This case study emphasizes MulticoreWare’s role in Perception algorithm development with Automotive Radars for ADAS applications for one of our clients.
The client
The customer is a global technology company that develops sensors, sensor-based solutions for Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial, Off-road vehicles. The customer was developing autonomous navigation solutions for Off-road vehicles including its software processing pipeline.
Objective
To design an algorithm that uses Radar and IMU measurements to create a static map of the environment and localize the Ego-vehicle. For this, the static and moving objects in the environment needs to be identified. The static objects need to be represented using 3-dimensional bounding boxes. The localization process must estimate the position (in x,y,z coordinates) and orientation (roll, pitch, yaw) of the Ego-vehicle.
Constraints
Following were the constraints:
- The algorithm had to be tailored for Radar and IMU measurements obtained in an off-road scenario
- The Radar and IMU measurements were assumed not to be time-synchronized
- The computational complexity of the algorithm must be minimal
Sensors
4D Imaging Radar and IMU
Technology
Simultaneous Localization & Mapping
Scenario
Large-Vehicle, Off-Road Autonomous Machines
Approach
Multicoreware oversaw the R&D from ground up, and we evaluated three approaches to solve the customer’s problem. The methods being investigated were:
- SLAM algorithm based on Particle filter and Kalman filter
- Scan matching algorithm based on Iterative Closest Point Matching
- Radar-Gyro fusion algorithm
Radar-Gyro fusion algorithm
- The preferred approach by the customer was implemented
- The approach had the best benefit in terms of accuracy vs latency trade-offs
- RADAR –For estimating the translational movement of Ego-vehicle and static mapping
- GYRO – For estimating the rotational movement of Ego-vehicle and its orientation
Figure 1:High-level architecture of Radar-Gyro fusion-based localization and mapping
The Multicoreware advantage
MulticoreWare has a strong team with experience in ground-up R&D and knowledge of cutting-edge RADAR approaches. Our collaboration with RADAR experts from around the globe offered value to the customer by allowing us to present multiple solutions to their challenge and deliver a prototype solution that was tested live on the field. Multicoreware exceeded the customer’s expectations in this project. The client is eager to work on similar and greater challenges involving RADAR Algorithms and Perception Stack.
Outcome
With Radar-Gyro fusion algorithm, less than 1m localization error was achieved.
