Towards Scenario-based Safety Validation for Autonomous Trains with Deep Generative Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10635v1
• Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:55:14 GMT
• Title: Towards Scenario-based Safety Validation for Autonomous Trains with Deep Generative Models
• Authors: Thomas Decker, Ananta R. Bhattarai, and Michael Lebacher
• Abstract summary: We report our practical experiences regarding the utility of data simulation with deep generative models for scenario-based validation. We demonstrate the capabilities of semantically editing railway scenes with deep generative models to make a limited amount of test data more representative.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Modern AI techniques open up ever-increasing possibilities for autonomous vehicles, but how to appropriately verify the reliability of such systems remains unclear. A common approach is to conduct safety validation based on a predefined Operational Design Domain (ODD) describing specific conditions under which a system under test is required to operate properly. However, collecting sufficient realistic test cases to ensure comprehensive ODD coverage is challenging. In this paper, we report our practical experiences regarding the utility of data simulation with deep generative models for scenario-based ODD validation. We consider the specific use case of a camera-based rail-scene segmentation system designed to support autonomous train operation. We demonstrate the capabilities of semantically editing railway scenes with deep generative models to make a limited amount of test data more representative. We also show how our approach helps to analyze the degree to which a system complies with typical ODD requirements. Specifically, we focus on evaluating proper operation under different lighting and weather conditions as well as while transitioning between them.

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