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5.6 ADAS Menu

This page covers the ADAS menu in VBOX Setup connected to a VBOX 3i Single Antenna (v5) with firmware version 3.0.

 

 

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When you first open the ADAS menu, you will see the Mode dropdown menu where you can set the mode for your connected VBOX unit, to Subject or Target.

Notes:

  • If you have already calibrated the IMU Kalman Filter, enabling or disabling the ADAS mode will reset the Kalman filter and you will have to repeat the initialisation and calibration.
  • Navigating away from the ADAS menu with unsaved changes will trigger the "write to unit" process.

Subject Mode

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Subject Vehicle

If you have set your mode to Subject, you can click Edit to configure your subject vehicle.

First, you must set the origin and forward direction.  Move the survey antenna to the location of the primary antenna (antenna A) and click on the Set origin button.

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Then you move the survey antenna to the front of the vehicle in a straight line from the primary antenna (antenna A) and click on the Set forward direction button. 
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Next, you get to decide how you want to configure the vehicle points that form the subject vehicle shape.

You can: 

  • Load from file
    Load an already set vehicle shape from a saved file.
  • Survey from live position
    Use a survey pole to set the required vehicle points.
  • Edit points
    Edit already set vehicle points.
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You can also add up to 3 line reference points in this window. You need to configure at least one line reference point if you configure a line. You can read more about how to configure the vehicle points and line reference points in the ADAS installation and configuration guide.

Load from file

When you have clicked on the Load from file button, you must navigate to the file you wish to use and click on the Load button. 

When the file has been loaded, you will see a preview of the configured vehicle points and line reference points.

  • You can use the zoom bar under the preview window to zoom in on points that are close together.
  • You can also pan in the preview window to move between points after zooming in.
  • You can modify the configured points manually if necessary.

Use the Clear button if you want to remove all set points.

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Survey from live position

You can configure up to 24 vehicle points where you need them. Click OK when you are finished. 

You can also add a line reference point in this window. 

The preview window will show you your points as you add them. 

  • Vehicle points are blue and numbered.
  • Line reference points are yellow and lettered.

This is a great way to quickly confirm that your vehicle shape is looking as expected and that your line reference points are where you want them.

  • You can use the zoom bar under the preview window to zoom in on points that are close together. You can also pan in the preview window to move between points after zooming in.
  • You can edit added points by changing the values in the X and Y boxes for each point.
  • You can delete a point by clicking on the bin icon to the right of the point.

Click OK when you have finished surveying your vehicle points (up to 24). 

The software will check the vehicle points to see if they are in order. If the points are not in order, the software will display a new window, giving you the choice to continue using the original points or to use a set of reordered points.   

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Edit Points

If you choose to edit points, the survey window will open with the already set points. 

  • You can edit any set point by changing the values in the X and Y boxes for each set point.
  • You can delete a point by clicking on the bin icon to the right of the point.
IMPORTANT
You must add at least one ADAS object when configuring in Subject Mode. If you do not add an ADAS object, the Subject mode will be set to Disabled when you click Write to unit.
Targets
An overview of the configured targets with the option to delete or edit specific targets. 
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Remote VBOX Targets

Click Add Remote VBOX Target to open the Target vehicle shape window and configure the remote targets needed. You can set a maximum of 3 remote targets. 

Note: You can have max 5 targets in total including remote and static targets.
 

First, you must set the origin and forward direction. Move the survey antenna to the location of the primary antenna (antenna A) and click on the Set origin button.

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Then you move the survey antenna to the front of the vehicle in a straight line from the primary antenna (antenna A) and click on the Set forward direction button. 
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Next, you get to decide how you want to configure the target vehicle shape. You can: 

  • Load from file
    Load an already set vehicle shape from a saved file

  • Survey from live position
    Use a survey pole to set the required vehicle points 

  • Edit points
    Edit already set vehicle points 

Survey - Remote VBOX Target Shape.png

You need to configure at least one line reference point if you configure a line. You can read more about how to configure the vehicle points and line reference points in the ADAS installation and configuration guide.

Load from file

When you have clicked on the Load from file button, you must navigate to the file you wish to use and click on the Load button. 

When the file has been loaded, you will see a preview of the configured vehicle points and line reference points.

  • You can use the zoom bar under the preview window to zoom in on points that are close together.
  • You can also pan in the preview window to move between points after zooming in.
  • You can modify the configured points manually if necessary.

Use the Clear button if you want to remove all set points.

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Survey from live position

You can configure up to 24 vehicle points where you need them. Click OK when you are finished. 

You can also add a line reference point in this window. 

The preview window will show you your points as you add them. 

  • Vehicle points are blue and numbered.
  • Line reference points are yellow and lettered.

This is a great way to quickly confirm that your vehicle shape is looking as expected and that your line reference points are where you want them.

  • You can use the zoom bar under the preview window to zoom in on points that are close together. You can also pan in the preview window to move between points after zooming in.
  • You can edit added points by changing the values in the X and Y boxes for each point.
  • You can delete a point by clicking on the bin icon to the right of the point.

Click OK when you have finished surveying your vehicle points (up to 24). 

The software will check the vehicle points to see if they are in order. If the points are not in order, the software will display a new window, giving you the choice to continue using the original points or to use a set of reordered points.   

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  • Click OK when you are finished. 

