Modeling and Analysis of the Aft Collision Assist Advanced Driver Assistance System

The Aft Collision Assist (ACA) is an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) that is integrated into the native systems of the host vehicle. The function of the ACA is to monitor rearward traffic and reengage the distracted driver of an approaching vehicle which it determines has a high potential of rear-ending the host vehicle. This work presents the ACA’s digital twin via Simulink and response utilizing real world data for validation. The simulated results of the digital twin system provide a positive proof of concept for future physical prototyping.