This document summarizes a webinar about revising the methodology for Field Operational Tests (FOTs) to address cooperation needs. It discusses promoting a standardized FOT methodology to improve comparability and transferring results. The FESTA methodology was developed but needs revision based on feedback. The revision will adapt the methodology to different application fields through working groups on topics like data analysis, incident definition, and legal issues. The goal is to tackle difficult methodology issues and provide updates on revisions.

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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
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.. 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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How FOT needs are addressed
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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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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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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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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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