Cooperative systems and the concept of the local dynamic map
Kees Wevers, Stéphane Dreher · PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS), HELD BEIJING, OCTOBER 2007 · 2007
Enabled by advances in communication technology, cooperative systems are seen as the next logical step beyond autonomous driving assistance systems, for safety and comfort applications for road traffic. A new map concept, named local dynamic map, reflecting all relevant static and dynamic information in the perception vicinity of a stationary object (road side unit) or moving object (vehicles and other road users), is seen as the core element of cooperative systems. It is a highly dynamic data store that permits information retrieval for situation analysis, especially on potential interaction of objects. The local dynamic map is conceived as a four layer structure with increasing dynamics, and specified as a logical object model, which may serve a the basis for specifying the application programming interface, and for its actual implementation. For the covering abstract see ITRD E140665.