• DocumentCode
    3442043
  • Title

    A low cost W-band multi-beam Doppler radar for automotive applications

  • Author

    Rasshofer, R.H. ; Biebl, E.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    971
  • Abstract
    For automotive millimeter wave applications, SIMMWIC technology provides a low cost alternative to conventional GaAs MMICs. In this paper, we present a 76 GHz radar system adopting the classic principle of multi-beam Doppler navigation systems for automotive applications. Exclusively low cost SIMMWIC components have been employed in the millimeter wave front-end.
  • Keywords
    Doppler radar; MIMIC; active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; automotive electronics; radar applications; radionavigation; velocity measurement; 76 GHz; SIMMWIC components; Si; Si monolithic MM wave IC; W-band multi-beam Doppler radar; active antennas; automotive applications; impulse function; low cost; millimeter wave applications; millimeter wave front-end; multi-beam Doppler navigation systems; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Costs; Doppler radar; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Navigation; Radar applications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602963
  • Filename
    602963