Initial Situation

Imaging radar generates large volumes of data for automated driving functions, which must be processed in real time and with low power consumption. Automotive developers require a flexible, scalable platform to test and evaluate radar algorithms before they are transferred to a production product.

Radar

Project Overview

Client
SCS In-house Development

Sector
Automotive & Measurement Technology

Solution
Imaging Radar Toolkit on AMD Versal Edge.

System Environment
AMD Versal Edge platform, vector processors (AI Engines) for radar signal processing

Partner Status
AMD Premier Partner

Presentation
European Microwave Week, Automotive Forum, Poster “Imaging Radar Toolkit: A Flexible, Scalable Power Optimised Approach Using Vector Processors”

The Contribution of SCS

SCS utilized the vector processors of the AMD Versal Edge platform to develop a flexible Imaging Radar Toolkit that implements radar signal processing in a fast, scalable, and power-optimized manner.

Radar Data Processed with Vector Processors

The AI Engine vector processors of the Versal Edge platform handle computationally intensive radar signal processing quickly and with low power consumption.

Flexible and Scalable

The toolkit is designed as a flexible, scalable platform on which various radar algorithms can be tested and adapted.

Implemented as an AMD Premier Partner

SCS implemented the demonstrator leveraging its experience as an AMD Premier Partner, with early access to new AMD technologies.

Toolkit for Automotive Developers

The Evaluation Kit provides automotive developers with a practical platform to work on radar technologies for autonomous vehicles.

Result

With the Radar Evaluation Kit, a flexible, power-optimized Imaging Radar Toolkit is now available on AMD Versal Edge. SCS presented the demonstrator at the Automotive Forum of the European Microwave Week with a technical poster, demonstrating how radar data can be efficiently processed using vector processors.

AMD Versal Edge

Vector processors for fast, energy-efficient radar processing.

European Microwave Week

Presentation of the demonstrator at the Automotive Forum.

Services Provided

FPGA Engineering

Algorithms, ML & AI

Automotive & Measurement Technology

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Your Contact Person

Felix Eberli

Embedded Systems & Automotive
+41 43 456 16 00

For questions regarding radar signal processing, AMD Versal, and FPGA solutions in the automotive environment.

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