All-Weather, Long Range Obstacle Detection for Autonomous Vehicles

自动驾驶汽车的潜在经济效益和社会效益是巨大的，预计市场将在未来三年内蓬勃发展。然而，目前采用的传感技术有一个严重的局限性，在行业内被广泛忽视。目前最先进的传感器在恶劣的天气和不利条件下会显著退化，这一事实尚未得到解决，因为大多数测试都是在永远温暖的加州等研究地点进行的。然而，当这些技术遇到世界其他地区和越野环境中常见的恶劣天气和不利条件时，部署的障碍将变得明显。为了应对这一挑战，Oxbotica已与Navtech雷达合作，研究开发基于雷达的自动车辆感知系统的可行性，该系统将坚固耐用，适合在任何天气和条件下使用。该项目将把各自领域的领先者Oxbotica和Navtech两家创新公司聚集在一起。该项目的成果将是一个展示基于雷达的3D目标检测和跟踪的可行性的技术演示。这种先进的硬件和软件的独特组合将大大提高英国在巨大的全球市场上的竞争地位。

"The potential economic and societal benefits of autonomous vehicles are vast, with the market expected to boom within the next three years. However, there is a critical limitation to the currently adopted sensing technologies which is being widely ignored within the industry. The current state-of-the-art sensors suffer significant degradation in poor weather and adverse conditions, a fact has not been addressed as most testing is carried out in research locations such as perpetually balmy California. However, the impediment to deployment will become apparent when these technologies experience the poor weather and adverse conditions typically found in other parts of the world and in off-road environments and where, arguably, autonomy is needed most.To address this challenge, Oxbotica has partnered with Navtech Radar to investigate the feasibility of developing a radar-based system for autonomous vehicle sensing and perception, which will be robust and suitable for use in all weather and all conditions.This project will bring together two innovative companies, Oxbotica and Navtech, who are leaders in their field. The output of this project will be a technology demonstrator that shows the feasibility of radar-based 3D object detection and tracking. This unique combination of leading-edge hardware and software will significantly boost the UK's competitive position in a massive global market."