ARS430FM – FlexMount
Overview
The ARS430FM – FlexMount is a versatile and user-friendly radar sensor specifically designed for moving vehicles in non-automotive applications. The 77 GHz Premium Long Range Radar sensor is based on Continental’s automotive technology. It provides tracked objects, supports flexible mounting options and auto calibration.
- Maximum Detection Range: 250 m up to 1200 m
- Azimuth Coverage: ±60 ° near range, ±9 ° far range
- Velocity Range: -400 km/h … +200 km/h
- Communication Interface: CAN-HS, 500 kbps / 1 Mbps
- Cycle Time: ~72 ms
- Power Supply: 12 V / 24 V
- Power Consumption: 6.6 W / 550 mA
- Operating Temperature: -40 °C … +85 °C
- Size: 138 x 91 x 31 mm
- Weight: ~ 300 g
- Robust Housing: IP 6k 9k
Features
- Object Detection: The high-performance object detection of the ARS430FM includes object tracking, object validation and classification of cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
- Object Filtering: The ARS430FM offers various filter options for the object output. The integrated 4-point polygon filter allows a flexible “area of interest” definition to filter out irrelevant objects. With additional filter settings, it is possible to filter out further objects with defined properties like velocity, classification, or radar cross section. These filters can be used to reduce the required CAN bus load of a single ARS430FM sensor.
- Area Monitoring: The radar can monitor up to 8 configurable polygon areas and provides a warning signal in case an object is detected inside these areas.
- Flexible Mounting: The ARS430FM radar can be mounted in any direction (front, rear, side, corner). With input of speed and yaw rate the radar can properly track moving and stationary objects.
- Multi Sensor Setup: Up to 8 sensors can be set up for operation in the same CAN network without message collision. With the 360 ° flexible mounting on a vehicle, the tracked objects from multiple sensors can directly be output in the same vehicle coordinate system.
- Auto Calibration: The auto calibration feature allows the sensor to detect and compensate deviations between configured mounting angle and actual mounting angle.
- CAN Interface: The high-speed CAN interface of the ARS430FM can be configured to 500 kbps or 1 Mbps depending on the external system requirements. A maximum output of up to 100 tracked objects is possible.
Input Data
- Sensor Configuration: Output settings like baud rate, switching off messages, maximum detection range and object sorting
- Mounting Configuration: Supports different sensor positions and angles
- Ego Vehicles Speed and Yaw Rate: Required input signals to support proper object tracking for sensor usage on moving vehicles
- Filter Configurations: Support of multiple object properties
- Polygon Filter: Configuration for flexible area filtering
- Area Monitoring: Configuration with polygon zones
Output Data
- Sensor Status: Message including error signals
- Tracked Objects: Information including position, velocity, acceleration, radar cross section, classification, and more for up to 100 tracked objects
- Auto Calibration: Status and misalignment angles
- Area Warning: Output for different zones and objects
Typical Applications
- Traffic monitoring: Object tracking for smart city or highway
- Collision avoidance: Object detection for mining, motorsport or logistics
- Distance control: Automation for farming, transport or railway
- Area monitoring: Object warning for, agriculture, off-highway, or aviation
