PAI-SF / 10 / PAI-SF-TST-003

Simulation-to-Reality Gap Quantification

Objective

Quantify, rather than assume, how well simulated validation predicts real-world behavior.

Systematic comparison of simulated vs. real test outcomes for a sample of scenarios, tracked over time.

All systems relying on simulation as part of their validation approach.

Sim-to-real correlation reports. [T3]

Evidence the comparison is repeated periodically, not a one-time validation exercise at initial deployment.

PAI-SF-TST-001 (the HITL results being compared against simulation).

Not applicable to systems validated entirely through physical testing with no simulation component.

Expected at High-Assurance level.

Measures the validity of the testing method itself, distinct from TST-001/002 which test the system.