Bayesian Optimization applied for accelerated Virtual Validation of the Autonomous Driving Function

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Main Authors: Awasthi, Satyesh Shanker, Imran, Mohammed Irshadh Ismaaeel Sathyamangalam, Arrigoni, Stefano, Braghin, Francesco
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Published: 2025
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author Awasthi, Satyesh Shanker
Imran, Mohammed Irshadh Ismaaeel Sathyamangalam
Arrigoni, Stefano
Braghin, Francesco
author_facet Awasthi, Satyesh Shanker
Imran, Mohammed Irshadh Ismaaeel Sathyamangalam
Arrigoni, Stefano
Braghin, Francesco
contents Rigorous Verification and Validation (V&V) of Autonomous Driving Functions (ADFs) is paramount for ensuring the safety and public acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). Current validation relies heavily on simulation to achieve sufficient test coverage within the Operational Design Domain (ODD) of a vehicle, but exhaustively exploring the vast parameter space of possible scenarios is computationally expensive and time-consuming. This work introduces a framework based on Bayesian Optimization (BO) to accelerate the discovery of critical scenarios. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the framework on an Model Predictive Controller (MPC)-based motion planner, showing that it identifies hazardous situations, such as off-road events, using orders of magnitude fewer simulations than brute-force Design of Experiments (DoE) methods. Furthermore, this study investigates the scalability of the framework in higher-dimensional parameter spaces and its ability to identify multiple, distinct critical regions within the ODD of the motion planner used as the case study .
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spellingShingle Bayesian Optimization applied for accelerated Virtual Validation of the Autonomous Driving Function
Awasthi, Satyesh Shanker
Imran, Mohammed Irshadh Ismaaeel Sathyamangalam
Arrigoni, Stefano
Braghin, Francesco
Robotics
Systems and Control
Rigorous Verification and Validation (V&V) of Autonomous Driving Functions (ADFs) is paramount for ensuring the safety and public acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). Current validation relies heavily on simulation to achieve sufficient test coverage within the Operational Design Domain (ODD) of a vehicle, but exhaustively exploring the vast parameter space of possible scenarios is computationally expensive and time-consuming. This work introduces a framework based on Bayesian Optimization (BO) to accelerate the discovery of critical scenarios. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the framework on an Model Predictive Controller (MPC)-based motion planner, showing that it identifies hazardous situations, such as off-road events, using orders of magnitude fewer simulations than brute-force Design of Experiments (DoE) methods. Furthermore, this study investigates the scalability of the framework in higher-dimensional parameter spaces and its ability to identify multiple, distinct critical regions within the ODD of the motion planner used as the case study .
title Bayesian Optimization applied for accelerated Virtual Validation of the Autonomous Driving Function
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22769