Advancing Automotive Radar Characterization: OTA HIL Testing for Enhanced ADAS Safety

2026-26-0043

01/16/2026

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The precise validation of radar sensor is necessary due to surging demand for reliable Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies. Over-the-Air (OTA) Hardware-in-the-Loop approach is the optimal solution for the current challenges facing with traditional on road testing. This approach supports productive, controllable and repetitive environment because of its lab-based setup which will eliminates the drawbacks such as high costs, limited repeatability, safety related issues. Key parameters of radar such as accurate detection of objects, analysis of doppler velocity, range estimation, angle of arrival measurement, can be tested dynamically. And this test setup offers wide range of testing scenarios, including varying distance of target, relative speeds, simulation of objects and environmental effects also supported.OTA provides the flexibility to eliminate the physical test tracks or targets so that developers can simulate the errors, by introducing faults into the systems and validate the compliances as per the industry standards, OTA HIL testing completely reduces development time and costs through enhancing test coverages, which will increase radar performance. This paper describes the system architecture, test plans, experimental results, demonstrate the critical role of OTA HIL in advancing automotive radar workflows and ensuring reliable ADAS and autonomous driving functionalities.
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Jadhav, Tejas, Ujjwala Karle, Harshit Paul, and Karthik SNV, "Advancing Automotive Radar Characterization: OTA HIL Testing for Enhanced ADAS Safety," SAE Technical Paper 2026-26-0043, 2026-, https://doi.org/10.4271/2026-26-0043.
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Jan 16
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2026-26-0043
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Technical Paper
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English