Radar technology – 360 degree sensing around a vehicle

Another example of how TRW’s intelligent or cognitive solutions are making the latest safety innovations accessible across all vehicle segments was unveiled recently in the form of radar technology for 360 degree sensing around a vehicle. TRW expects this technology will be ready for production in 2015.

The Company has been developing radar technology for the passenger and truck markets for over a decade with many successful launches worldwide.

Landmark DAS concept

The new concept, a landmark in Driver Assist systems (DAS) is a short range scalable radar family which can enable functions including lane change assist, blind spot detection, cross traffic alert, side impact sensing and low speed collision warning. The sensors can also be integrated with the vehicle braking and electric power steering systems to provide limited emergency braking and traffic jam assist.

This compact, scalable radar solution can be used for multiple applications – either singly or in groups; ideal for VMs who may wish to start with basic driver assist functions but upgrade them in the future, or to create a modular range of safety and convenience systems that can be offered across multiple vehicle models and trim levels. For example a basic system could comprise a single forward looking sensor for low speed collision warning, a mid level system could add a pair of rear-mounted radars for blind spot detection/ lane change assist, and a premium system could add additional sensors for traffic jam assist, side impact detection or be used as part of an automatic parking solution.

Genius.