TY - GEN
T1 - Transmission Line Based Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar for Monitoring Airbag Deployment Processes
AU - Mohring, Bjorn
AU - Siart, Uwe
AU - Schweizer, Sebastian
AU - Eibert, Thomas F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 European Microwave Association (EuMA).
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A fast and highly linear frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar for temporal observation of deformations on transmission lines is presented. This portable measurement device is designed for in-field monitoring of car airbag deployment processes at test benches. It is motivated by providing an additional technique to supplement available airbag test methods and by resolving the still present uncertainties of airbag deployments. The employed FMCW radar principle in conjunction with transmission lines is strongly related to time-or frequency domain reflectometry methods and can also be adapted to other radar applications. The measurement concept is explained, and the radar device is introduced, highlighting its system parameters and performance features like fast and linear sweeping capabilities in conjunction with a high bandwidth of 5.2 GHz at a relatively low starting frequency in the lower UHF-band. First experimental results are provided to prove the feasibility of this measurement technique.
AB - A fast and highly linear frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar for temporal observation of deformations on transmission lines is presented. This portable measurement device is designed for in-field monitoring of car airbag deployment processes at test benches. It is motivated by providing an additional technique to supplement available airbag test methods and by resolving the still present uncertainties of airbag deployments. The employed FMCW radar principle in conjunction with transmission lines is strongly related to time-or frequency domain reflectometry methods and can also be adapted to other radar applications. The measurement concept is explained, and the radar device is introduced, highlighting its system parameters and performance features like fast and linear sweeping capabilities in conjunction with a high bandwidth of 5.2 GHz at a relatively low starting frequency in the lower UHF-band. First experimental results are provided to prove the feasibility of this measurement technique.
KW - Airbag deployment
KW - automotive radar
KW - car safety
KW - frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar
KW - frequency-domain reflectometry (FDR)
KW - short-range radar
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133128995&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/EuRAD50154.2022.9784467
DO - 10.23919/EuRAD50154.2022.9784467
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85133128995
T3 - 2021 18th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2021
SP - 481
EP - 484
BT - 2021 18th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 18th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2021
Y2 - 5 April 2022 through 7 April 2022
ER -