As vehicles become increasingly advanced, the demand for regulatory and consumer testing keeps growing, and automotive developers require shorter time to market, so the test workload and complexity faced by test teams are growing exponentially and proving grounds have never been busier. Ground Traffic Control (GTC™) is a centralized software platform developed specifically to monitor traffic at various closed test facilities, covering robot-controlled vehicles, human-driven vehicles, and Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) target platforms. The platform provides a comprehensive overview of all testing activities, allowing teams not only to monitor their own operations but also those of other teams in a shared facility; it simplifies complex test processes, provides functions that reduce the risk of accidental collisions, and can be expanded and upgraded to meet future testing requirements.

GTC is a central management system for monitoring and controlling proving ground traffic, built on the AB Dynamics Track Applications Suite (a comprehensive closed-facility testing software ecosystem). Whether through a mobile or fixed base station, GTC can track and visualize all networked vehicles and test objects in real time, monitoring up to 20 concurrent connected systems (the Core version supports 6 and the Pro version supports 20). When a user detects a potential hazard, a single button press can remotely stop an individual test object or all managed test traffic; the system can also automatically identify and integrate all AB Dynamics systems on the network, simplifying setup, and supports customized screen layouts and multi-screen configurations that dedicate different displays to different aspects of testing.

GTC Remote™ is a highly portable handheld device that integrates the components of a typical static base station setup including vehicle control input devices, radio, and safety controller into a portable unit, and can be used to simplify the operation of any AB Dynamics mobile ADAS platform (including LaunchPad™ Spin). For pedestrian and cyclist ADAS testing that requires only a single test platform, GTC Remote eliminates the need for multiple hardware components, simplifies the software workflow, enables faster setup, and leaves more time for on-site testing.

Product Features

·High-level monitoring: real-time tracking and visualization of all networked vehicles and test objects via mobile or fixed base stations, improving operator perception.

·Supports up to 20 concurrent connected systems (6 for the Core version, 20 for the Pro version), and up to 1 (Core) / 12 (Pro) concurrent base station users.

·Remote test emergency stop: a single button remotely stops an individual test object or all managed test traffic, reducing the risk of accidental collisions.

·Automatic system detection: automatically identifies and integrates all AB Dynamics systems on the network, simplifying setup and accelerating testing.

·Customizable interface: supports customized screen layouts and multi-screen configurations, improving monitoring capability and situational awareness, with Bing Maps enhanced display support.

·Broad compatibility: compatible with human-driven vehicles, vehicles fitted with driving robots or drive-by-wire systems, and the full range of ADAS target platform products (driving robots, Flex-0™, LaunchPad™, GST™, etc.).

·GTC Remote handheld control: 7-inch damage- and scratch-resistant touchscreen, quad-core Cortex-A72 processor, rechargeable lithium battery (14.4V, 6.8Ah, 98Wh) for 6 hours of continuous testing, rugged, shock-resistant, and moisture-resistant (IPX4), approved and certified to CE, FCC, and UKCA standards.

Main Products / Sub-products

GTC™ Core

The base version of GTC: supports up to 6 concurrent connected systems and 1 concurrent base station user, and provides basic functions including intuitive start, stop, emergency stop, trigger, and rejoin controls, Bing Maps enhanced display, configurable data panels, automatic detection of all systems on the network, and high-level monitoring.

GTC™ Pro

The expanded version of GTC: supports up to 20 concurrent connected systems and 12 concurrent base station users, covers all functions of the Core version, and is suitable for centralized monitoring and management of complex test traffic at large proving grounds shared by multiple teams.

GTC Remote™

A highly portable handheld remote control device, dimensions 37.2 × 10.4 × 21.7 cm (excluding antenna), weight 3.1 kg; its rugged, shock-resistant housing integrates a touchscreen, an ergonomic thumb controller, radio, and safety controller. The radio module is compatible with TrackFi PowerMesh, TrackFi, and TrackLink (others available on request); typical line-of-sight distance 150 m; operating temperature 0~50°C; rechargeable to 80% in two hours; compatible with AB Dynamics GST™ and LaunchPad™ platforms. The product's general safety functions include an emergency stop function and safety prompt messages.

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