ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS IN THE APPLICATION OF RADAR SENSORS TO AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION PREVENTION. PHASE III. VOLUME II

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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-240 733, PB-240 950, and PB-258 004.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Telecommunication Science

  Office of Telecommunications, 325 Broadway
  Boulder, CO  United States  80302

  National 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: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Atmospheric phenomena; Automatic control; Automobiles; Brakes; Braking; Crashes; Detectors; Prevention; Radar; Rain; Rainfall; Reflectivity; Safety; Sensors; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; 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: 00144000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-015 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01096
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 15 1977 12:00AM