A novel motion detector utilizing a millimeter-wave array front-end, with signal processing that mimics insect vision, is described. The use of passive millimeter-wave detection enables a significant improvement over optical or IR wavelengths, when a colliding object is obscured by rain, steam or other aerosols. This, for instance, used as a blind-spot detector, will enhance driver safety in poor weather conditions. As insect vision techniques do not attempt to process an image, but rely on tracking moving edges, the processing tasks are less hardware intensive, resulting in a compact low-cost solution.


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    Title :

    Extension of the insect-vision paradigm to millimeter waves


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Intelligent Transportation Systems ; 1997 ; Pittsburgh,PA,USA


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1998-01-27





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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