Virtual reality for automotive radars

Michael Ernst Gadringer; Helmut Schreiber; Andreas Gruber; Michael Vorderderfler; Dominik Amschl; Wolfgang Bösch; Steffen Metzner; Horst Pflügl; Michael Paulweber

doi:10.1007/s00502-018-0620-9

Virtual reality for automotive radars

Michael Ernst Gadringer, Helmut Schreiber, Andreas Gruber, Michael Vorderderfler, Dominik Amschl, Wolfgang Bösch, Steffen Metzner, Horst Pflügl, Michael Paulweber

Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering (4510)

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Abstract

Car manufacturers spend quite a lot on the development of driver assistance systems and subsequently on autonomous driving functionality. To ensure the safety and reliability of these functions meet industrial standards it is necessary to verify and validate their functionality. While tests on the road are still the ultimate evidence of correct operation they are associated with huge efforts and risks. Therefore, they have to be complemented by other means like simulations and tests on specialised testbeds. For the latter the car’s sensors have to be stimulated in a way that they perceive a desired – but only virtual – environment. An important type of sensor in cars is the radar due to its various advantages. This article describes the development of a stimulator generating virtual radar targets in order to enable the testing of autonomous driving functions.

Translated title of the contribution	Virtual reality for automotive radars
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-343
Number of pages	9
Journal	Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Volume	135
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-018-0620-9
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2018

Keywords

radar systems
test equipment
radar applications
radar equipment
radar signal processing
radio radio radio frequency circuit design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Fields of Expertise

Information, Communication & Computing

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Experimental

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2 Finished

Enable-S3 - European Initiative to Enable Validation for Highly Automated Safe and Secure Systems
Bloem, R. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Horn, M. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Wotawa, F. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Bösch, W. (Co-Investigator (CoI)) & Eichberger, A. (Co-Investigator (CoI))
1/05/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Research project
GAZELE - Generation of radar echoes for automotive applications based on synthetic scenarios
Amschl, D. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Schreiber, H. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Bösch, W. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Horn, M. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Gadringer, M. E. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Gruber, A. (Co-Investigator (CoI)), Freidl, P. F. (Co-Investigator (CoI)) & Paulitsch, H. (Co-Investigator (CoI))
1/02/15 → 31/01/18
Project: Research project

5 Patent

Radar target emulator, test bench and method for signal processing
Gadringer, M. E. (Inventor), Gruber, A. (Inventor), Schreiber, H. (Inventor) & Vorderderfler, M. (Inventor), 11 Apr 2019, IPC No. G01S 7/40, G06G 7/78, G01S 13/93, Patent No. WO2019068126A1, 8 Oct 2018, Priority date 6 Oct 2017, Priority No. ATA50858/2017
Research output: Patent

Open Access
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Radar Target Emulator Having a Superimposition Apparatus and Method for Superimposing Signal
Gadringer, M. E. (Inventor), Gruber, A. (Inventor) & Schreiber, H. (Inventor), 5 Jul 2018, IPC No. G01S 7/40, Patent No. WO 2018/122285 (A1), 28 Dec 2017, Priority date 5 Jul 2018, Priority No. A51189/2016
Research output: Patent

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Radarzielemulator mit einer Überblendungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zum Überblenden von Signalen
Gadringer, M. E. (Inventor), Gruber, A. (Inventor) & Schreiber, H. (Inventor), 5 Jul 2018, IPC No. G01S 007/40, Patent No. AT519539 (A1), 9 Dec 2016, Priority date 9 Dec 2016, Priority No. AT20160051189 20161229
Research output: Patent

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Virtual reality for automotive radars

Abstract

Keywords

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Projects

Enable-S3 - European Initiative to Enable Validation for Highly Automated Safe and Secure Systems

GAZELE - Generation of radar echoes for automotive applications based on synthetic scenarios

Research output

Radar target emulator, test bench and method for signal processing

Radar Target Emulator Having a Superimposition Apparatus and Method for Superimposing Signal

Radarzielemulator mit einer Überblendungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zum Überblenden von Signalen

Cite this