Abstract
This paper is concerned with modelling of the transmissivity of Low-Terahertz waves through automotive bumper and headlight cover material. This work is part of wider comprehensive studies on the potential for the use higher frequency bands for future automotive sensors. Theoretical models for transmissivity prediction are described, the methodology of experimentation is discussed and experimental results are presented. The theoretical models of reflection and transmission of different base materials which are covered by different layers of paint are based on Fresnel theory, and the phenomena caused by the half wavelength thickness of the medium is analyzed mathematically. The experimental verification of the models in this paper have been undertaken at 300 GHz and 670 GHz, using 77 GHz as a reference frequency.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 9045948 |
Pages (from-to) | 8483-8496 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | IEEE Sensors Journal |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received February 17, 2020; accepted March 8, 2020. Date of publication March 24, 2020; date of current version July 6, 2020. This work was supported by the Jaguar Land Rover and the U.K.-EPSRC as part of the jointly funded Towards Autonomy: Smart and Connected Control (TASCC) Programme under Grant EP/N012372/1. The associate editor coordinating the review of this article and approving it for publication was Prof. Piotr J. Samczynski. (Corresponding author: Yang Xiao.) The authors are with the School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. (e-mail: [email protected]). Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/JSEN.2020.2982984
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Keywords
- automotive applications
- automotive components
- automotive materials
- permittivity
- propagation losses
- Sensor systems
- submillimeter wave propagation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering