ASTERO – Active Safety Test Robot

AEB VRU Articulated Pedestrian Target
ASTERO - AEB VRU Articulated Pedestrian Target
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Pedestrian protection at a high level: if the driver brakes too weakly, Active Brake Assist helps by increasing the braking torque in line with the situation and initiating autonomous emergency braking if there is no reaction from the driver.

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ASTERO – Active Safety Test Robot
AEB VRU Articulated Pedestrian Target

Target designed for the validation of autonomous vehicle sensors and software with focus on pedestrian emergency brake systems.

  • Mimics walking, jogging and running pedestrians
  • Moves arms and legs realistically and reproducible through pneumatic muscles
  • Simple Design: fast setup, easy to use
  • Fully programmable pedestrian motions
  • Default templates for different velocities
  • Articulated head, hips, lower legs, shoulders, lower arms
  • Feet touching the ground
  • Designed with a very low amount of metal components to avoid interfering with radar systems
  • Compliant with Radar and optical reflectivity of the ACEA pedestrian target specifications
  • Ruggedized design, durable for low speed impacts
  • Compatible with all common plattforms

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Height 1.80 m
Weight 14,4 kg
Pressure requirements Input: 8-10 bar
Step frequency Fully programmable, default templates