A Study on Adapting the Zoom FFT Algorithm to Automotive Millimetre Wave Radar

Abstract

The millimetre wave radar has been developed for automotive application such as ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) and CWS (Collision Warning System). The radar uses MMIC (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits) devices for transmitting and receiving 76 GHz millimetre wave signals. The radar is FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) monopulse type. The radar transmits 2 frequencies in time-duplex manner, and measures distance and relative speed of targets. The monopulse feature detects the azimuth angle of targets without a scanning mechanism. The Zoom FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithm, which analyses frequency domain precisely, has adapted to the radar for discriminating multiple stationary targets. The Zoom FFT algorithm is evaluated in test truck. The evaluation results show good performance on discriminating two stationary vehicles in host lane and adjacent lane.