Simcenter Prescan: Simulation Platform for ADAS & AV
Virtual Validation of ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle Systems with Simcenter Prescan
Ensuring the safety and reliability of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles is an immense challenge. Traditional validation methods could require the equivalent of billions of real-world test miles to account for the vast range of scenarios and conditions vehicles may encounter on the road. Clearly, this approach is impractical in terms of both time and resources.
To overcome this challenge, the automotive industry increasingly relies on virtual validation—executing simulations that are faster than real-time. This strategy not only saves time and cost but also allows engineers to explore a broader spectrum of scenarios than physical testing ever could. That’s where Simcenter Prescan comes into play.
Simcenter Prescan is a powerful, physics-based simulation platform that supports a structured and repeatable process for developing, testing, and verifying ADAS and autonomous driving functions. It empowers engineers to create highly realistic virtual environments and test how intelligent vehicle systems respond under diverse conditions.
The process begins by constructing virtual traffic scenarios using the Simcenter Prescan database. Users can rapidly build environments including roads, infrastructure, vehicles, pedestrians, weather, and lighting—all through an intuitive graphical user interface or via scripting through APIs.
Next, sensor models—such as radar, LiDAR, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors—can be added to the ego-vehicle, enabling simulation of perception and environmental interaction. Simcenter Prescan also integrates with control system interfaces, allowing users to develop and validate algorithms for signal processing, sensor fusion, decision-making, and vehicle control.
Simulations can then be executed across multiple platforms and operating systems, facilitating parallel testing and accelerated development. To ensure full scenario coverage, users can automate parameter variations—such as road types, weather, lighting, speed, sensor configurations, and vehicle behaviors—helping engineers verify systems under countless real-world conditions.
Simcenter Prescan makes large-scale, systematic validation of autonomous technologies achievable and efficient.
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