Presentation 2015-11-24
Helicopter obstacle detection based on small transmitting power 76 GHz millimeter-wave radar system
Shunichi Futatsumori, Kazuyuki Morioka, Akiko Kohmura, Makoto Shioji, Naruto Yonemoto,
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Abstract(in English) This report discusses the research progress of the helicopter obstacle detection small transmitting power 76 GHz millimeter-wave radar system. The purpose of the on-board radar is to detect and avoid obstacles such as high-voltage power lines and pylons that may affect flight safety. Firstly, the overview of the development project of the helicopter collision avoidance millimeter-wave radar is explained. Secondly, the performance improvement of the 76 GHz millimeter-wave radar system, which satisfies the low-transmitting power radar specification in Japan, is discussed. To improve the detection performance of the radar system, the front-end circuits of the radar receiver and the signal processing algorism are experimentally investigated. Finally, the results of the ground detection test of the high-voltage power lines are discussed for the future fight experiments. The reflections from the high-voltage power lines which are located more than 800 m away from the radar are obtained with the 25 dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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Keyword(in English) Frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar / Helicopter / Millimeter-wave / Obstacle detection / Power lines / Radar cross section
Paper # SANE2015-60
Date of Issue 2015-11-16 (SANE)

Conference Information
Committee SANE
Conference Date 2015/11/23(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) AIT, Bangkok, Thailand
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) ICSANE 2015
Chair Hirokazu Kobayashi(Osaka Inst. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Masanobu Tsuji(JAXA) / Takahide Mizuno(JAXA)
Secretary Masanobu Tsuji(Univ. of Electro-Comm.) / Takahide Mizuno(JAXA)
Assistant Yasushi Obata(Mitsubishi Electric) / Atsushi Kezuka(ENRI)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Space, Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics
Language ENG
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Title (in English) Helicopter obstacle detection based on small transmitting power 76 GHz millimeter-wave radar system
Sub Title (in English) Research progress and performance evaluation for flight experiments
Keyword(1) Frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar
Keyword(2) Helicopter
Keyword(3) Millimeter-wave
Keyword(4) Obstacle detection
Keyword(5) Power lines
Keyword(6) Radar cross section
1st Author's Name Shunichi Futatsumori
1st Author's Affiliation Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
2nd Author's Name Kazuyuki Morioka
2nd Author's Affiliation Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
3rd Author's Name Akiko Kohmura
3rd Author's Affiliation Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
4th Author's Name Makoto Shioji
4th Author's Affiliation Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
5th Author's Name Naruto Yonemoto
5th Author's Affiliation Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
Date 2015-11-24
Paper # SANE2015-60
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) SANE-320
Page pp.pp.61-64(SANE),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2015-11-16 (SANE)