Detection of Moving Targets in Automotive Radar with Distorted Ego-Velocity Information

In this paper we present an algorithm for the detection of moving targets in sight of an automotive radar sensor which can handle distorted ego-velocity information. In situations where biased or none velocity information is provided from the ego-vehicle, the algorithm is able to estimate the ego-velocity based on previously detected stationary targets with high accuracy, subsequently used for the target classification. Compared to existing ego-velocity algorithms our approach provides fast and efficient inference without sacrificing the practical classification accuracy. Other than that the algorithm is characterized by simple parameterization and little but appropriate model assumptions for high accurate production automotive radar sensors.