“Distributed aperture radar offers a path to enhance the resolution of radar systems while eliminating the need for thousands of antenna channels,” according to NXP. “It coherently fuses information from multiple radar sensors on a vehicle to create a larger effective antenna. The technology enables angular resolution below 0.5°, offering lidar-like performance for precise mapping of the environment – conventional radar sensors operate between 2 and 4°.”
The start-up is Zendar
“Distributed aperture radar technology is fundamentally early fusion from distributed radar modules,” said Zendar CEO and founder Vinayak Nagpal. “The lidar-like performance is a breakthrough for next-generation ADAS.”
