The Automotive Forum

Monday 23rd September 2024
08:30 – 17:50
Room: E03

Chair: Benjamin Nuss, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Co-Chairs: Martin Kunert, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany & Kostas Doris, NXP Semiconductors NV, The Netherlands & Raphaël Aubry, Valeo SA, France

Applications like keyless entry or tire pressure monitoring systems, mobile communications and, more recently, automotive radar systems made microwave technologies a strong pillar inside the automotive world.

The first 77 GHz automotive radar sensors entered the European vehicle market in 1999. In 2019, the European Microwave Association (EuMA) for the first time organized the Automotive Forum to provide an open platform for industrial experts to discuss technical aspects, concepts and radar architectures as well as market issues in the area of microwaves in the automotive industry.

The forum consists of a good mix of technical talks and poster presentations, a keynote speech, a panel discussion, and plenty of time for networking. This year’s event will focus on the following topics:

Chip design
Imaging radars
Radar testing
Waveguide antennas and future market outlook

The forum is mainly devoted to technical experts from automotive industry throughout the whole supply chain. Keynote speakers will present their views on special technical solutions as well as regulatory or strategic issues. Early registration is recommended.

Session 1: Opening & Chip Design Chair: Benjamin Nuss, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
08:30 – 08:55	Keynote speech: Navigating Challenges in Radar Deployment for Automated Driving and Future Trajectories Jürgen Dickmann, Mercedes-Benz, Germany
08:55 – 09:20	Exploring Design Considerations for a Radar SoC Family in Driver Assistance Systems Philipp Ritter, Robert Bosch, Germany
09:20 – 09:45	22FDX 81-GHz mmWave PA Design-Technology Co-Optimization for Next-Gen Imaging Radar Chi Zhang, Farzad Inanlou, GlobalFoundries, USA
09:45 – 10:10	Imaging and Cognitive Radars Yaniv Avital, Ophir Shabtay, Mobileye, Israel
Session 2: Imaging Radar Chair: Kostas Doris, NXP Semiconductor NV, The Netherlands
10:40 – 11:05	Opportunities and Challenges of 4D Long Range Imaging Radars for Higher Levels of ADAS and Autonomy Arunesh Roy, Uhnder, USA
11:05 – 11:30	Challenging Corner Use Cases and an Innovative Solution for Automotive Imaging Radars Mingkang Li, Altos Radar, USA/Germany
11:30 – 11:55	Multi-Sensor Synchronization in a Distributed Aperture Radar System Jonathan Bechter, Zendar, Germany
11:55 – 12:20	Achieving Angular High-Dynamic Range Performance with Sparse Arrays Ryan Wu, NXP, The Netherlands
Session 3: Radar Testing & Poster Presentations Chair: Raphaël Aubry, Valeo SA, France
13:50 – 14:15	Poster Presentations
14:15 – 14:40	Radar Challenges of Metallic Paints and New Pigment Technologies Florian Pfeiffer, perisens, Germany \| Christoph Landmann, Merck Electronics, Germany
14:40 – 15:05	High Fidelity Radar Object Emulation Sven Leitsch, Bernhard Holzinger, Keysight, Germany \| Erick Gonzalez, Bosch, Germany \| Bence Erdei, Bosch, Hungary
15:05 – 15:30	Mutual Interference in PMCW and FMCW Radars: An Experimental Approach Ahmad Gharib, Magna, Germany
Session 4: Waveguide Antennas, Future Market Outlook & Panel Discussion Chair: Martin Kunert, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
16:10 – 16:35	A New Generation of Waveguide Imaging Radars Carlo Bencivenni, Abbas Vosoogh, Nils Dagås, Gapwaves, Sweden
16:35 – 17:00	3D Waveguide Antenna and Compressed LOP MMIC – The Future Interface for Radar? Alejandro García-Tejero, Jan Feike, and Francesco Merli, Huber + Suhner, Switzerland \| Sami Mardini, Brandon Seiser, Brian Ginsburg, Vivek Dham, Snehaprabha Narnakaje, Mohammed Habeeb Ur Rahman, Texas Instruments, USA
17:00 – 17:25	Mapping Out the Latest Trends in Automotive Radar Market Raphaël Da Silva, Yole, France
17:25 – 17:50	Panel Discussion

Poster Presentations:

How Realistic Simulation Unleashes the Potential of Radar AI
Marcel Hoffmann, Michael Stelzig, fiveD, Germany

An 8T8R Radar System using SoC Cascading Technology
Hongquan Liu, Calterah Semiconductor, China

Accurately Testing 4D Imaging Radars with CATR Technology
Asish Jain, Keysight, Germany

Imaging Radar-Based Parking
Hasan Iqbal, Jonathan Wache, Mohamed Nour Mejdoub, Andreas Loeffler, Christoph Brand, Continental, Germany

Highly Compact Imaging Radar for L2+/L3 Applications
Francesco Laghezza, Infineon, The Netherlands

An Application of Fresnel Coefficients in Automotive Production Conformity for Radar Functions
Valentin Facquet, Renault, France

Redefining Automotive Radar: Synergies in Array Optimization, Waveform Design, and Scenario Simulation
Aitor Correas-Serrano, Maria Gonzalez-Huici, Avinash Nittur-Ramesh, Christian Kurtscheid, Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany

Smart Headlight: Multi Sensor Integrated Headlight for Robust, Interference-free Driver Assistance Systems
Maurice Schepers, Christian Krebs, Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany

On-Vehicle Low-Cost Netted Radar Implementation for ADAS/ADS Applications
Kashif Siddiq, Aasma Abid, Oxford RF Solutions, United Kingdom

ADAS & Autonomous Driving - What is Hampering the Broad Societal Acceptance?
Holger Meinel, Automotive Radar Expert, Germany

Imaging Radar Toolkit: A Flexible, Scalable Power Optimized Approach Using Vector Processors Felix Eberli, Supercomputing Systems AG, Switzerland | Florian Netter, Advanced Micro Devices, Germany

The Automotive Forum also includes a networking dinner taking place on Monday, 23rd September 2024, at 19:30 at Quai Ouest, 1200 Quai Marcel Dassault, 92210 Saint-Cloud, Paris. The cost is free to registered Automotive Forum delegates. Please bring your badge to gain admission. Join us for this unique event including a 3-course dinner to give you the chance to network and discuss the issues raised throughout the Forum in an informal setting.

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