    The software will check the vehicle points to see if they are in order. If the points are not in order, the software will display a new window, giving you the choice to continue using the original points or to use a set of reordered points.   
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Edit Points

If you choose to edit points, the survey window will open with the already set points. 

  • You can edit any set point by changing the values in the X and Y boxes for each set point.
  • You can delete a point by clicking on the bin icon to the right of the point.
Static Targets

Click Add Static Target to set up the static targets you may need. You can set a maximum of 3 static targets. 

Click on the bin icon to the right of any target to delete that target. 

Note: You can only have max 5 targets, including remote and static targets.

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You can either Load a static target from an already saved file or you can Add a static target by surveying it with the survey pole and antenna. 
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Set the target direction.

Reverse the vehicle > 20 m (if the antenna is on the vehicle) or move the antenna >20 m in the opposite direction from the target.

Click set target direction.

You will see the target and the set direction shown in the preview window.

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Target Options
When you have configured one or more targets, you will see the Target Options displayed. 
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Reference Heading
Click Survey to open the survey window and configure the Heading reference or Clear to delete an already configured heading reference.  

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Survey

You can either Load a heading reference or survey each position. 

If you want to survey the positions, move the vehicle to the first nominated point along a straight line that runs perfectly parallel to the test track (a good method for this is to get the outside front and rear tyres perfectly aligned on a marked straight line). The vehicle should point in the direction you wish to set for the heading.

Click the Set Point A button.

Next, you have to move the vehicle to a distance at least 100 m along the straight line, ensuring that the car is re-aligned.

Click on the Set Point B button.

Note: The reference heading will be generated from the bearing of Point A to Point B.

Click OK to finish the configuration.

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Calculate ADAS data in VBOX Target

When you check this box, the Subject VBOX will transmit its position to the Target VBOX, allowing vehicle separation data to be calculated directly at the Target.

Notes:

  • This feature can only be used when you are testing with 1 or 3 remote targets.
  • This feature will automatically be enabled when you have 3 remote targets. 
 Mirror Subject logging status in Target 

Select this option to make the target VBOX unit mirror the logging status of the Subject unit. 

Note: This feature can only be used when you are testing with 1 or 3 remote targets.

 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.

You can find more information about how to survey lines in the ADAS installation and configuration guide.

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 Road Lines

Click the Add Road line button to add a new road line.

You can either Load from File or Survey Road Line.

Surveying a Road Line:

Click on the Start Survey button to have VBOX Setup record the trajectory of the surveying antenna and plot it as a road line on the map. 

Click Add Single Point to add a point at the current location of the surveying antenna. 

Click on the Save and Continue button.

This will open a preview window where you can see the surveyed line.  Click OK to save the line and Cancel to go back to the ADAS menu without saving the line.   

 

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 Circuit Lines

Click the Add Circuit Line to add a new circuit line. 

You can either Load from File or Survey Circuit Line.

Surveying a Circuit Line:

Click on the Start Survey button to have VBOX Setup record the trajectory of the surveying antenna and plot it as a circuit line on the map. 

Click on the Add Single Point button to add a point at the current location of the surveying antenna. 

Click on the Complete Survey button when you are finished. 

This will open a preview window where you can see the surveyed line.  

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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.    

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Notes:

  • Lines are always saved after a survey so that they can be used again via the Load from file option. 
  • 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.
 Sign Posts
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Click the Add Sign Posts button to add a new sign post. You can add a maximum of 99 sign posts. 

You can find more information about adding sign posts in the ADAS installation and configuration guide.

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Detection range and angle 

This setting lets you configure the detection range and detection angle of the sensor being used in the test. The diagram below this setting will preview the set detection range. 

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Antenna to sensor offset 

This is where you specify the location of the sensor being used relative to the antenna location.

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 Advanced 

Heading smoothing settings are only applied when the VBOX unit is not using IMU integration and does not have dual antenna lock.

Heading calculated over 

Increases the distance over which the heading is calculated to improve accuracy at low speed.  

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Heading clamps under

At speeds below the set threshold value, the heading will be clamped to the last heading value above the specified value. 

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 Configure Target via radio

A Target VBOX must be configured with the latest ADAS configuration to be able to calculate road line data and accurate vehicle separation data using vehicle points.

You can transmit the ADAS configuration to any Target VBOX with an active radio link (LKTime-tg)

Note: Adding lines to a configuration will add significant time to the radio transmission. 

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Configure Target by file 

Note: This setting is only available in Subject Mode.

Click this button to save the current ADAS configuration into an RCF file to be loaded into the Targets.

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Visualiser 

As you configure static ADAS objects, VBOX Setup will plot them on a map. 

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 Diagram 

 When you have finished configuring a vehicle shape, you can see the shape of the vehicle displayed in the Diagram tab. The Subject vehicle is orange and target vehicles are green. You can see the rough shape and size as the configured vehicles are displayed next to each other. 

You can find the diagram tab in the bottom right-hand corner of the ADAS menu. 

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 Live data

The Live data tab will show you the live data for the configured vehicles.

You can find the live data tab in the bottom right-hand corner of the ADAS menu. 

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Target Mode 

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 Target

After setting the mode to Target, you must:

  • Set the total number of targets in your system.
  • Set which target number you have assigned to the connected VBOX unit.
 Configuration
 

This area gives you an overview of the configuration applied to this target. 

Load Configuration

You can load an RCF file that has been configured and saved in Subject mode. 

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