PITTSBURGH, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
/ Key Highlights
- Ansys and Velodyne are developing highly accurate
physics-based models of Velodyne's lidar sensor to detect and track
driving hazards
- The collaboration accelerates the integration of Velodyne's
sensor into autonomous vehicles (AV) to help make roads
safer
Velodyne and Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) are developing software models
of next-generation automotive lidar sensors to provide
substantially improved hazard identification capabilities for
highly advanced AVs. The collaboration incorporates Velodyne's
lidar design into Ansys' virtual sensor suite and expedites
automakers' integration of Velodyne's sensor into AVs — delivering
industry-leading driving safety and a drastically faster path to
market.
One of the challenges facing many advanced driver assistance
systems (ADAS) is the robustness of the system to dependably test
and recognize potentially dangerous edge case scenarios. To manage
these anomalies, AVs require lidar as a redundant detection
technology that effectively locates and tracks objects across an
incredibly wide range of operational situations. However, to be
validated as reliable, lidar sensors must perform countless miles
of exhaustive physical testing, which radically increases the
development cost of the system.
Velodyne is collaborating with Ansys to integrate an encrypted
'black box' physics-based lidar sensor model into Ansys®
VRXPERIENCE™, a next-gen, real-time interactive driving
simulator that models, evaluates and validates lidar designs within
a highly realistic virtual environment. This end-to-end capability
empowers engineers to rapidly model countless edge case driving
scenarios across millions of miles and substantially reduce
physical tests. As OEMs integrate Velodyne's lidar into their ADAS
portfolio, VRXPERIENCE will reduce development costs by enhancing
lidar placement within AVs and validating AV performance.
"Ansys VRXPERIENCE supports faster development and deployment of
ADAS solutions using Velodyne's lidar by providing a fully
immersive environment to test and improve hazard identification
capabilities," said Anand Gopalan,
CEO at Velodyne Lidar. "Velodyne's focus on safety aligns with
Ansys strengths in enabling informed design decisions. Our
collaboration helps engineers virtually run their ADAS applications
in challenging roadway conditions so they can build solutions that
achieve safe navigation and collision avoidance."
"As part of Ansys' AV ecosystem, Velodyne is helping to define
the landscape of safe autonomous driving. Velodyne's leading-edge
automotive lidar greatly increases the safety and reliability of
ADAS, powering highly intelligent AVs that improve decision making
across many complex edge case scenarios," said Prith Banerjee, chief technology officer at
Ansys. "Using VRXPERIENCE, OEMs will validate the lidar's software
stack and have full access to a validated sensor model, while
preserving Velodyne's IP. This will enable Velodyne to rapidly and
cost-effectively design trailblazing lidar sensors and
significantly speed delivery to market."
On April 20th and
21st, Velodyne will present "How Lidar Sensors, Software
and Simulation Advance Autonomous Applications" at Simulation World
2021. The presentation will be available live and on demand. To
register, please visit: https://www.simulationworld.com/.
/ About Ansys
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where Ansys software played a critical role in its
creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation.
Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help
the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better
products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest
portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve
the most complex design challenges and create products limited only
by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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