An efficient test solution to perform separation and interference tests on automotive radar sensors will be showcased by dSPACE at the European Microwave Week (EuMW).
The system enables transfer of time-consuming tests to a controlled laboratory environment and helps speed up the development of driver assistance systems, which are increasingly depending on radar technologies.
With this, dSPACE now offers another function for the Essential 2D Radar Test Bench expanding the portfolio of radar test benches. A rail system enables the integration of two DARTS front ends that can be moved in relation to each other. The DARTS technology with the world’s most compact RF front ends lets users set up two monostatic systems with good simulation quality. The DARTS 9040-GT is suited for this application, as it facilitates the simulation of two radar targets from different angles.
The ever-increasing number of radar sensors in road traffic raises the question of sensor immunity from radar signals from different sensors of a vehicle, and from interference by radar sensors from different vehicles. The interference can be tested by superimposing the radar echo with the signal of an interfering radar.
“The setup makes it easy to investigate the separation capability of high-resolution automotive radar sensors and their interference behavior,” explained Christian Schäfers, product manager at dSPACE.
Additionally, dSPACE will be showing extensions of the DARTS technology for high-precision testing of dynamic driving scenarios and 60GHz radars, as well as environment simulation and software-in-the-loop testing of ADAS functions.