Authors:
Shiva Agrawal
1
;
Rui Song
2
;
Akhil Kohli
3
;
Andreas Korb
4
;
Maximilian Andre
4
;
Erik Holzinger
4
and
Gordon Elger
2
;
1
Affiliations:
1
Institute for Innovative Mobility (IIMo), Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany
;
2
Fraunhofer IVI, Applied Center Connected Mobility and Infrastructure, Ingolstadt, Germany
;
3
EFS - Elektronische Fahrwerksysteme GmbH, Ingolstadt, Germany
;
4
eMundo GmbH Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany
Keyword(s):
Road Side Unit (RSU), Smart Infrastructure, Radar, LiDAR, Camera, Perception, Sensor Data Fusion, Vehicle-to-everything (V2X), Communication, Simulation, ITS.
Abstract:
The smart infrastructure units can play a vital role to develop smart cities of the future and in assisting automated vehicles on the road by providing extended perception and timely warnings to avoid accidents. This paper focuses on the development of such an infrastructure unit, that is specifically designed for a pedestrian crossing junction. It can control traffic lights at the junction by real-time environment perception through its sensors and can optimize the flow of vehicles and passing vulnerable road users (VRUs). Moreover, it can assist on-road vehicles by providing real-time information and critical warnings via a v2x module. This paper further describes different use-cases of the work, all major hardware components involved in the development of smart infrastructure unit, referred to as an edge, different sensor fusion approaches using the camera, radar, and lidar mounted on the edge for environment perception, various modes of communication including v2x, system design
for backend and requirement for safety and security.
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