Characterization and Evaluation of a Prototype Forward-Looking Automotive Radar (FLAR): Final Report

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• Creators:
  Gilbert, R. K. ; Zoratti, P. K. ; Becker, R. ; Brumbaugh, G. ; Chaplin, T. ; Harrison, M. ; Hawks, M. ; Gondoly, K.
• Corporate Creators:
  Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Crash Avoidance Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Radar
  • Collision avoidance systems
  • Prototype tests
  • Field tests
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Data and Information Technology
  • Highways
  • Safety and Human Factors
  • Vehicles and Equipment
  • Traffic Control
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  654100-9-F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Michigan
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
• Abstract:
  This is the final report for a three-year Discretionary Cooperative Agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA Grant DTNH22-94-Y-17016), “Characterization and Evaluation of a Forward-Looking automotive Radar Sensor.” The Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) and TRW were the industrial partners in this Cooperative Agreement. The goal of this research program was to increase the knowledge and understanding of radar sensing in the roadway environment by conducting structured testing of TRW’s prototype automotive radar sensor, or FLAR, in real-world freeway settings. To achieve this goal, the following program objectives were established: (1) to fully characterize TRW’s FLAR in a controlled laboratory setting; (2) to measure radar cross-sections of representative automobiles and roadway objects; (3) to measure the performance of the FLAR in a variety of freeway settings; (4) to provide data to TRW for refining its prototype sensor design; (5) to begin developing methodologies to test, evaluate, and certify sensors for collision avoidance system.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH22-94-Y-17016
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2665/dot_2665_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.81 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:495a412f1db2a90e1890bcbd7141284ac22d658ac7634548c3d896ef905b6a26