Improvement in 77-GHz Radar Cross Section of Road Work Jacket and Side Screen by Use of Planar Flexible Retrodirective Reflectors

Autor:	Shi Cheng, Paul Hallbjörner
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Engineering business.industry Acoustics Reflector (antenna) Fire-control radar Corner reflector Continuous-wave radar Bistatic radar Radar engineering details Radar imaging Electronic engineering 3D radar Electrical and Electronic Engineering business
Zdroj:	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 12:1085-1088
ISSN:	1548-5757 1536-1225
DOI:	10.1109/lawp.2013.2280461
Popis:	Many road vehicles are today equipped with 77-GHz radar systems for improved road safety. Some objects on the roads, e.g., pedestrians, give a poor reflection of the radar signal. Two applications are studied in this letter: jackets with the reflectors integrated in the lining, and plastic side screens of the type used at road work. A special type of radar reflector is designed, which would be suitable for these applications. The reflector used is a thin and flexible retrodirective microstrip patch antenna array. Panels of suitable size containing a number of these reflectors can be applied to the jacket and the side screen. The improvement in radar cross section is measured. Various design aspects of the chosen reflector, and a comparison to alternative techniques, are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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