The PLATON, research is conducted 3D radar sensor technology, which can
be evaluated in multiple time windows and spatial expressions with
artificial intelligence. The spectrum of applications ranges from
security applications with extremely low latency with low spatial
resolution to distributed and high resolution 3D reconstruction.
3D
radar technology operates data and energy efficient, is cheaper than
conventional LIDAR methods and promises significant advantages for
diverse application areas, e.g. in intralogistics and autonomous
driving.
More specifically, PLATON will design, implement, and
evaluate an integrated sensor and processing platform that can
dynamically distribute processing loads in arrays and operate in an
energy-efficient manner. This platform enables the simultaneous
execution of multiple AI processes that can be trained end-to-end in a
simulation for virtual commissioning.
Project
Distributed computing platform for radar-based 3D environment sensing in safe autonomous driving
Partners
7
Duration
11/2022 - 10/2025
Website
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Milestonemeeting in Kaiserslautern
The Platon consortium meets
in Kaiserslautern to agree on the final specification. Alongside
technical workshops for advanced AI based navigation systems, novel
antenna radar structures and digital twins of autonomous vehicles are
held. The first version of a self-driving vehicle can be seen live in
action.
Fixing Specifications
Within a Workshop at FHR in Wachtberg the specifications are fixed. The
toughest latency requirements for emergency scenarios demand a response
of less then 1 ms, while computation SLAM algorithms are
calculated on distributes units within 1 second.
Kick-Off Meeting
The Partners meet in Ostfiltern for a kicking of the project.
November 2022
Project Partners
The project consortium consists of:
Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
, Ostfildern
Creonic GmbH, Kaiserslautern
let‘s dev GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe
Reeb Engineering GmbH, Merzig
OFFIS e.V., Oldenburg
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration IZM, Berlin
Fraunhofer-Institut für Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik FHR, Wachtberg
The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research