Comparison of real and simulated automotive radar targets measured with a reference radar
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Jayapal Gowdu, Sreehari Buddappagari; Asghar, M.E.; Nagel, J.; Rozmann, M.; Stephan, R.; Hein, Matthias A.
- Source
- 2018 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2018 International Conference on. :468-471 Sep, 2018
- Subject
- Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Radar cross-sections
Antenna measurements
Subspace constraints
Radar antennas
Automotive engineering
Automotive FMCW radar
target simulator
mmwave measurements
OTA testing
emulation accuracy
- Language
Realistic simulation of automotive radar target objects is necessary for reliable testing of a radar in a controlled environment. A radar target simulator uses antennas to reproduce the target signatures over the air to the radar under test. Before we apply the radar target simulator for this purpose, it is required to test it for its accuracy of simulation. We use a programmable reference radar module with a known performance and compare the measurements of real targets with the simulated ones. Results show a high fidelity in simulation of the range spectrum for point targets. Further, we compare the accuracy of simulated peak range values with the desired ones for different static target distances corresponding to the applications of a typical commercial automotive radar. Results indicate a reliable reproduction of desired range values.