VORAD collision warning radar

Author

Woll, Jerry D.

Author_Institution

VORAD Safety Syst. Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

8-11 May 1995

Firstpage

369

Lastpage

372

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of radar technology for collision warning and other vehicular applications. Radar design difficulties and trade-offs regarding operating frequencies, frequency bandwidth requirements, transmitted power and the use of existing low cost production components are presented. The first commercial production radar system to be marketed, the VORAD system, is discussed and the theory of operation of this radar system is described. A discussion of existing FCC regulations as related to intentional radar radiators and future FCC considerations is provided as well as some insight into international regulatory considerations

Keywords

automotive electronics; frequency allocation; legislation; path planning; radar applications; FCC regulations; VORAD system; collision warning; collision warning radar; commercial production radar system; frequency bandwidth requirements; intentional radar radiators; international regulatory considerations; low cost production components; operating frequencies; radar design; radar technology; transmitted power; vehicular applications; Bandwidth; Costs; FCC; Frequency; Laser radar; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radar signal processing; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1995., Record of the IEEE 1995 International

Conference_Location

Alexandria, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2121-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.1995.522574

Filename

522574