(a) Field
The present disclosure relates to a driving test system for a moving object that detects motion characteristics of the moving object traveling along a preset route and determines how the moving object, such as a vehicle, is functioning and driving.
(b) Description of the Related Art
In general, an autonomous test vehicle is a vehicle that is forced to drive continuously to evaluate the vehicle's driving performance so that intended test results can be obtained. This vehicle is used to perform a forced driving operation on a test road such as a Belgian road with a rough surface.
Thus, the autonomous test vehicle does not require a human driver to manually test-drive the vehicle. This saves the operator the trouble and risk of test driving, allows for severe driving tests, and improves the reliability of test results. Therefore, research, development, and studies on techniques and methods for automatically controlling testing and driving are ongoing.
Conventionally, the above autonomous test vehicle self-controls its driving by enabling a vision sensor unit installed at the front of the test vehicle to recognize road lanes and detect an approaching object.
That is, the driving of the autonomous test vehicle is controlled in response to a control tower's radio control signals, which are input through an antenna and radio transmitter/receiver installed on the vehicle, and a driving control unit automatically controls the driving of the vehicle through a pedal controller in response to an approaching object and lane recognition signals, which are input from an object detector and vision sensor unit using various sensors.
However, the operator's personal subjective view may influence a vehicle driving test, the accuracy of vehicle driving may be reduced, and the cost of labor may be increased.
The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.