To guarantee the precise validation of sensor models in harsh weather conditions, AVL has developed a weather chamber (1.700 qm) where rain and fog combined with various light conditions can artificially be generated. The weather hall allows the execution of complex, dynamic scenarios like Euro NCAP, AEB and VRU at different rain intensities, fog visibility ranges and light conditions. These scenarios can be simulated one by one in the digital twin of the weather hall including the respective weather influence. Thus good alignment of the sensor model in the simulation with the results of the real measurements can be achieved.

• Improving the robustness of ADAS/AD sensors
• Validation of ADAS/AD sensor models for enabling virtual homologation
• Extending the ODD limits and the availability of ADAS sensors