Automating the Execution of Safety Guided Test Scenarios in Automated Vehicles Based on STPA

Ensuring a high-level of safety in autonomous driving vehicle requires an infinitely number of scenarios to be tested. With a specific STPA control structure for a SAE level 3 Autonomous driving feature, the elements in the control flows are analyzed, and the associated safety guided test platform is discussed and linked to those elements to derive appropriate test platform elements for the safety guided test scenarios for Virtual Test Platform(VTP), Real-World Test Platform(RWTP), and the combination of both. A process is investigated and developed to automate the execution of the test scenarios given by using the STPA process for a significant reduction of the total time of execution of all the tests.