Synchronized Virtual Reality Assessment for Autonomous Actor Certification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing evaluation methods for human and autonomous actors in dynamic environments, such as driving tests, are inadequate, leading to increased accident risks for novice drivers and inefficiencies in system performance assessment.
Innovation Solution
An assessment system and method using a computer program that retrieves input data, sets up a virtual reality simulation synchronized with the dynamic environment, evaluates actor behavior, compares it to a curriculum, and outputs a qualification for certification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional human examiner assessment methods are used for driver certification, then the assessment process is simple to implement, but the reliability of the assessment is insufficient leading to higher accident rates among certified drivers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the real driving environment using virtual reality technology. This virtual environment replicates real-world driving scenarios, allowing assessment in a controlled setting that can be precisely measured and analyzed without the risks and subjectivity of real-road testing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical human examiner assessment system with an automated computer-based evaluation system. The system uses sensors, virtual reality environments, and algorithmic analysis to objectively measure driver performance, eliminating human subjectivity and inconsistency while providing more reliable certification.
2Measurement precision
If automated assessment systems with virtual reality simulation are implemented, then the measurement precision of driver behavior is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the assessment system into distinct modular components: virtual environment generation modules, sensor data collection modules, behavior analysis modules, and certification decision modules. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates systematic implementation while maintaining overall measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the automated assessment system to perform multiple functions: it can assess various driving behaviors, simulate different environmental conditions, evaluate multiple candidate drivers simultaneously, and provide comprehensive certification decisions. This multi-functionality justifies the system complexity by delivering diverse high-precision measurement capabilities from a single integrated platform.
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AI summary
The invention provides assessment system for assessing a performance of at least one autonomous actor in a dynamic environment, said assessment system comprising a computer program which, when operating on a data processing system: - retrieves input selected from digital information, sensor data and a combination thereof, for detecting and classifying said at least one autonomous actor that is present in said dynamic environment; - set up a virtual reality simulation of said dynamic environment, and synchronizing said virtual reality simulation with said dynamic environment; - evaluate behavior of said at least one autonomous actor in said dynamic environment, said evaluating comprising measuring, analyzing and classifying actions and reactions of said at least one autonomous actor in said synchronized virtual reality simulation while said autonomous actor performs at least one predefined procedures in said dynamic environment; - compares said behavior of said at least one autonomous actor with a curriculum, said curriculum comprising at least one documented procedure and at least one documented performance value of said at least one predefined procedure; - output a qualification for said performance.