Automotive Radar Solutions

IB-Lenhardt AG has been supporting OEMs of vehicle radars in the worldwide type approval of their devices for many years. Our experts will also find customized solutions for you.
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Vehicle Radar Sensors

Radar sensors significantly increase driving safety in modern vehicles. These sensors provide important support for drivers.

Equipped with ever higher technical intelligence, the increasing number of radar sensors of different frequency bands in Short-Range Radar (SRR, up to approx. 30 meters) serve to monitor blind spots and stop-and-go functionality, while Long-Range Radars (LRR, up to approx. 250 meters) provide automatic speed control and lane assistance. This makes such radars an indispensable component of intelligent vehicles as a prerequisite for the planned future of autonomous driving.

With the establishment of an accredited laboratory area for electrical safety, EMC and radio, IBL-Lab GmbH (a 100% subsidiary of IB-Lenhardt AG) lays the foundation for the necessary metrological proof of conformity through test reports, which in turn ideally support the customer's type approval project at IB-Lenhardt AG.

Furthermore, IBL-Lab GmbH together with Rohde & Schwarz have established a radar lab which surpasses current regulatory requirements in terms of radar sensors' performance and quality indicators, such as resilience against interference, multi-target capability and exact positioning of the sensor, and calibration of the sensor's emitted transfer power.

IB-Lenhardt AG is one of the leading test houses for automotive radar certification and a great partner for improving the testing on the way towards autonomous driving.

Holger Gryska
Holger Gryska
Market Segment Automotive Radar, Rohde & Schwarz International GmbH
Know-how

Automotive Radar Test Solutions

Why is IBL-Lab GmbH ideally suited to have your product tested and certified for market approval? In this video, CEO Daniel Lenhardt (IB-Lenhardt AG), CEO Dr. Harald Ansorge (IBL-Lab GmbH) and Market Segment Manager Holger Gryska (R&S) give you the answer to that question. See for yourself that you are in the best hands at IB-Lenhardt AG.

Regulatory Compliance Services (EU, USA, Canada)

Our radar test system services includes precise measurements

  • of the operating frequency range

  • of EIRP (peak, mean)

  • of interference emission (out-of-band, Oberwellen)

  • spectrum masks as well as bandwidth, linearity and pulse duration

  • of FMCW Radar signals besides receiver-side interference emission and receiver blocking/immunity

  • of vehicle radar systems in the frequency ranges 24 GHz, 76 GHz and 79 GHz according with:

    • ETSI EN 302 858-2

    • ETSI EN 301 091-2

    • ETSI EN 302 264-1

    • FCC part 15, FCC part 95 (subpart M)

    • RSS 251

Vehicle Radar Scope

Services in the Radar Radio Range

In our accredited test laboratory we perform tests according to the following standards for the frequency ranges mentioned:

Europe

24.00 - 24.25 GHz ETSI EN 300 440
100 mW e.i.r.p.*
57 - 64 GHz ETSI EN 305 550
20 dBm e.i.r.p.*
76 - 77 GHz ETSI EN 301 091
55 dBm peak e.i.r.p.*
77 - 81 GHz ETSI EN 302 264
55 dBm peak e.i.r.p.*
122 - 123 GHz ETSI EN 305 550
20 dBm e.i.r.p.*

USA

24.00 - 24.25 GHz FCC Part 15.249
250mV/m@3m
24.075 - 24.175 GHz FCC Part 15.245
2500mV/m@3m
57 - 71 GHz FCC Part 15.255
Bandwidth and application specific
76 - 81 GHz FCC Part 95 M
55 dBm peak e.i.r.p.*
50 dBm mean e.i.r.p.*
116 - 123 GHz FCC Part 15.258
53 dBm peak e.i.r.p.* / Bandwidth-specific

Canada

24.00 - 24.25 GHz RSS-210 B.10
250mV/m@3m
24.075 - 24.175 GHz RSS-210 F
2500mV/m@3m
57 - 71 GHz RSS-210 J
Bandwidth and application specific
76 - 81 GHz RSS-251
55 dBm peak

Japan

24.05 - 24.25 GHz TELEC-T308
0.02W conducted
76 - 77 GHz ARIB STD-/48
TELEC-T306
0.01 W conducted
77 - 81 GHz ARIB STD-T111
TELEC-T319
0.01 W conducted

* e.i.r.p. - Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power

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Performance Testing

Our test service comprise precise measurements and validation on the following:

Characterization of automotive radomes (measurement of TX power and EIRP with a power sensor)

Measurement of the detection behavior of vehicle radars under adverse interference signals

Interference immunity of receiver / receiver signals handling

Undesired emissions in the out-of-band range and caused by harmonics and receivers

Calibration of TX power emitted by the radar sensor

IBL-Lab's Radar Lab Equipment

The IBL-Lab Radar Lab is equipped with the following test systems by Rohde & Schwarz:

Automotive Radar Technologies

All you need to know

How does a radar work?

Radar means radio detection and ranging. A radar detects objects via electromagnetic or radio waves. The radar can not only measure the distance, but also the angle and the relative speed of moving objects to the target object. The electromagnetic waves generated by the radar transmitter travel at the speed of light to the target object, where they are reflected. The radar receiver—usually the transmitter and receiver antennas are located on the same radar chip—processes and analyzes the signal to determine, depending on the type of radar, the distance, speed and position of the object.

What are the functions of radar in a car?

In cars there are used two different types of radars: short range radar (SRR) and long range radar (LRR). They are an indispensable component of the autonomous driving assistance system (ADAS). SRR serves for blind spot detection and stop-and-go functionality, LRR for automatic speed adaptation and lane assistance systems. Automotive radar is one of the several sensor systems for collision avoidance, pedestrian and cyclist detection, and complements vision-based camera-sensing systems.

What does ADAS stand for?

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are a suite of automotive radar sensor technologies designed to enhance a driver’s awareness and control of the vehicle. This can include features such as lane keeping assistance, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and automated parking. These systems can help reduce the number of collisions caused by human error.

What is the mmWave radar technology?

Millimeter wave radar (mmWave) is an active high-frequency radar system that uses electromagnetic waves in the millimeter wave range (30-300 GHz) with a wavelength of 1-10 mm to detect objects and measure their distance, speed, and angle. Unlike traditional radar systems based on long-wave radio waves, mmWave radar, with its much shorter range, can detect objects with greater accuracy and resolution. Additionally, mmWave radar is less affected by weather and other environmental conditions, making it ideal for applications that require reliable performance in challenging environments.

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