New-Tech Magazine | April 2017

Automotive Radar Systems

Overview A key component of ADAS are radar systems that constantly sense the distance between vehicles in real-time, improving driving efficiency and safety. Automotive radar systems are used for: Collision detection, warning and mitigation Collision avoidance Blind spot monitoring / blind spot detection Lane change assistance and lane departure warning system Rear cross-traffic alerts Vulnerable road user detection NXP’s highly integrated radar MCUs and 77GHz radar front-end technologies (RFCMOS or BiCMOS) offer customers scalable solutions addressing USRR, SRR, MRR and LRR for current and future radar applications.

Automotive Radar System Diagram

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