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Cooperation needs on
Field Operational Tests:
FOT Methodology
Webinar 1, 03 Feb 2011,
14:00 – 15:00 CET
Amon Rambaldini, CRF, amon.rambaldini@crf.it
03 February 2011

2. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
.. why the promotion of one
FOT methodology?
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• Allow for comparability and transferability of FOT
results.
• FESTA project (funded by the EC) developed a
handbook with general guidance on
organisational issues, methodology, data
acquisition and storage and evaluation.
• During a series of 8 seminars, FOT methodology
has been explained and discussed.
– Extensive feedback has been received which will serve as a
basis for upcoming revision of the FOT methodology.
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3. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
How FOT needs are addressed
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4. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
FOT Methodology:
Main topics
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The purpose is to revise and extend the FESTA
Methodology. In particular:
• To revise and adapt the FESTA Methodology
for FOT to different application fields.
• To extend the methodology framework with
consolidated state of practice discussed in
coordinated working groups (WG).
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5. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
FOT methodology:
Revision
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• Gather feedback from experts
involved in FOTs
• Reorganize and apply the
feedbacks collected during 8
seminars where the methodology
was discussed
• Adapt the methodology to different
First phase: revision of the application fields:
FESTA methodology – ADAS
considering the needs of
– Cooperative Systems
different fields of application
– Nomadic Devices
– Naturalistic Driving Studies
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6. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
FOT methodology:
Specific WGs
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WG Convenors:
Data Analysis WG
IKA/Aachen University, Adrian Zlocki,
zlocki@ika.rwth-aachen.de
Events and incident definition WG
SAFER/Chalmers, Helena Gellerman,
helena.gellerman@chalmers.se
Legal and Ethical issues WG
BASt, Roland Schindhelm,
Second phase: Tackle the
schindhelm@bast.de
most difficult issues of the
FOT methodology within Impact assessment and scaling-up WG
TNO, Eline Jonkers,
WGs.
eline.jonkers@tno.nl
Data sharing WG
Call for participation is Volvo Cars, John-Fredrik Grönval,
open! jgronval@volvocars.com
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7. FOT-Net: addressing the cooperation needs
Next outputs
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• Update on the Revision of FESTA at
FOT-Net 5th Stakeholders Workshop,
24 March Brussels
• Final FESTA methodology revision
presentation is planned for
08 September Gothenburg
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