ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS IN THE APPLICATION OF RADAR SENSORS TO AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION PREVENTION. PHASE III, VOLUME I
The report describes the results of the third phase of an investigation of the practicality and technical feasibility of applying radar as a sensor for automatic braking systems. Hardware evaluation of a baseband system as a brake sensor is discussed, and target signatures generated by the system are presented. Analyses of the performance of different types of systems in the presence of rain are given; performance of a realistic system in minimum-radius horizontal curves is analyzed; estimates of the probability of intersystem blinding generated by multiple vehicles are given.
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Supplemental Notes:
- See also PB-240 950.
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Corporate Authors:
Institute for Telecommunication Science
Office of Telecommunications, 325 Broadway
Boulder, CO United States 80302National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Chandler, R A
- Jacobson, L A
- Publication Date: 1976-9
Media Info
- Pagination: 33 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Atmospheric phenomena; Automatic control; Brakes; Braking; Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Detectors; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Radar; Rain; Rainfall; Reflectivity; Safety; Sensors; Traffic crashes; Visibility
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
- Old TRIS Terms: Atmospheric attenuation; Signatures
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00143988
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-014 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01096
- Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 15 1977 12:00AM