2nd ICAI 2022

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2022

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

driving. It is called lidar (Light Detection and Ranging), which is short for light detection and distance measurement. “We need the functions of the sensors to overlap, so that the sensor can serve as a backup and, if necessary, take over the functions of another sensor,” says Fredrich Claezon, systems architect for autonomous vehicles. “What happens when a camera and radar design conflicting information? Which of these sensors should we trust? With LIDAR we can get a better basis for a decision. Scania’s first, fully autonomous, self-propelled concept truck, Scania AXL, is equipped with cameras, radar, LIDAR and GPS receiver. The system is designed to meet the needs of mining operations. “The system is not yet intelligent enough to be used on the road, but it is certainly intelligent enough to be operated in mines,” said Magnus Granström, a development engineer in the autonomous systems development department. The human eye cannot be easily replaced, but sensors can provide a relatively good view of the surroundings. “In this case, we see what we need to see,” Granström explains. “Mining is quite simple and predictable. If you are driving in a more dynamic and less predictable environment, more aspects need to be considered. It has been difficult to decide how complex the system should be. This involves finding a balance between developing a more general system for many applications and “The Scania AXL would most likely not be suitable for city driving, but it is intelligent enough given the expected environment and planned tasks,” says Granström (Tamayo, 2019).

Figure 3: SCANIA autonomous truck

Source: Tamayo, 2019 (https://www.scania.com/content/dam/scanianoe/market/sk/experience scania/pictures/press-releases/2019/10/nakladne-vozidlo-bez-kabiny---predstavujeme-koncept scania-axl/Ako-senzory-v-koncepte-Scania-AXL-nahradzaju-ludske-oko_SK.pdf )

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