Development Module for Radar Safety Sensor in Single-Track Vehicles

Abstract

This article describes the hardware and software design of a development module for the Radar Safety Sensor (RSS). RSS uses a Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar to track moving objects behind single-track vehicles. The current radar configuration and antenna have significant object tracking deficiency when the vehicle makes a turn and the radar Field of view (FOV) tilts. The assumed solution is to add Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) data to the tracking algorithm. The IMU is implemented in the designed development module, which also provides an efficient development and debugging environment.