Keynote speeches

In the workshop, two keynote speeches were given. Prof. Fredrik Gustafsson from Linköping University gave a talk on “Virtual sensors and situational awareness”, while Dr. David Schwartz from DELPHI gave a talk on “Practical Issues in Sensor Fusion for Automotive Safety”. 

“Virtual sensors and situational awareness”
Abstract: Future versions of advanced driver assistance systems and collision avoidance systems can benefit from the progress of sensor fusion. The goal here is to make better use of available sensors, facilitate the introduction of new sensors and provide flexible modular sensor architecture. The outputs from sensor fusion can either be virtual sensors based on indirect measurements of the physical quantity of interest, or a high-precision vehicle state estimate. The presentation will exemplify how a unified approach to target tracking, road prediction and vehicle state estimation can improve all tasks compared to truly decentralized solutions. Several examples of virtual sensors will also be given

Fredrik Gustafsson is a Professor in Linköping University

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“Practical Issues in Sensor Fusion for Automotive Safety”
Abstract: “Practical issues in sensor fusion for automotive safety are presented based on Delphi's experience developing adaptive cruise control, warning, and mitigation systems. Many of the classical issues in defense systems for multi-sensor data fusion are not significant issues in the automotive applications; however there are equally many new challenging problems.  We will review our current fusion approach and discuss both what currently works where there are key needs for improvement and suggestions of possible approaches”

Dr. Schwartz is responsible for sensor fusion and computer vision for Delphi's automotive forward collision activities.

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