A Stake-Out Prototype System Based on GNSS-RTK Technology for Implementing Accurate Vehicle Reliability and Performance Tests

There are many car tests regulated by European and international standards carried out on tracks to assess vehicle performance. The test preparation phase usually consists of placing road cones the track with a specific configuration defined considered standard; this is performed human operators using imprecise slow methods, mainly due large required distances. In paper, new geolocation stake-out system based GNSS RTK technology was realized tested, supported Matlab-based software application allow user quickly precisely locate on-track points which position cones. system, innovative very simple use, produced negligible average errors (i.e., 2.4–2.9 cm) distance between staked-out according reference (distance percentage error 0.29–0.47%). Furthermore, measured angular also found be low, in range 0.04–0.18°. Finally, ISO 3888-1 3888-2 configurations were reproduced proving ground Porsche Technical Center utilizing perform double lane-change maneuver prototypes.