Quick ADAS Testing Installation and Configuration - VBOX 3i RTK

Subject Vehicle Shape

►Load From File

Load an already configured vehicle shape from a saved file.  Click on the Load from file button. Navigate to the file you wish to use. Click Load. Click OK when you are happy with all your vehicle and line reference points.

 

►Survey From Live Position

Use a survey pole to set the vehicle points that configures the shape of the test vehicle(s).  Click Survey from live position. The Survey: Subject Vehicle Shape window will open.
Place the survey antenna on the vehicle roof where you want your origin point to be and click Set origin.  Note: The origin should be at the same location as your primary antenna.    Move the survey antenna forward on the roof and click Set forward direction. Note: The forward direction used in the configuration will be drawn from the origin point to your forward direction point. This should be along the centre of the vehicle and towards the front of the vehicle.

Mount the survey antenna on a survey pole.  Place the survey pole next to the vehicle at a location that you wish to use as a vehicle point. Click on the Add vehicle point button to record the vehicle point. Repeat the process until you have set the required points (max 24). Set up to 3 Line reference points: Use the survey pole and survey antenna to set the location of the points. Click the Add line ref. point button to record them. Click OK when you have added all your vehicle and line reference points. Your subject vehicle shape has now been configured.

►Edit points

Set points without using surveying equipment by manually entering offsets from the antenna. You can set up to 24 vehicle points. Click on the Add vehicle point button to add a point to your vehicle shape.  Add the X- and Y-axis distances (m) based on the antenna offset. Set up to 3 Line reference points:  Click on the Add line ref. point button to add a line reference point to the Subject Vehicle.  Measure from the primary GNSS antenna to the location you wish to use as the Line reference point.  Add the X- and Y-axis distances (m) based on the antenna offset. Click OK when you have added all your vehicle and line reference points. Your subject vehicle shape has now been configured.

 Target Vehicle Shape

►Load From File

Load an already configured vehicle shape from a saved file.  Click on the Load from file button. Navigate to the file you wish to use. Click Load. Click OK when you are happy with all your vehicle and line reference points.
Multiple Targets If you want to use multiple targets, you need to repeat the target vehicle configuration above for each vehicle (Target Vehicle Hardware and Target Vehicle Shape)

►Survey From Live Position

Use a survey pole to set the vehicle points that configure the shape of the target vehicle(s).  Click Survey from live position. The Survey: Remote VBOX Target Shape window will open.
Remove the survey antenna from the survey pole. Place the survey antenna on the vehicle roof where you want your origin point to be and click Set origin.  The origin should be at the same location as your primary antenna.    Move the survey antenna forward and click Set forward direction. The forward direction used in the configuration will be drawn from the origin point to your forward direction point. This should be along the centre of the vehicle and towards the front of the vehicle.
Mount the survey antenna on the survey pole again.  Place the survey pole next to the vehicle at a location that you wish to use as a vehicle point. Click on the Add vehicle point button to record the vehicle point. Repeat the process until you have set the required points (max 24). Add 1 Line reference point: Use the survey pole and survey antenna to set the location of the point. Click the Add line ref. point button to record it. Click OK when you have added all your vehicle and line reference points. Click Write to unit to send the configuration to the connected VBOX unit. Your target vehicle shape has now been configured.
Multiple Targets If you want to use multiple targets, you need to repeat the target vehicle configuration above for each vehicle (Target Vehicle Hardware and Target Vehicle Shape)

►Edit points

Set points, without using surveying equipment, by manually entering offsets from the antenna. You can set up to 24 vehicle points. Click on the Add vehicle point button to add a point to your vehicle shape.  Add the X- and Y-axis distances (m) based on the antenna offset. You can also set 1 Line reference point to your vehicle in this survey window.  Click on the Add line ref. point button to add a line reference point to the Subject Vehicle.  Measure from the primary GNSS antenna to the location you wish to use as the Line reference point.  Add the X- and Y-axis distances (m) based on the antenna offset. Click OK when you have added all your vehicle and line reference points. Your target vehicle shape has now been configured.

