Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (I2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I)
communication is likely to be a key-enabling technology for automated driving
in the future. Using externally placed sensors, the digital infrastructure can
support the vehicle in perceiving surroundings that would otherwise be
difficult to perceive due to, for example, high traffic density or bad weather.
Conversely, by communicating on-board vehicle measurements, the environment can
more accurately be perceived in locations which are not (sufficiently) covered
by digital infrastructure. The security of such communication channels is an
important topic, since malicious information on these channels could
potentially lead to a reduction in overall safety. Collective perception
contributes to raising awareness levels and an improved traffic safety. In this
work, a demonstrator is introduced, where a variety of novel techniques have
been deployed to showcase an overall architecture for improving vehicle and
vulnerable road user safety in a connected environment. The developed concepts
have been deployed at the Automotive Campus intersection in Helmond (NL), in a
field testing setting.Comment: Accepted as a demonstrator paper for the 2023 IFAC World Conferenc