Channel Influence for the Analysis of Interferences Between Automotive Radars

This paper presents the channel influence when simulating interference between automotive radars in realistic scenarios. As a starting point, a simple approach considering only the line-of-sight (LoS) component of the signal transmitted by the interferer radar is presented. Following, the influence of the ground reflections in interference situations is analyzed by introducing the two-path model. Properties of the road surface such as roughness and the Fresnel reflection coefficient are considered in order to obtain a more realistic simulation. A sweep of all the possible ranges between victim and interferer radars is performed, and the influence of the interferer radar is analyzed. Finally, a statistical analysis of the key radar parameters is carried out in order to evaluate the interference behavior in the presented model.