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Radar processors’ main job is to transform the incoming radar signals into an optimal image that can be viewed on the operator’s display. In particular, the image must be built in such a way that a skilled user may fully exploit the data contained in the returned radar signals.
This fundamentally entails the generation of a visible response whose angular and radial position with respect to, for example, the own ship’s heading line and indicated position, are representative of the bearing and range at which the corresponding target lies. This response is then displayed on the display to clearly indicate the presence of objects.
The typical radar processor function entails a small amount of analogue pre-processing followed by a significant amount of digital processing. Analog processing refers to the manipulation of the signal prior to its digitization, preserving its “continuous” structure and preventing its representation as a table of data.
A smooth voltage or current curve plotted against time might be used to represent it. It has the advantage that a collection of inexpensive components like transistors, resistors, capacitors, and inductors can perform a variety of very simple processing tasks almost instantly (coils).
When speed of processing makes it difficult or expensive to accomplish digitally, analogue approaches are used. Nowadays, these techniques are mostly limited to the very early stages of radar functioning. Less and less analogue processing is required as a result of the constant improvement in digital processing performance.
The Global high-performance radar processor market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
The newest member of the scalable S32R radar processor family has launched by NXP Semiconductors. The high-performance S32R41 is essential for building high-resolution corner and front-facing long-range radars because it is designed to meet the more stringent processing requirements needed to support L2+ autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance system solutions.
For its new high-end radar sensor system, ADAS comprehensive solution specialist CubTEK will use NXP’s S32R41 processors and TEF82xx RFCMOS transceivers. This technology will be available in advanced blind spot information systems for commercial vehicles of the future, helping drivers to improve road safety for vulnerable road users including pedestrians and cyclists.
The highly integrated CPUs and radar one-chip in NXP’s scalable radar platform, which provides a high level of architecture compatibility and software reuse, enables CubTEK to profit from the work it has already done with NXP’s S32R45 on 4D imaging radar.
The R&S WPU2000 wideband processing unit, a high-performance electronic intelligence (ELINT) receiver incorporating cutting-edge radar detection technology, was launched by Rohde & Schwarz. The newly released device ups its real-time bandwidth to 2 GHz in response to the success of the R&S WPU500.
This newly created wideband processing unit will serve as the new brain of Rohde & Schwarz’s radar signal collecting and analysis systems.
The R&S WPU2000 is genuinely exceptional in the ELINT industry due to its superb RF performance and powerful signal processing capabilities.
A wide frequency range is covered by the R&S WPU2000 (20 MHz to 18 GHz, optionally extensible down to 8 kHz or up to 40 GHz). The most complicated wideband signals produced by cutting-edge frequency agile radar may be intercepted and analysed thanks to its 2 GHz real-time bandwidth.
Due to its outstanding sensitivity and high dynamic range, R&S WPU2000 can operate in any radar environment and can intercept even weak signals from low-power radars.
Due to its long detection range, ELINT operators may maintain safe standoff distances without having to travel close to an emitting target.
This recently introduced wideband processing unit is excellently suited to detect and analyse all varieties of low probability of intercept (LPI) radars thanks to its high spectral scan speed of up to 2500 GHz per second. R&S WPU2000, which is integrated into ELINT systems, provides the necessary data on intercepted radar emissions, including continuous raw I/Q data and measured pulse parameters.
The characterization of radar signals and subsequent identification of their emitters both depend on this information. R&S WPU2000 enables platform protection in operational theatres and improves situational awareness.
The new R&S WPU2000 multi-channel processor, one of the key elements of our ELINT systems, gathers, processes, and analyses contemporary low power, LPI radar data. Wideband, multi-RF, high duty cycle radar emissions, such as those from an active electronically scanned array (AESA), are among them.
A high probability of intercept (POI) is a result of the R&S WPU2000’s quick scan speed. Wideband, multi-channel, and high-duty-cycle radar emissions, as well as other complicated scenarios involving contemporary radar signals, can all be resolved and processed by the ELINT receiver.
High-performance mid-range radar that improves enhanced safety and AD has been launched by ZF. The mid-range radar from ZF is a high-performance 77GHz front radar created to provide semi-automated driving features and meet + Euro NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings.
It has three operating modes and may be scaled to fit the needs of vehicle manufacturers to deliver improved sensing performance based on vehicle speed.
Each mode offers the ideal range and resolution ratio tailored to the particular driving circumstance, from the highest resolution in the short range at low speeds to support features like pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) to long range object detection at high speeds to improve driving functions like adaptive cruise control (ACC).
