AN ULTRASHORT PULSE RADAR SENSOR FOR VEHICULAR PRECOLLISION OBSTACLE DETECTION

An ultrashort pulse radar sensor was designed, developed, and fabricated for an automotive hazard evaluation program. Tests verified that this unique system, which had a pulse duration of approximately 1 ns, did meet its design goals. Reflectivity characteristics of several road surfaces and RF scattering cross sections of selected highway objects were measured. Experiments verified the capability of the system to identify one object from another, even for a multiple object environment. An analytical model was developed that describes the Fresnel region scattering characteristics of simple objects.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • IEEE, Vehicular Technology Conference, 25th, January 21-22, 1975, Toronto, Canada.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• Authors:
  • Nogy, L L
  • Lyon, JAM
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 41-45
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Volume: T24
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazards; Heart rate; Navigational obstructions; Pavement surface course; Prevention; Radar; Reflectivity; Safety; Scattering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hazard perception
• Old TRIS Terms: Pulse rate
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133560
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM