Title :
Radar cross section for pedestrian in 76GHz band
Author :
Yamada, Naoyuki ; Tanaka, Yuichi ; Nishikawa, Kunitoshi
Author_Institution :
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Aichi, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the results of our evaluation of a pedestrian´s radio wave reflection characteristics. The reflection characteristics of radio waves from a pedestrian were measured as part of the effort to improve the pedestrian detection performance of the radar sensor. A pedestrian´s radio wave reflection intensity is low, at about 15-20dB less than that of the rear of a vehicle, and can vary by as much as 20dB. Evaluating these characteristics in detail is a prerequisite to the development of a radar sensor that is capable of detecting pedestrians reliably.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave reflection; object detection; radar cross-sections; radar detection; road safety; 76 GHz; pedestrian detection performance; pedestrian radio wave reflection; radar cross section; radar sensor; reflection characteristics; Fluctuations; Object detection; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Reflection; Road accidents; Road safety; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2005 European
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-2-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610101
