Title :
Automotive applications of microwave radar
Author_Institution :
Lucas Adv. Eng. Centre, Solihull, UK
Abstract :
Investigates applications of microwave radar in the automotive environment. Many of these applications are considered by reviewing work at Lucas that has been conducted over the last 25 years. Applications investigated are obstacle detection and avoidance, longitudinal vehicle control, improved vehicle dynamics and instrumentation. In each case, the technologies are described and results presented that show the advantages and disadvantages of the microwave techniques
Keywords :
automotive electronics; radar applications; Lucas; automotive applications; longitudinal vehicle control; microwave radar; microwave techniques; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; vehicle dynamics; vehicle instrumentation;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Applications of Radar and Sonar, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
