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– Set to Demonstrate Simulators of Millimeter Wave Radar and LIDAR Specialized for Autonomous Driving; Also to Exhibit for Reference Infrared and Camera-based Simulators under Development –

OTSL Inc., a short-distance wireless system and embedded system developer and distributor, announced on May 14 that it will be participating in two major upcoming exhibitions: AutoSens 2018, an automotive sensor exhibition to be held in the United States (Detroit, Michigan) on May 14-17, 2018; and Autonomous Vehicle Technology World Expo 2018, an autonomous driving technology exhibition to be held in Germany (Stuttgart) on June 5-7, 2018.

In September 2017, OTSL released both the Advanced Millimeter Wave Radar Simulator (AMMWR Simulator), the world’s very real-time simulator specialized for millimeter wave radar, and the Advanced Laser Radar Simulator (ALR Simulator), a LIDAR-based simulator. These releases marked the company’s official intent to compete in the autonomous driving simulator industry. The AMMWR Simulator generates a virtual 3D image from millimeter wave radar data by converting calculated values into a visual format, including calculations on the irradiated area, angle, distance, reflected wave intensity, and velocity relative to other target objects. By creating driving scenarios and adopting a game engine for the video animation, OTSL succeeded in realizing a dynamic, real-time simulation in ways never possible with conventional electromagnetic field simulators. The ALR Simulator converts the properties of the reflected light from a near-infrared laser used in LIDAR to calculate a 3D image. This makes it possible to simulate the material and color characteristics of objects that the LIDAR laser reflects with high precision.

In addition to the AMMWR and ALR simulators, the company also plans to introduce at the exhibitions the Advanced Camera Image Sensor Simulator and the Advanced Infrared Simulator, which are currently under development, while highlighting the cutting-edge features that these technologies will make possible. OTSL will also perform a sophisticated demonstration linked with vehicle behavior, achieved through a collaborative initiative using CarSim simulation software from Mechanical Simulation Corporation, a U.S.-based company specializing in vehicle movement analysis and evaluation.

Expectations towards autonomous driving are growing worldwide, creating higher demand for high-performance simulators that can verify safety in environments that closely match actual driving conditions. With technologies that range from millimeter wave radar to infrared, OTSL is committed to being a driving force behind the early adoption of autonomous driving by providing high-performance real-time simulators that are compatible with virtually all autonomous driving sensors.

In order to strengthen autonomous driving technology-related business in the U.S., Germany and other developed countries, OTSL also has plans to aggressively hire developers and engineers with skills in autonomous driving and simulation technology. The company’s strategy is to forge an R&D system able to flexibly respond to the circumstances and requirements of each country, and expand autonomous driving simulator business on a global scale.

Exhibition dates, venues, and booths for each exhibition are listed below.

AutoSens 2018
https://auto-sens.com/
May 14-17, 2018
Michigan Science Center (5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202, USA) Booth #10

Autonomous Vehicle Technology World Expo 2018
http://www.autonomousvehicletechnologyworldexpo.com/
June 5-7, 2018
Messe Stuttgart (Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany)
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About OTSL
Founded in 2003, OTSL is a technology company that provides high technological capabilities by planning and developing embedded systems, real-time systems, and short-distance wireless communication systems. Its corporate philosophy is “to contribute to the development of human beings by logical thinking and provide highly reliable systems to help customers create products that make people’s lives richer.” Its business activities include system development, software development, consultation on quality assurance, and provision of educational services. Its aim is to provide a wide range of support to help advanced companies take advantage of the technological benefits of information technology and advance their products and services using their technological advantages.

– Advanced Millimeter Wave Radar Simulator Reproduces Closer-to-reality Driving Situation in Virtual Space by Dynamic Simulation That Can Freely Move Virtual Models –

OTSL Inc., a short-distance wireless system and embedded system developer and distributor, announced a real-time millimeter-wave radar simulator for autonomous driving, the Advanced Millimeter Wave Radar Simulator (AMMWR Simulator), at the SystemC AMS & COSIDE User Group Meeting held in Munich, Germany, and hosted by COSEDA Technologies GmbH. AMMWR Simulator is the world’s first sensor simulator software for autonomous driving that enables dynamic real-time simulation.

“The AMMWR Simulator uses a virtual 3D image of a millimeter-wave radar and visualizes in real-time the calculated values of radiation range, angle, distance, reflection intensity, relative speed to the object, etc.,” said Shoji Hatano, CEO, OTSL. “This simulator drives a vehicle with a millimeter-wave radar in virtual space and moves virtual models such as the target vehicle to be tracked, oncoming vehicles, or pedestrians to enable simulation of a closer-to-reality driving situation. This simulator will be marketed to automotive manufacturers, system component suppliers, and semiconductor manufacturers around the world. We strongly believe that the new product will contribute to their system development activities and to shorten development periods.”

The AMMWR Simulator allows you to set the details of the size, shape, and material of models such as the target vehicle, pedestrians, and traffic signals and signs. For example, conventional products can only recognize simplified objects such as a “vehicle,” but the AMMWR Simulator can simulate individual components of a vehicle such as the “front glass” or “headlights.” Compared with conventional products that represent the distance to an object only with a simple numeric value, this simulator simulates the transmission and reception behavior of millimeter waves transmitted from sensors to detect an object and reproduces a measured distance with high accuracy. This simulator allows you to freely set characteristics such as those of radiation power, area, and frequency of a millimeter-wave radar to enable you to simulate millimeter-wave radar products from various manufacturers and prototyped millimeter-wave radar products. You can also set the influence of changing weather conditions such as rain and fog on the characteristics of a millimeter-wave radar. In addition, you can freely change the view of the visualized 3D image to enable simulation from various views, such as a view from the driver’s seat, a bird’s eye view, or a back view.

“In order to realize autonomous driving, millimeter wave radars, laser radars, image sensors, and ultrasonic sensors are indispensable. It is required to confirm that the developed sensors can operate properly under various situations,” said Akira Matsuzawa, professor, chair of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. “Ultimately, field testing is necessary. But in the development of devices and systems, the real-time simulator is indispensable for improving the efficiency of development. This real-time radar simulator uses a ray-tracing method that has been used in the optical field and applies it to millimeter waves. It takes into consideration the substance and shape of the subject, and multiple reflections. It realizes a precise simulation being closer to reality.”

This simulator enables automotive manufacturers to simulate a driving situation by sensor-based modelling, check the recognition and control of autonomous driving, and verify the sensor-mounting positions on vehicles efficiently, which eliminates the need for test driving with real vehicles. Vehicle sensor suppliers can visualize the behavior of vehicle sensors and review the design parameters of millimeter-wave modules and check the reaching distance and sensing area with higher efficiency. Semiconductor manufacturers developing sensor devices can model and simulate a device under development and verify it at high speed.

About OTSL
Founded in 2003, OTSL is a technology company that provides high technological capabilities by planning and developing embedded systems, real-time systems, and short-distance wireless communication systems. Its corporate philosophy is “to contribute to the development of human beings by logical thinking and provide highly reliable systems to help customers create products that make people’s lives richer.” Its business activities include system development, software development, consultation on quality assurance, and provision of educational services. Its aim is to provide a wide range of support to help advanced companies take advantage of the technological benefits of information technology and advance their products and services using their technological advantages.

To learn more information, please visit the OTSL website at http://www.otsl.jp/en/product/cosmosim/

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