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Calterah’s automotive multi-mode mmWave radar reference design is a system-level design supported by the Alps family of the 77-GHz auto-grade and fully-integrated mmWave radar SoC chips. It integrates the functions of forward-looking radar and corner radar and offers 3 operation modes of Long-Range Radar (LRR) Mode, Medium-Range (MRR) Radar and Short-Range Radar (SRR) Mode. This reference design enables real-time detection of objects in front of and beside a vehicle and collection of their information including range, relative velocity, azimuth, etc., thus satisfying the demand for features like adaptive cruise control (ACC), automatic emergency braking (AEB), forward collision warning (FCW), blind spot detection (BSD), etc.
Figure 1. Multi-Mode Radar RDP Board
Features
Calterah’s automotive multi-mode mmWave radar reference design has the following features:
Figure 2. Choosing Modes on Multi-Mode Radar Board
Forward-Looking Radar
Calterah’s automotive multi-mode mmWave radar reference design can achieve the function of forward-looking radar with the specifications listed below.
Table 1. Specifications of Forward-Looking Radar
Figure 3. Diagram of Forward-Looking Radar Wave Beam
Figure 4. Timing of Forward-Looking Radar Operation Modes
Corner Radar
Calterah’s automotive multi-mode mmWave radar reference design can achieve the function of corner radar with the specifications listed below.
Table 2. Specifications of Corner Radar
Figure 5. Diagram of Corner Radar Wave Beam
Figure 6. Timing of Corner Radar Operation Modes
Tracking
Calterah’s multi-mode radar reference design provides flexible tracking intervals to support tracking with variable cycles and fusion of 2D and 3D data, which improves robustness. It supports signal-level tracking fusion, decision-level tracking fusion and detection of objects both in front of and behind a vehicle.
Figure 7. Flow of Multi-Mode Radar Tracking Process