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  • NovAtel technology showcased at CES 2018 with Renesas Electronics

    NovAtel technology showcased at CES 2018 with Renesas Electronics

    NovAtel technology will be on display at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas with Renesas Electronics Corporation.

    Renesas will use NovAtel’s high-performance SPAN tightly coupled GNSS and inertial navigation system (INS) technologies with GNSS correction services for live autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) demonstrations throughout CES.

    SPAN GNSS+INS products provide position, orientation and time solutions that are critical for autonomous applications.

    NovAtel’s assured positioning technology not only delivers solutions based on signals from satellite constellations but also uses vehicle behavior modelling, inertial sensor integration and GNSS correction signals to improve accuracy and significantly reduce interruptions in availability.

    Image: NovAtel
    Image: NovAtel

    Renesas relies on NovAtel products to provide high integrity and accurate positioning for autonomous driving, ADAS, connected car feature demonstrations and automotive solutions that will be showcased at CES 2018.

    With the commitment to ensure autonomous vehicles have assured positioning solution, a team of engineers formed the Safety Critical Systems Group at NovAtel to meet the exceptional performance and safety requirements of autonomous vehicles at the necessary production volumes and price point required.

    Since its formation, the group has made many positive partnerships in the automotive industry.

    NovAtel and Renesas are currently collaborating on implementing NovAtel’s high-performance GNSS+INS positioning solution with the Renesas R-Car H3 system-on-chip (SoC). The R-Car H3 is compliant with the ISO 26262 functional safety standard for automotive applications, which aligns with NovAtel’s automotive strategy.

    NovAtel has a long history providing industry leading high-precision GNSS solutions that are high quality and reliable. As an ISO 9001 certified company, NovAtel is also developing an extensive product line of receivers, antennas, correction signals, positioning algorithms, sensor fusion solutions and systems that fulfill specific safety requirements of the automotive industry such as ISO 26262.

  • Companies partner on automotive radar for object detection

    Analog Devices and Renesas Electronics Corporation are collaborating on a system-level 77/79-GHz radar sensor demonstrator to improve advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications and enable autonomous driving vehicles.

    The new demonstrator combines the RH850/V1R-M micro-controller from the Renesas autonomy Platform and ADI’s Drive360 28nm CMOS RF-to-bits technology.

    The system-level operation of these two technologies will enable earlier detection of smaller and faster moving objects at greater distances, according to the companies. It will also lower radar system integration efforts and reduce evaluation risks, development cost and time to market for automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers, the companies said.

    Analog Devices Drive360 28nm CMOS RADAR technology platform builds on the company’s established ADAS, MEMS, and radar portfolio to enhance sensor performance for ADAS applications with the world’s first automotive radar technology based on advanced 28nm CMOS with RF performance for target identification and classification. High output power enables greater range and identification of smaller objects, while lowest phase noise enables best unambiguous detection of smaller objects in the presence of large objects.

    Renesas offer automotive end-to-end solutions from secure cloud connectivity and sensing to autonomous control. Renesas autonomy Platform is an open platform for ADAS and automated driving, supported by Renesas’ sustainable and scalable SoC and MCU roadmaps. The RH850/V1R-M MCU was specifically designed for use in radr applications.

    The Analog Devices Drive360 28nm CMOS RADAR technology platform builds on the company’s established ADAS, MEMS and radar technology portfolio widely used throughout the automotive industry for the past 20 years.

    ADI’s high-performance radar solution enables earlier detection of smaller and faster moving objects. High-output power enables greater range and identification of smaller objects, while low phase noise enables unambiguous detection of smaller objects in the presence of large objects. See Analog Devices’ Drive360 video here.

    The new Renesas autonomy platform is an open, innovative and trusted platform for ADAS and automated driving, supported by Renesas’ sustainable and scalable SoC and MCU roadmaps, the company said.

    The RH850/V1R-M MCU was specifically designed for use in RADAR applications as part of the sustainable and scalable portfolio. The new MCU includes optimized programmable digital signal processing, dual CPU cores each operating at 320 megahertz with high-speed flash of 2 MB and 2 MB internal RAM, while meeting industry temperature requirements.