Project Proposals

Background

There are two new projects planned to further develop ASAM OpenSCENARIO: one project to develop version 1.x and a second project to develop version 2.0. They are parallel development projects for ASAM OpenSCENARIO, structured to converge to one version in the future.

1.x provides a very concrete scenario description format, usable now, that will be directly compatible with the 2.0 project. OpenSCENARIO 2.0 provides a Domain Specific Language (DSL) and aims to significantly extend the domain addressed by 1.x to cover further use cases for AD development. The two groups will also jointly develop a migration mechanism that grants unchanged run-time behaviour for OpenSCENARIO 1.x scenarios converted to OpenSCENARIO 2.0.

ASAM has hosted a webinar to present the developments in OpenSCENARIO both the release of ASAM OpenSCENARIO 1.0.0 and the ASAM OpenSCENARIO Concept paper.   Read more

Project Detail ASAM OpenSCENARIO V1.x

This project is intended to further develop the ASAM A public specification, which has been developed by experts in a defined consensus-driven development process and was released by officials that represent a significant share of the industry for which it is targeted, giving the specification the necessary legitimacy to be called a 'Standard'.standard OpenSCENARIO 1.0. OpenSCENARIO provides the Is an abstract model that organizes data and how they relate to one another via formal description elements such as entities, attributes, relations and tables.data model, the A document, which describes in detail the interfaces and behavior of a technical system for the purpose of implementing, integrating and operating the system.specification and examples for the description of dynamic content in driving Is the process of imitation of the behavior of a modeled real-world system over time.simulation. OpenSCENARIO is used in driving Is the process of imitation of the behavior of a modeled real-world system over time.simulation, traffic Is the process of imitation of the behavior of a modeled real-world system over time.simulation, virtual development, test and The process of determining that a system performs and meets the needs for identified end users.validation of driving assistance functions, automated and autonomous driving.

Within these use cases, OpenSCENARIO describes all entities acting on or interacting with the road. It does not describe the road network, road infrastructure or road surface. This content is complemented by the ASAM standards OpenDRIVE and OpenCRG. The consolidated content of the three standards provides comprehensive input for above-mentioned use-cases.

The goals of the proposed project incorporate the completion of tasks that could not be completed within the predecessor project, i.e. the ASAM OpenSCENARIO Transfer project, whose outcome is the release of ASAM OpenSCENARIO 1.0. Another goal of the proposed project is to provide support for users and implementers of OpenSCENARIO 1.0 and 1.x. Finally, close collaboration with the proposed ASAM OpenSCENARIO 2.0 project forms a goal of the proposed project. Result of this cooperation shall be an explicit migration path for ASAM OpenSCENARIO 1.x outcomes and developments to the next major release. 

Next Steps

A first proposal workshop took place on Mar 25, 2020 (review). Three work packages have been identified that shall be further defined in separate online meetings. These meetings are open for participation (no membership required). Simply join the meeting:

• Actions & Controllers:  Tue Apr 14, 2020,  14:00 – 15:30  add to calendar
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• Parametrization & Conditions:  Wed Apr 15, 2020, 14:00 – 15:30  add to calendar
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• Runtime Improvemts. & System Boundaries:  Thu Apr 16, 2020, 14:00 – 15:30  add to calendar
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The goal of these sessions will be:

1. Continue detailing out and prioritising the list of features for the next versions of OpenSCENARIO 1.x. I am in the process of migrating the excel list we created in the workshop to the repository, I will share this before the meetings.
2. Formulate a description for each of the work packages for the project proposal, this should include estimated work effort (man-days) as well as whether a service provider is needed, what for, and an estimate of the necessary work effort.
3. Extend the current list of work packages with further requested work packages – this includes topics like alignment with migration path to 2.0, User Support, etc.

The rough timeline for the coming weeks (after the above online meetings) is as following:

We are still looking for a project lead for this project. Without one we will not be able to start it. Please get in touch Arbeitskreis zur Standardisierung von Applikationssystemen (Eng.: Working Group for the Standardization of Calibration Systems)ASAP if you are interested in maybe taking on this role!
 

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Current proposal - Download
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Review results of webinar 

Review results of proposal workshop 

For questions, please contact benjamin.engel(at)asam.net