability to grasp the ethical implications of design choices and technologies employed or developed.
ag3 The ability to identify the need for new knowledge.
Communication skills
ac1 The ability to communicate and transfer information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists.
ac2 The ability to professionally present problems, solutions, analyses and results through written reports and verbal presentations.
Learning skills
ap2 The capacity for continuous and autonomous learning, and self-updating in the relevant engineering area.
Prerequisiti
None
Metodi Didattici
Lectures, practical lab experiences with real automated road vehicles and participation to (occasionally
remote) seminars
Altre Informazioni
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Modalità di verifica apprendimento
Students will be asked to develop in groups their own projects on automated vehicles and will need to present (orally) a written report on that work. The other knowledge developed will be discussed in the oral exam.
To pass the exam, the student shall demonstrate: 1) knowledge of the technical content (cc9, cc10); 2) capacity to independently develop an interdisciplinary project and to independently integrate missing knowledge (cc13, ca1, ca2, ca3, ca4, ca5, ca6, ag1, ag2, ag3, ap2); 3) capability to professionally present the project development and results (ac1, ac2)
Programma del corso
• Road Vehicle Automation
– Positioning technologies
• RTK/DGPS
• SLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping)
• Odometer and magnets
• Electromagnetic Spire
– Obstacle detection
• Laser scanner
• Radar
• Cameras
• Data fusion and object recognition and classifications
– Behavioural decisions (planning ahead vs. autonomy and AI)
• Preparing infrastructures to «safe» automation
• autonomy and AI
– two approaches to automation
• from ADAS to automation: the SAE levels
• from ATS to automated road vehicles “simplifying the environment” the other approach
• Conceiving, planning, managing and evaluating innovative transport systems based on road vehicle automation
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
11. sustainable cities and communities
12. Responsible consumption and production
13. Climate action