Ghost target identification by analysis of the Doppler distribution in automotive scenarios

Abstract

In an automotive environment the presence of reflecting surfaces cannot be avoided. The electromagnetic wave returning from a target vehicle can get reflected on those surfaces causing a non existing so-called ghost target. For driver assistance systems ghost targets can lead to false decisions and, therefore, they should be detected and avoided. In this paper a model for describing those ghost targets and a procedure to distinguish them from real targets using the orientation and the motion state of a vehicle is presented.