Title :
Millimeter wave radar for the obstacle detection and warning system for helicopters
Author :
Yamamoto, K. ; Yamada, K. ; Yonemoto, N. ; Yasui, H. ; Nebiya, H. ; Migliaccio, C.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Navigation Res. Inst., Japan
Abstract :
An obstacle detection and warning system for civil helicopters is now being developed. An infrared camera and a 94 GHz millimeter wave (MMW) radar have been used as its sensor. Experimental MMW radars have been built to examine their propagation properties and obstacle detection performance. A 94 GHz Vivaldi antenna has been fabricated for a compact radar antenna. Measured results demonstrated that the experimental FMCW radar has a satisfactory range and accuracy. It was also shown that the Vivaldi antenna worked well at A 90 to 100 GHz frequency range.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; cameras; helicopters; infrared imaging; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave propagation; radar antennas; radar detection; 90 to 100 GHz; 94 GHz; FMCW radar; MM wave radar; Vivaldi antenna; civil helicopters; frequency range; infrared camera; millimeter wave radar; obstacle detection performance; obstacle warning system; propagation properties; Alarm systems; Cameras; Helicopters; Infrared sensors; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave propagation; Millimeter wave radar; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Vivaldi antennas;
Conference_Titel :
RADAR 2002
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh, UK
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-750-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2002.1174661
