An investigation of ADAS testing scenarios based on vehicle-to-powered two-wheeler accidents occurring in a county-level district in Hunan province

Abstract

To meet the requirements for high-risk testing scenarios in the safety assessment of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), this study selected 239 vehicle-to-powered two-wheeler accidents occurring in Xiangtan County from the China In-depth Mobility Safety Study—Traffic Accident (CIMSS-TA) database. Seven scenario elements were selected from the levels of static road elements, dynamic traffic participants and environment elements. The accident characteristics were obtained through statistical analysis. The results showed 75.73% of accidents occurred at T-junctions/intersections, and 34.73% of accidents were caused by the visual obstructions. Six typical vehicle-to-powered two-wheeler crash scenarios were established by cluster analysis, including two straight road scenarios (scenario 3 and 6), two T-junction scenarios (scenario 1 and 5), and two intersection scenarios (scenario 2 and 4). Furthermore, six vehicle-to-powered two-wheeler testing scenarios, which represent the traffic environment characteristics of Chinese county-level districts, were constructed by analyzing the vehicle/PTW speed, the first collision point of vehicle, obstacle type and location, etc. The results showed the vehicle speed in scenario 4 was higher than that in scenario 2, with the average values of 34.32 km/h and 21.99 km/h, respectively. The results of this study provided testing scenarios for the safety assessment of ADAS, and contributed to improving the vehicle active safety technology.