Experimental Validation of User Experience-focused Dynamic Onboard Service Orchestration for Software Defined Vehicles

TL;DR

This paper presents experimental validation of a dynamic onboard service orchestration algorithm for Software Defined Vehicles, focusing on balancing user experience and QoS requirements through real-time resource management.

Contribution

It introduces a practical test bench validation of a real-time resource orchestration algorithm and the AXIL metric for prioritizing non-safety-critical applications in SDVs.

Findings

Algorithm effectively balances user experience and network QoS in real-world tests

AXIL metric successfully prioritizes non-safety-critical applications dynamically

Experimental results support industrial feasibility of the proposed approach

Abstract

In response to the growing need for dynamic software features in automobiles, Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) have emerged as a promising solution. They integrate dynamic onboard service management to handle the large variety of user-requested services during vehicle operation. Allocating onboard resources efficiently in this setting is a challenging task, as it requires a balance between maximizing user experience and guaranteeing mixed-criticality Quality-of-Service (QoS) network requirements. Our previous research introduced a dynamic resource-based onboard service orchestration algorithm. This algorithm considers real-time invehicle and V2X network health, along with onboard resource constraints, to globally select degraded modes for onboard applications. It maximizes the overall user experience at all times while being embeddable onboard for on-the-fly decisionmaking. A key enabler of this approach is the introduction of the Automotive eXperience Integrity Level (AXIL), a metric expressing runtime priority for non-safety-critical applications. While initial simulation results demonstrated the algorithm's effectiveness, a comprehensive performance assessment would greatly contribute in validating its industrial feasibility. In this current work, we present experimental results obtained from a dedicated test bench. These results illustrate, validate, and assess the practicality of our proposed solution, providing a solid foundation for the continued advancement of dynamic onboard service orchestration in SDVs.