Multiple Targets If you want to use multiple targets, you need to repeat the target vehicle configuration above for each vehicle (Target Vehicle Hardware and Target Vehicle Shape)

Surveying Reference Heading

Make sure you have RTK fix.  Click on the Survey button. Move the vehicle to the first nominated point along a straight line that runs perfectly parallel to the test track. Set the first point by clicking on the  Set Point A button. Move the vehicle to a distance at least 100 m along the straight line. Make sure that the vehicle is re-aligned to the line. Click on the Set Point B button. Click OK. Note: The reference heading will be generated from the bearing of Point A to Point B.

You can find more information about the ADAS Parameter Definitions here.

Other ADAS Objects

You may need to use one or more other ADAS objects for reference in your test, such as static targets, road lines and sign posts. If you do need one or more of these, click on the blue heading for the object you want to add to see the steps.  

►Static Targets

 

Click Add Static Target. Adding a Static Target at the current position: Click Add Static Target at current position. Reverse the vehicle > 20 m (or move the antenna backwards from the target). Click set target direction. You can add up to 3 static targets. Note: You can only have 5 targets in total, including both remote and static targets.  Click Clear to delete added static targets. Click Save to save the added targets in a .VBC file. Click OK to finish.

► Lines

Lines are used to mark the edges of a road, lane or circuit during the testing. If the line you are surveying loops back on itself, for example, the centre line of a circular test track, you should add it as a Circuit Line.  You can have a maximum of 3 lines at any time.  Note: You will still be using the subject's VBOX unit to configure the lines.  Use the subject's VBOX unit. Open the ADAS menu in VBOX Setup.  Click Add Road Line to configure a new Road line or Add Circuit Line to add a new circuit line. You now have two options, Load from File and Survey line.

Load From File Click on the Load from file button.  Navigate to the file you wish to use. Click Load. The file will be loaded into VBOX Setup and you can see the configured road lines.
Survey Road Line Click Survey Road Line. There are 2 ways to survey a Road Line: To perform a survey and add single points.  Survey a Road Line Click Start Survey. Walk along the line you wish to use as a road line with the survey trolley. When you are happy with the surveyed line, click Save and continue. Click on the OK button to save the line and the Cancel button to exit the survey and go back to the ADAS menu.  Add Single Point You can add single points to create a road line.  Move the survey antenna to the first point of your line and click on the Add single point button.  Move your survey antenna to the next point on your line and click on the Add single point button.  Repeat this step until you have completed your Road Line. When you are happy with the surveyed line, click Save and continue. Click on the OK button to save the line and the Cancel button to exit the survey and go back to the ADAS menu.  Note: If you need to make changes to the added points, you can delete the last added point or clear all added points and start again.
Survey Circuit Line Click Survey Circuit Line. There are 2 ways to survey a Circuit Line: performing a survey or adding single points.  Survey a Road Line Click on the Start Survey button. Walk along the line you wish to use as a circuit line with the survey trolley. When you are happy with the surveyed line, click Complete Survey. Click on the OK button to save the line and the Cancel button to exit the survey and go back to the ADAS menu.  Add Single Point You can add single points to create a circuit line.  Move the survey antenna to the first point of your line and click on the Add single point button.  Move your survey antenna to the next point on your line and click on the Add single point button again. Repeat this step until you have completed your circuit line. When you are happy with the surveyed line, click Complete Survey.
Before you save the line, you can relocate the Entry Point (the red dot marks the entry point) on the track by clicking on the new location on the surveyed line. If you do not move the entry point, Setup will place it at the location of the first point of the line.   Click OK to save the line and Cancel to go back to the ADAS menu without saving the line. Note: If you need to make changes in the added points, you can delete the last added point or clear all added points and start again.

 

►Sign Posts

By expanding the sign post section, you can enter data, such as: Sensor detection range  Sensor detection angle  Antenna to sensor offset You can add up to 99 sign posts. Note: You will still be using the subject's VBOX unit and its connected modules and laptop for this step.  Click Add Sign Posts. Add Sign Post at current position Move the survey antenna to the location of your sign post.  Click on the Add Sign post at current position button. Repeat the process for each required sign post. When you have added the sign posts you need, click OK to continue. To close the window without adding sign posts, click Cancel.  If you want to delete the added sign posts and start again, click Clear.