Vehicle Obstacle Detection

The Navtech Radar sensor is designed to measure the range and bearing to objects in its line of sight with high sensitivity. If the radar is placed at a suitable point on a vehicle it can be used to detect obstacles, such as people or rocks, in a vehicle's path. This usually involves positioning the sensor 1 to 2m from the ground on the front of the vehicle .

A radar sensor can provide a useful safety sensor for operation at night, in bad weather or as an aid to the driver on manually operated vehicles. Autonomously guided vehicles (AGVs) are increasingly being investigated for use in mines, ports and other unstructured environments.

During autonomous vehicle operation the obstacle detection system is the only means of detecting obstructions, including personnel, in the vehicle's path. Navtech's sensor has been used on autonomously guided vehicles and is ideally suited for field operation, where the radar measurements are unaffected by rain, dust or fog.

Obstacle Detection with Navtech 77GHz FMCW Radar (Download .pdf)

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