An interactive tool for CCAM safety validation

The EC project SUNRISE has just launched its interactive web-based Safety Assurance Framework handbook which is a co-creation platform allowing users to assess the safety of their systems easily and intuitively.

SUNRISE aims to design a Safety Assurance Framework (SAF) for CCAM systems. The framework adopts a scenario-based approach, where tests (virtual testing, track testing and real-life testing) are based on scenarios for assessing the safety of the systems. Additionally, it provides procedures to monitor that the CCAM’s safety is maintained during the system’s lifecycle. These will allow the production of verification, validation and rating procedures based on realistic and relevant test cases.

The SAF handbook allows users to create scenarios directly from the platform using data-based and knowledge-based approaches. Some scenarios focus more on real-world data collection and sampling techniques, while others incorporate both data-driven and theoretical approaches to ensure comprehensive coverage. Advanced data sources, such as drone databases, are also employed to enhance scenario generation, particularly for environments that are difficult to simulate using traditional data collection methods. Importantly, among the wide array of features offered, the handbook also allows users to format, store, test and monitor their scenarios. By allowing the creation of a diverse and rich pool of scenarios, the SAF handbook covers a wide range of possible situations that automated systems may encounter in real-world conditions.

This first version of the handbook is open for feedback. The final version will be released in the summer of 2025. The platform will be used by the SYNERGIES project, which objective is to fully enable the development, training, virtual testing and scalable scenario-based validation of CCAM systems, partially by empowering the Safety Assurance Framework developed in SUNRISE.

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