Title :
Forward-looking automotive radar using a W-band single-chip transceiver
Author :
Wei Chang, Kwo ; Wang, Huei ; Shreve, Greg ; Harrison, James G. ; Core, M. ; Paxton, A. ; Yu, M. ; Chen, C. Harry ; Dow, G. Samuel
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst. & Technol. Div., TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A prototype W-band all-weather automotive radar based on a single-chip 0.1-μm AlGaAs-InGaAs-GaAs HEMT transceiver has been developed. This radar has the features of simple architecture and small size, with adequate performance. Owing to the maturity of HEMT MMIC technology, this radar is potentially low cost to implement in personal vehicles. The prototype radar used for autonomous intelligent cruise control in a passenger car is presented in this paper. The MMIC development, together with the radar system design, is also addressed
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; automotive electronics; field effect MIMIC; radar applications; radar equipment; transceivers; 0.1 micron; AlGaAs-InGaAs-GaAs; EHF; HEMT MMIC technology; HEMT transceiver; W-band single-chip transceiver; all-weather automotive radar; autonomous intelligent cruise control; forward-looking automotive radar; low cost implementation; passenger car; personal vehicles; prototype radar; Automotive engineering; Costs; HEMTs; Intelligent sensors; MMICs; Prototypes; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Transceivers; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
