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Poli, L.; Rocca, P.; Rosatti, P.; Anselmi, N.; Salucci, M.; Yang, S.; Yang, F.; Massa, A.
Radio science, June 2024, 2024-06-00, 20240601, Volume: 59, Issue: 6Journal Article
In this paper, the design of a novel horizontally polarized single‐layer antenna for 77 (GHz) automotive radar applications is4 addressed. An innovative non‐uniform zig‐zag parametrization of the antenna layout is considered to enable a more flexible control on both the impedance matching in the working frequency band and the shaping of the radiated beam pattern with respect to a standard (uniform) one without compromising the linear (horizontal) polarization of the radiated field. Such a polarization guarantees a lower back‐scattering from road pavements, resulting in a reduced amount of clutter and thus allowing a more robust target detection. Moreover, the single‐layer layout has several advantages in terms of fabrication simplicity/costs and mechanical robustness to vibrations. The design of the proposed non‐uniform zig‐zag antenna (NZA) is performed through a customized implementation of the System‐by‐Design (SbD) approach that fruitfully combines machine learning and evolutionary optimization to efficiently deal with the computational complexity at hand. An extensive numerical validation, dealing with designs of different lengths, verifies the high performance of the NZA in terms of beam direction deviation (e.g., BDD < 1 (deg)), sidelobe level (e.g., SLL < −18.2 (dB)), and polarization ratio (e.g., PR > 20 (dB)) within the working frequency band B=76:78 $\mathcal{B}=\left76:78\right$ (GHz), as well as its superiority over competitive designs. Finally, the realization of a prototype and its experimental test, validate the proposed NZA concept for automotive mm‐wave radar applications in advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles such as, for instance, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance, and blind spot detection. Key Points The non‐uniform zig‐zag antenna (NZA) PCB‐based layout enables an effective control of antenna performance for fulfilling a set of conflicting project requirements within automotive radar framework The proposed SbD‐based optimization method is an effective and efficient tool for addressing the computational complexity of the design problem at hand The realization and the measurement of a prototype prove also experimentally the suitability of the NZA layout for mm‐wave radar applications
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