Feasibility Study on the Acquisition of Automotive Radar Data of Urban Traffic Scenarios in Bangkok

This paper summarizes the planned acquisition of radar data of dense urban traffic scenarios seen in one of the metropolitan cities in Asia: Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand, among other ASEAN states, holds the highest share of the number of fatal accidents involving motorbikes; a two wheeled motorcycle with the largest ridership in Thailand. With an aim to developing a low cost radar sensor to enhance safer driving, a commercially available automotive radar evaluation module is used. Experimental measurements are conducted to validate the operability of this module with the scenarios of interest. The real measurements are conducted for selected scenarios that are vulnerable to fatal accidents in Bangkok. The data are later used to study towards developing intelligent safety systems based on radar capable of operating in all visual and weather conditions.