17 Dec 2021
| 17 Dec 2021
Road Surface Characteristics for the Automotive 77 GHz Band
Vera Kurz
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
Hannes Stuelzebach
perisens GmbH, 85622 Feldkirchen, Germany
Florian Pfeiffer
perisens GmbH, 85622 Feldkirchen, Germany
Carlo van Driesten
BMW AG, 80788 Munich, Germany
Erwin Biebl
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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Short summary
On the way to autonomous driving a safety proof is inevitable. Here simulators can help, but their accuracy is not good enough, yet. In order to improve such simulations, we analyzed the behaviour of road surfaces on radar sensors. Therefore, laboratory measurements and open space measurements were performed. Differences depending on material and roughness could be proved. Furthermore, material parameters were calculated, which can be mapped to roads in existing simulation setups.
On the way to autonomous driving a safety proof is inevitable. Here simulators can help, but...
