Extension of the insect-vision paradigm to millimeter waves

Derek Abbott; Andrew Parfitt

doi:10.1117/12.300845

27 January 1998 Extension of the insect-vision paradigm to millimeter waves

Derek Abbott, Andrew Parfitt

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Proceedings Volume 3207, Intelligent Transportation Systems; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.300845
Event: Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Abstract

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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Derek Abbott and Andrew Parfitt "Extension of the insect-vision paradigm to millimeter waves", Proc. SPIE 3207, Intelligent Transportation Systems, (27 January 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.300845

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