Test systems for automotive radar

Author

Abou-Jaoude, Ramzi ; Grace, Martin

Author_Institution

Div. of Microwave Meas., Anritsu Co., Morgan Hill, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

492

Abstract

We discuss the test requirement and solutions for 76 GHz automotive radar modules. We give an overview of automotive radar systems currently in development and discuss in detail the application of these radars in adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems. We then present Anritsu´s radar test system (RTS) which addresses the test and measurement requirements of 76 GHz automotive radars in R&D and production environments. The RTS is used for module and system characterization as well as on-vehicle verification. The RTS provides a moving target simulator (with variable distance, Doppler, and radar cross-section) for testing and calibrating the radar sensors, and it also provides mm-wave signal analysis for power and spectral characterization of the radar

Keywords

adaptive control; calibration; radar cross-sections; road vehicle radar; test facilities; velocity control; 76 GHz; Anritsu radar test system; Doppler; EHF; R&D; RCS; adaptive cruise control systems; automotive radar; automotive radar modules; automotive radar systems; calibration; measurement requirements; mm-wave signal analysis; moving target simulator; on-vehicle verification; power characterization; production environment; radar cross-section; radar sensors; spectral characterization; test requirement; test solutions; variable distance; Adaptive control; Automotive engineering; Control systems; Doppler radar; Production systems; Programmable control; Radar applications; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference Proceedings, 2000. VTC 2000-Spring Tokyo. 2000 IEEE 51st

Conference_Location

Tokyo

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5718-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2000.851506

Filename

851506