Development of Sensors Testbed for Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology has the potential to provide enormous value to society. Thus, there is an urgent need to build comprehensive testing technology to prove efficacy under all environmental conditions of interest. In this paper, we will present the first step towards developing a comprehensive testbed for autonomous vehicles (AV) sensors testing and verification with a focus on the radar systems in the presence of rain. We will demonstrate the response of the radar systems onboard AVs based on multiple simulated scenarios. The simulated framework involves radars, target objects, and a stationary vehicle at specific environmental conditions using Matlab.