When vehicle radar becomes part of the MOT

Rohde & Schwarz is looking forward to times when nations mandate radar testing as part of annual vehicle inspections.

It has created RadEst, a radar target simulator intended to function in the tough world of vehicle workshops.

As well as simulating targets, the unit can measure radar parameters such as EIRP (equivalent isotropic radiated power) and occupied bandwidth.

“With an increasing number of driver assistance systems, a key question is: How can we guarantee the continuous functionality of these ADAS/AD systems, thereby ensuring road safety throughout a vehicle’s lifetime?,” asked Rohde & Schwarz, answering itself that its RadEst “seamlessly integrates radar target simulation into existing workshop environments, enabling comprehensive testing during periodic technical inspections”.

Beyond this, the company has teamed up with Ryme Worldwide, a maker of periodic vehicle inspection headlight testers, to share space on Rymes’ workshop-ready mobile wheeled carriage (see image).

The particular headlamps tester series, R-HLT20 and R-HLT30, can be adjusted to headlight technologies including H7, xenon, LED and matrix types.

See the combined products on the Ryme’s booth (E97 hall 8) at Automechanika in Frankfurt this week (10 to 14 Sept).